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Rutgers University-Camden

Camden, New Jersey · Small city

66.3%
Admit rate
$18,745
Avg net price
67%
Graduation rate
$74,479
Median earnings

Rutgers University-Camden is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Camden, New Jersey (small city setting), enrolling 3,753 undergraduates.

PublicMidsize · 3,753 undergradsSmall cityAccessible · 66% admitNCAA Division III without footballCold wintersNear the coast

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against Rutgers University-Camden's admitted students.

Admit rate
66.3%
SAT (mid 50%)
1050–1300
Avg GPA (est.)
3.41

Enter a test score to see where you land against Rutgers University-Camden's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and Rutgers University-Camden's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Camden, New Jersey

Camden is a city in and the county seat of Camden County, New Jersey, United States. Between 1623 and 1627, Captain Cornelius Jacobsen May, an officer with the Dutch West India Company and first director of New Netherland, established Fort Nassau, where the Delaware River meets Big Timber Creek, which is today known as Brooklawn. Camden's role as an industrial city gave rise to distinct neighborhoods and cultural groups that have affected the growth and decline of the city over the course of the 20th century. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
< 1 mile
Nearest airport
8 miles to Philadelphia (PHL) · major hub

How Rutgers University-Camden compares

Selectivity66.3%

More selective than 69% · #9 most selective of 43 in New Jersey

SAT average1178

Higher than 51%

Graduation rate67%

Higher than 72% · #13 of 47 in New Jersey

First-year retention80%

Higher than 63%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$74,479

Higher than 87% · #6 of 38 in New Jersey

Average net price$18,745

Cheaper than 56% · #23 cheapest of 46 in New Jersey

Median debt at graduation$21,500

Lower than 63%

Student–faculty ratio12 : 1

Lower than 59%

Undergraduate enrollment3,753

Larger than 73%

Percentiles compare Rutgers University-Camden with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in New Jersey.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

5,571students
  • Undergraduate3,75367%
  • Graduate1,81833%

Undergraduates by gender

3,753undergrads
  • Women2,07955%
  • Men1,67445%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White36%
  • Black19%
  • Hispanic24%
  • Asian13%
  • Other or multiracial7.9%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
3,753
Graduate enrollment
1,818
Student–faculty ratio
12 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
48%
First-generation students
35%
Students over 25
24%
Median family income
$43,360
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$127,143
Endowment
$88,275,358

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 580 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From New Jersey90%
  • Other U.S. states9.0%
  • International1.2%

Most first-years stay in state — Rutgers University-Camden draws overwhelmingly from New Jersey.

1% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
66.3%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
1050–1300
SAT average
1178
SAT reading
540–640
SAT math
510–660
ACT composite
19–25
Average GPA (estimated)
3.41

Cost

In-state tuition
$17,764
Out-of-state tuition
$37,276
Room & board
$14,376
Books & supplies
$1,418
Total cost of attendance
$35,178
Average net price
$18,745

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
67%
Graduated on time (4 years)
47%
First-year retention
80%
Transferred to another college
15%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$61,263
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$74,479
Median debt at graduation
$21,500
Students with federal loans
47%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
64%

About 19% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
47%
Low-income (Pell)
69%
First-generation
69%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
830
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
22%
Housing charge (year)
$9,789
Meal plan (year)
$3,600
Application fee
$70
Athletics
NCAA Division III without football
Varsity athletes
286 (156 men · 130 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (10)

Soccer71
Baseball41
Track and Field (Outdoor)39
Track and Field (Indoor)34
Basketball30
Tennis18
Softball15
Cross Country15
Volleyball13
Golf10

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.4 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
20
Property offenses (2022–2024)
4

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 3 campuses (5,675 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

8.0reported offenses a year
6.7 violent a year1.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
3.3
Robbery
2.0
Aggravated assault
1.3
Burglary
0.7
Motor vehicle theft
0.3
Arson
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$13,797
$30–48k
$14,357
$48–75k
$16,184
$75–110k
$20,475
$110k+
$30,639

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$71,742

$16,184/year × about 4.4 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

90%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$9,371
average award, among those who get one

A meaningful share of freshmen — 90% — get grant money from Rutgers University-Camden itself, averaging $9,371, which softens the sticker price.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 524 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$74,479
Typical debt at graduation
$21,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
29%
Out-earn a HS grad
73%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.9 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Strong value

Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$69,937
Men
$80,772

Men out-earn women by $10,835 (15%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
89°F
Winter low
28°F
Annual rain
50.7″
Annual snow
16.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.55.0JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Phila Franklin Inst, PA US station (2.8 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.