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Rutgers University - Newark Overview

Rutgers University - Newark is a public institution located in Newark, New Jersey. The location of Rutgers Newark is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is Rutgers University - Newark Known For?

1,783 Undergraduate Awards
$36,057 Avg Cost After Aid
74% Acceptance Rate
  • The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Rutgers Newark.
  • In a recent academic period61% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, Rutgers Newark bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $74,479 a year. That's about 83% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is Rutgers University - Newark?

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Contact details for Rutgers Newark are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 249 University Avenue, Blumenthal Hall, Newark, NJ 07102
Phone: 973-353-1766
Website: www.newark.rutgers.edu

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How Do I Get Into Rutgers Newark?

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

Admission Requirements for Rutgers Newark

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 3
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Rutgers Newark?

74% Acceptance Rate
57% Of Accepted Are Women
The acceptance rate at Rutgers University - Newark is 74%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 70%, and the acceptance rate for women is 77%.

Can I Afford Rutgers University - Newark?

$36,057 Net Price
26% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Rutgers Newark is $36,057. 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 Newark, approximately 26% of students took out student loans averaging $6,475 a year. That adds up to $25,900 over four years for those students.

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Rutgers University - Newark Undergraduate Student Diversity

7,974 Full-Time Undergraduates
57% Women
69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 9,118 undergraduate students at Rutgers Newark, with 7,974 being full-time and 1,144 being part-time.

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There are also 4,113 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,974 full-time undergraduates at Rutgers Newark, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1,417
Black or African American 1,466
Hispanic or Latino 2,385
White 1,608
International Students 688
Other Races/Ethnicities 410

Geographic Diversity

New Jersey students aren't the only ones who study at Rutgers University - Newark. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.

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

Rutgers University - Newark Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major Bachelor’s Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 189 419 37 645
Accounting 157 118 0 275
Criminal Justice & Corrections 194 42 9 245
Law 0 0 241 241
General Biology 186 20 8 214
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 212 0 212
General Psychology 199 4 4 207
Computer Information Systems 82 109 0 191
Finance & Financial Management 190 0 0 190
Marketing 112 0 0 112
Public Administration 0 106 6 112
Social Work 86 0 0 86
Management Information Systems 63 0 0 63
Political Science & Government 43 7 0 50
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 42 2 4 48
Other Public Administration 34 0 0 34
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 0 29 0 29
History 16 12 0 28
Fine & Studio Arts 28 0 0 28
Economics 22 5 0 27
Sociology 25 0 0 25
General English Literature 16 5 0 21
Journalism 20 0 0 20
International Relations & National Security 0 9 10 19
Writing Studies 0 14 0 14
Natural Resources Conservation 12 0 1 13
Mathematics 11 0 0 11
Chemistry 4 1 6 11
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 10 0 0 10
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 9 0 0 9
Applied Mathematics 9 0 0 9
Ethnic Studies 6 0 0 6
Drama & Theater Arts 6 0 0 6
Area Studies 0 2 3 5
Information Science 4 0 0 4
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 4 0 4
Romance Languages 2 0 0 2
Philosophy 2 0 0 2
Geological & Earth Sciences 1 1 0 2
Anthropology 2 0 0 2
Other Social Sciences 0 0 2 2
Music 1 1 0 2
Nursing 0 0 1 1
Biological & Physical Science 0 1 0 1
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution 0 1 0 1
Urban & Regional Planning 0 0 0 0
Zoology 0 0 0 0
Geoscience Engineering 0 0 0 0
Allied Health Professions 0 0 0 0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 0 0
Public Health 0 0 0 0
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 0 0
Other Statistics 0 0 0 0
Classical & Ancient Studies 0 0 0 0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0
Physics 0 0 0 0
Child Development & Psychology 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 1,783 1,124 332 3,239

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.

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