Rutgers University-Camden tuition, cost & net price

The sticker price at Rutgers University-Camden is $35,178 a year for New Jersey residents. After grants and scholarships, students receiving federal aid pay $18,745 on average, and what your family pays depends mostly on income. Choose yours below.

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Average after grants for all families receiving federal aid. Pick your income above.

Sticker price $35,178. College Scorecard.

Net price by family income

Average after grants and scholarships for New Jersey residents receiving federal aid. Tap your band.

College Scorecard, latest reported year

Sticker price, line by line

Per year, living on campusIn-stateOut-of-state
Tuition & fees$17,764$37,276
Housing & meals$13,389$13,389
Books & supplies$1,391$1,391
Personal & travel$4,372$4,372
Living-at-home adjustment−$1,738−$1,738
Total cost of attendance$35,178$54,690

Cost items: IPEDS 2023-24, on-campus budget. Total: College Scorecard, which averages students living on and off campus; the adjustment row reconciles the two. Out-of-state total = in-state total with out-of-state tuition.

Debt after graduation

Median federal loan debt$19,000
Loan default rate2.6%3-year rate, 2017 repayment cohort
Debt as a share of earnings 10 years out26%

College Scorecard; Urban Institute Education Data Portal

Who gets aid

Students with Pell Grants48%Federal grants for lower-income students
Grants for the average aided student$16,433Sticker price minus average net price

College Scorecard

Need-based and merit aid at Rutgers University-Camden

What Rutgers University-Camden reported for full-time first-year students in fall 2023. Merit aid is the money net price averages miss for families who don't qualify for need-based aid.

If you qualify for need-based aid

Share of need met, on average11%Of students awarded need-based aid; excludes parent and unsubsidized loans
Students with need who had all of it met7%27 of 404
Average need-based grant$13,963
Average aid package$14,128Grants, work-study and need-based loans

If you don't qualify for need-based aid

Average merit scholarship from the college$5,873Students with no financial need; excludes athletic awards and tuition benefits
Students without need who got one76%91 first-year students

Items H2-H2A. Common Data Set 2023-24 (fall 2023 first-year students), published by the college.

Rutgers University-Camden net price compared with other New Jersey colleges

Rutgers University-Camden has the 18th-lowest average net price of 36 New Jersey colleges we cover. Schools around it:

RankCollegeAvg. net priceGraduationEarnings, 10 yrs
14Rabbinical College of America$15,62822%$34,990
15New Jersey City University$16,05334%$52,745
16New Jersey Institute of Technology$16,50473%$84,276
17Ramapo College of New Jersey$18,17370%$67,541
18Rutgers University-Camden$18,74567%$74,479
19William Paterson University of New Jersey$18,74544%$57,780
20Georgian Court University$19,28554%$53,096
21Rutgers University-Newark$19,70364%$74,479
22Centenary University$20,50356%$53,726

College Scorecard, latest year. Average for all aided students; your price depends on income. All New Jersey colleges →

Why Rutgers University-Camden costs more or less than similar schools

SchoolAcceptanceYou'd payGraduationEarnings, 10 yrsPrice gap
Rutgers University-Camden66%$18,74567%$74,479This school
Ramapo College of New Jersey71%$18,17370%$67,541
Rutgers University-Newark71%$19,70364%$74,479
The College of New Jersey62%$27,64686%$73,323
New Jersey Institute of Technology65%$16,50473%$84,276

College Scorecard, latest reported year. “You'd pay” follows your residency and income choices above.

Why the price is different

Rutgers University-Camden would cost you $572 more per year than Ramapo College of New Jersey, on average.

  • Higher sticker price at Rutgers University-Camden, mostly from more Ramapo College of New Jersey students living at home, which lowers its average (+$4,328).
  • Rutgers University-Camden gives aided families $5,123 more in grants, on average.
Per year, New Jersey residentRutgers University-CamdenRamapo College of New JerseyDifference
Tuition & fees$17,764$16,777+$987
Books & supplies$1,391$1,226+$165
Housing & meals$13,389$15,834−$2,445
Personal & travel$4,372$1,712+$2,660
Living-at-home adjustment−$1,738−$6,066+$4,328
Sticker price$35,178$29,483+$5,695
Average grants−$16,433−$11,310−$5,123
You pay$18,745$18,173+$572

“+” means Rutgers University-Camden costs more; “−” means it costs less. Grants are the sticker price minus the net price. Cost items: IPEDS, on-campus budget. Sticker and net price: College Scorecard, latest reported year; the adjustment reconciles the two. Net price is an average for first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid, not a quote.

Rutgers University-Camden cost questions

How much is tuition at Rutgers University-Camden?

Tuition and fees are $17,764 a year for New Jersey residents and $37,276 for out-of-state students.

What is the total cost of attending Rutgers University-Camden?

The total cost of attendance, including housing, meals, books and personal costs, is $35,178 a year for New Jersey residents living on campus and about $54,690 for out-of-state students.

What do families actually pay at Rutgers University-Camden?

After grants and scholarships, students receiving federal aid pay $18,745 a year on average. Families earning $0–30k pay $13,797; $48–75k pay $16,184; $110k+ pay $30,639. These figures are for New Jersey residents.

Does Rutgers University-Camden give merit scholarships?

For fall 2023, 91 full-time first-year students with no financial need received merit scholarships or grants from Rutgers University-Camden, averaging $5,873 (Common Data Set 2023-24, excluding athletic awards). Students with need had 11% of it met on average.

How much debt do Rutgers University-Camden graduates have?

The median federal loan debt at graduation is $19,000, and 2.6% of borrowers defaulted within three years of entering repayment (2017 cohort).

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS; Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-By). Net price is an average for first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid, not a quote; confirm with the school's net price calculator. Back to Rutgers University-Camden overview