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UMass Amherst vs Rutgers

UMass Amherst students with aid paid less on average (in-state): $22,857 vs $24,897 a year. Rutgers is due first, on Dec 1.

Highlighted = the better number: lower price or debt, higher rate or pay.

UMass Amherst Rutgers University–New Brunswick
Getting in
MeasureUMass AmherstRutgers University–New Brunswick
Admit rate 60% 59%
SAT, enrolled first-years (middle 50%) 1330–1480 1310–1500
ACT, enrolled first-years (middle 50%) 30–34 29–34
SAT or ACT for fall 2027 Optional Optional
Next deadline Regular decision: Jan 15 Regular decision: Dec 1
Cost
MeasureUMass AmherstRutgers University–New Brunswick
Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges) $36,842 $36,096
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges) $22,857 $24,897
Average paid from out of state, estimated $46,129 $45,722
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
MeasureUMass AmherstRutgers University–New Brunswick
Under $30,000 $10,294 $15,090
$30,000–$48,000 $10,343 $17,496
$48,000–$75,000 $12,020 $18,838
$75,000–$110,000 $17,769 $24,156
Over $110,000 $33,795 $34,232
After you start
MeasureUMass AmherstRutgers University–New Brunswick
Undergrads 23,671 37,751
Graduate within 6 years 83% 85%
Come back for year two 92% 93%
Median earnings 10 years after starting $80,486 $80,490
Median debt at graduation $21,500 $18,974

Highlighted only when the gap is at least 5%. "Average paid" is what students who got federal aid paid per year after grants, not a price quote; at public colleges the income rows are in-state students. The out-of-state estimate adds a public college's extra out-of-state tuition to its in-state average; out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more. How we get our numbers

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