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Depends. Rutgers works for in-state students who want a huge public flagship with enormous program choice. Skip it if you're budget-sensitive, want small classes, or need reliable IT during exam weeks.
Medium. Based on 30+ public sources: student reviews, official tuition and budget pages, and 2026 security incident reports.
In-state tuition
Not disclosed in sources reviewed
high
Canvas breach during finals week disrupted coursework university-wide
medium
Fees stack up: one student calculated $2,300+ over expected costs
low
Tuition is set annually by the Board of Governors — costs can shift year to year
Value for money: 2/5
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Starting price
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2026 nationwide Canvas/Instructure breach hit Rutgers during finals week; a ransomware group also publicly claimed it as a target.
Students praise the scale and value of the experience but repeatedly complain tuition and fees run higher than advertised.
“Tuition in-state is CRAZY high!”
“Rutgers is a great school”
“thought rutgers was supposed to be affordable”
Compare Rutgers with each alternative.
Guess: comparable big public flagship — compare out-of-state costs
Rutgers vs Penn StateGuess: cheaper path for NYC-area students
Rutgers vs CUNYGuess: similar region, smaller campus feel
Rutgers vs University of DelawareBased on 30+ public sources: student reviews, official tuition and budget pages, and 2026 security incident reports.
Big, well-rated public flagship with broad options — but students flag high fees and a 2026 finals-week data breach.
Based on 30+ public sources: student reviews, official tuition and budget pages, and 2026 security incident reports.
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