Rutgers University - Camden Overview

Rutgers University - Camden is a public institution located in Camden, New Jersey. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is Rutgers University - Camden Known For?

• The student loan default rate at Rutgers Camden is 4%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Rutgers Camden.
• In 2017-2018, 44% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Rutgers Camden with a bachelor's degree make about $57,900 a year. That's 42% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Rutgers University - Camden Rankings

Rutgers Camden landed the #375 spot in our 2022 ranking of best colleges. We analyzed 2,587 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Rutgers Camden.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#33	Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#36	Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#58	Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#62	Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#92	Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#102	Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#108	Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#148	Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#160	Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#186	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Rutgers Camden has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#52	Best Nursing Schools	Nursing Degree Search
#68	Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#208	Best General Business Administration and Management Schools	College Factual
#218	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#236	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#316	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual

Where Is Rutgers University - Camden?

Contact details for Rutgers Camden are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	406 Penn, Camden, NJ 08102
Phone:	856-225-1766
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/Rutgers_Camden

How Do I Get Into Rutgers Camden?

You can apply to Rutgers Camden online at: https://admissions.camden.rutgers.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Rutgers Camden

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Rutgers Camden?

With an acceptance rate of 76%, Rutgers Camden may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 76%, and the acceptance rate for women is 76%.

Average Test Scores

About 92% of students accepted to Rutgers Camden submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 590. Math scores were between 490 and 580.

Rutgers Camden received ACT scores from 10% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 24. Math scores were between 16 and 25. Composite scores were between 17 and 24.

Can I Afford Rutgers University - Camden?

The overall average net price of Rutgers Camden is $35,034. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Rutgers Camden, approximately 61% of students took out student loans averaging $6,620 a year. That adds up to $26,480 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Rutgers Camden is 3.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Rutgers University - Camden Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,502 undergraduate students at Rutgers Camden, with 4,608 being full-time and 894 being part-time.

There are also 1,574 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,608 full-time undergraduates at Rutgers Camden, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Rutgers University - Camden students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	526
Black or African American	843
Hispanic or Latino	897
White	1,909
International Students	120
Other Races/Ethnicities	313

Geographic Diversity

New Jersey students aren't the only ones who study at Rutgers University - Camden. At this time, 9 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 118 countries are represented at Rutgers Camden. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Rutgers University - Camden

There are 1 bachelor’s degree and 2 master’s degree programs available online at Rutgers Camden. In 2019-2020, 3,433 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Rutgers Camden has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 10th most popular in New Jersey for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Rutgers Camden

The following table shows how Rutgers Camden is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Romance Languages	#13	#13
Hospitality Management	#40	#76
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	#40	#40
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	#43	#55
Liberal Arts General Studies	#43	#55
Political Science & Government	#62	#69

Online Growth Rankings of Rutgers Camden

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Rutgers University - Camden was 12.6%. This is the #1,288 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Rutgers Camden regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Rutgers Camden majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Business Administration & Management	4%
Business, Management & Marketing	5%
Health Professions	5%
Nursing	13%

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Rutgers University - Camden Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	208	124	0	332
Nursing	283	0	9	292
Law	0	0	134	134
Health Sciences & Services	132	0	0	132
General Psychology	107	8	0	115
Criminal Justice & Corrections	91	9	0	100
Accounting	55	21	0	76
General Biology	65	10	0	75
Finance & Financial Management	61	0	0	61
Social Work	60	0	0	60
Marketing	58	0	0	58
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	38	3	4	45
General English Literature	34	7	0	41
Computer Information Systems	31	7	0	38
Political Science & Government	34	0	0	34
Liberal Arts General Studies	24	9	0	33
Public Administration	0	32	0	32
Fine & Studio Arts	29	0	0	29
History	13	6	0	19
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	18	0	18
Mathematics	12	0	0	12
Economics	12	0	0	12
Sociology	12	0	0	12
Romance Languages	5	6	0	11
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	1	5	4	10
Chemistry	7	2	0	9
Urban Studies	8	0	0	8
Public Policy	0	6	2	8
Philosophy	5	0	0	5
Drama & Theater Arts	5	0	0	5
Music	5	0	0	5
Biological & Physical Science	4	0	0	4
Writing Studies	0	3	0	3
Other Statistics	0	3	0	3
Ethnic Studies	1	0	0	1
Religious Studies	1	0	0	1
Physics	1	0	0	1
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	0	0
Hospitality Management	0	0	0	0
Human Resource Management	0	0	0	0
Educational Administration	0	0	0	0
Architectural Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0
Germanic Languages	0	0	0	0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	0	0
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	0	0
Child Development & Psychology	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,402	279	153	1,834

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.