Rutgers-Newark's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Rutgers University-Newark students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Rutgers University-Newark students is 64.9%. Female students graduated at a rate of 71.5%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 57.4%.

64.9%

asian 68.5% 200 students
African American 57.6% 114 students
white 67.2% 193 students
unknown 85.7% 18 students
hawaiian 40.0% 2 students
hispanic 61.5% 184 students
International Students 70.7% 41 students
Mixed Race 70.0% 21 students

Drop Out

Rutgers University-Newark has an overall drop-out rate of 12.3% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 14.1% and 10.8% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

12.3%

asian 9.6% 28 students
African American 16.7% 33 students
white 7.3% 21 students
hispanic 15.4% 46 students
International Students 24.1% 14 students
Mixed Race 13.3% 4 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Rutgers University-Newark at a rate of 20.1% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 15.5%, and male students' 25.2%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

20.1%

asian 19.5% 57 students
African American 23.2% 46 students
white 23.7% 68 students
unknown 9.5% 2 students
hawaiian 60.0% 3 students
hispanic 19.1% 57 students
International Students 3.4% 2 students
Mixed Race 10.0% 3 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

2.7%

asian 2.4% 7 students
African American 2.5% 5 students
white 1.7% 5 students
hispanic 4.0% 12 students
Mixed Race 6.7% 2 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$69,934	$71,778	$90,572
Management Information Systems and Services	$59,197	$65,486	$78,722
Finance and Financial Management Services	$60,547	$60,001	$72,957
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$64,276	$70,596	$71,573
Information Science/Studies	$50,779	$55,087	$70,671
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$64,307	$64,087	$69,320
Accounting and Related Services	$57,660	$58,382	$69,132
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$54,501	$52,858	$67,489
Mathematics	$41,095	$55,693	$64,823
Economics	$49,765	$47,153	$62,119
Physics	$36,245	NA	$58,946
Marketing	$44,902	$43,100	$53,882
Chemistry	$37,146	$41,441	$49,951
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$44,904	$42,682	$49,088
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$33,861	$32,925	$44,565
Journalism	$33,205	$31,374	$42,768
Psychology, General	$29,963	$26,875	$41,673
Political Science and Government	$33,744	$32,467	$41,343
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$33,020	$35,060	$41,125
Social Work	$35,836	$33,755	$40,915
Sociology	$30,843	$32,391	$40,200
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$27,560	$21,234	$40,154
Anthropology	$23,594	$24,035	$39,675
History	$30,125	$28,870	$39,378
Philosophy	$25,760	NA	$39,289
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$23,314	$20,140	$39,265
Biology, General	$26,120	$22,503	$37,658
English Language and Literature, General	$28,762	$26,788	$36,956
Music	$26,349	$31,839	$35,919
Fine and Studio Arts	$29,120	$29,374	$35,239
Research and Experimental Psychology	$32,569	$31,314	$34,995
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$21,104	NA	NA
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$22,293	NA	NA
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	$33,108	NA	NA
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$37,070	$36,275	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$105,618	$109,327	$125,566
Biological and Physical Sciences	$74,298	$64,791	$102,688
Accounting and Related Services	$69,567	$68,079	$80,867
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	$58,504	$57,318	$66,733
Public Administration	$52,549	$52,464	$63,842
Public Health	$61,695	$57,092	$61,864
Biology, General	$36,871	$35,416	$61,288
Social Work	$46,516	$46,886	$52,717
Music	$28,417	NA	NA
Chemistry	$51,030	NA	NA
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$40,710	$38,289	NA
English Language and Literature, General	$50,060	$41,565	NA
Political Science and Government	$43,420	NA	NA
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$48,907	NA	NA
History	$42,171	NA	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$125,431	$110,432	$124,617
Psychology, General	$56,693	NA	NA

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