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#176 Best Value Schools
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#132 National Universities
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#93 Best Colleges for Veterans
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#4 Top Performers on Social Mobility
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#60 Top Public Schools
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#112 Business Programs
Rutgers University--Newark is ranked #132 in National Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
U.S. News Overall Score
Score
46
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
55
Graduation and retention rank
154
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
67%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
86%
Social Mobility Rank
4
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
66%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
62%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
55%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
9
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
2.7
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
227
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
96
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
78.5%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
99%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
27.9%
Classes with 50 or more students
17%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
16:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
295
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile (7.75%)
1020-1190
First-year students in top 10 percent of high school class (2.25%)
22%
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
93
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
254
Average alumni giving rate
4.7%
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Ranking Factors
- U.S. News Overall Score
- Outcomes (35%)
- Expert Opinion (20%)
- Faculty Resources (20%)
- Student Excellence (10%)
- Financial Resources (10%)
- Alumni Giving (5%)
