Rutgers University-New Brunswick vs University of California–Santa Cruz

Odds, test scores, cost, aid and graduation rates, side by side from each school's own Common Data Set. Add more schools

Rutgers University-New Brunswick65%admitted · 2023-24UCUniversity of California–Santa Cruz66%admitted · 2024-25

Getting in

Acceptance rate65.3%65.6%

Early decision rateNo EDNo ED

SAT middle 50%~1270–1480—

ACT middle 50%28–33—

Applicant reports on our site214—

Cost and aid

Tuition$14,222 in-state—

Tuition, out-of-state$33,734—

Food and housing$15,714—

Sticker price per year$53,155—

Average need-based grant$14,849—

Average % of need met12%—

Outcomes

First-year retention93%88%

6-year graduation rate85%75%

Undergraduates36,58817,940

Best value in each row is highlighted. Sticker price uses out-of-state tuition for public universities and leaves out books, travel and aid. "—" means the school left the item blank in its Common Data Set.