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?
- Students at Rutgers Newark have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 3%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
- The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Rutgers Newark.
- In 2019-2020, 67% of the faculty were full-time.
- A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Rutgers Newark makes roughly $65,661 a year. This is 61% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
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Rutgers University - Newark Rankings
Rutgers Newark is ranked #181 out of 2,018 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. Rutgers Newark also holds the #5 spot on the Best Colleges in New Jersey ranking.
These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.
Rutgers Newark has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.
Rank | Ranking Name | Share |
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#63 | Best Master’s Degree Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Rutgers Newark.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards Rutgers Newark has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#1 | Best Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations Schools | College Factual |
#41 | Best Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Degree Schools | College Factual |
#77 | Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools | College Factual |
#82 | Best Accounting Schools | College Factual |
#96 | Best Business Schools | Business Degree Central |
#161 | Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools | College Factual |
Where Is Rutgers University - Newark?

Contact details for Rutgers Newark are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 249 University Avenue, Blumenthal Hall, Newark, NJ 07102 |
Phone: | 973-353-1766 |
Website: | www.newark.rutgers.edu/ |
Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/RutgersU?utm_source=flag_footer&%3Butm_medium=web&%3Butm_campaign=flag_footer |
Twitter: | https://twitter.com/RutgersU |
How Do I Get Into Rutgers Newark?
You can apply to Rutgers Newark online at: https://admissions.rutgers.edu/apply-rutgers
Admission Requirements for Rutgers Newark
Submission | Required? |
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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 Newark?
Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 72%, and the acceptance rate for women is 76%.
Average Test Scores
About 94% of students accepted to Rutgers Newark submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 580. Math scores were between 510 and 590.
Can I Afford Rutgers University - Newark?
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 41% of students took out student loans averaging $6,071 a year. That adds up to $24,284 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Rutgers Newark is 2.6%. 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 - Newark Undergraduate Student Diversity

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.

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

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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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.
Online Learning at Rutgers University - Newark
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Rutgers Newark has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 6th 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 Newark
During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Rutgers University - Newark was $14,502 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $31,284. The following table shows how Rutgers Newark 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 |
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Social Work | #31 | #55 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities | #46 | #67 |
Liberal Arts General Studies | #46 | #67 |
Political Science & Government | #58 | #72 |
Online Growth Rankings of Rutgers Newark
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Rutgers University - Newark was 3.8%. This is the #1,585 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Rutgers Newark regardless of major.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Rutgers Newark majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.
Major | 1-Year Growth Rate |
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Business Administration & Management | 13% |
Business, Management & Marketing | 3% |
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Rutgers Newark ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Rutgers Newark.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Public Administration | #195 | |
Public Administration & Social Service | #435 |
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 - Newark Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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