Real costs by school · New Brunswick, NJ · Public
At Rutgers University-New Brunswick, families earning $75,000–$110,000 paid an average of $25,106 per year — the published cost of attendance is $36,993. (Federal College Scorecard data, July 2026 refresh.)
| Household income | Avg net price / yr | ≈ four years* |
|---|---|---|
| Under $30k | $16,343 / yr | $68,886 |
| $30–48k | $16,210 / yr | $68,325 |
| $48–75k | $18,282 / yr | $77,059 |
| $75–110k | $25,106 / yr | $105,822 |
| Over $110k | $35,016 / yr | $147,592 |
*Four-year figures grow each year's price by 3.5% — the same method College Compass uses in a family's plan. "Net price" is what families actually paid after grants and scholarships, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education — not a calculator's estimate. Federal reporting groups every income above $110k into one band; families well above it often pay closer to the full cost.
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| Admit rate | 62% in-state · 72% out-of-state — the school's own Common Data Set |
|---|---|
| Merit | 4% of no-need freshmen · avg $10,071 — the school's own Common Data Set |
| Paperwork | STARS · official scores · no extra essays — school-verified Aug 2026 |
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Run Rutgers University for your student →At $75,000–$110,000 of household income, the distance between Rutgers University-New Brunswick's published sticker price and what families in that band actually paid is $11,887 a year — a 32% discount off the number on the brochure. That ranks it 3rd lowest of the 4 New Jersey schools on this site at that income. Graduates report a median $74,479 10 years out — roughly 70% of the four-year cost at this income band.
Earnings and completion from federal reporting — not the school's own placement survey.
These are averages. Your family isn't average.
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