Rutgers University-Newark

Public · Moderately Selective · NJ

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School data & stats

TypePublic

LocationNJ · Northeast

SettingUrban

Undergrads7,709

Student:faculty14:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate41.9%

6-yr grad rate63.7%

Drop-out rate16.2%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$17k

Out-of-state tuition$37k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity79.9%

Gender diversity52.7%

International2.5%

Identity—

Overview

Rutgers-Newark is Rutgers University's campus in New Jersey's largest city, and it has built a distinct identity within the Rutgers system as one of the most diverse campuses in the country, a distinction it has earned and maintained over many years rather than claimed once. Its mission is explicitly tied to Newark itself — educating the city's own residents and serving as an anchor institution for the surrounding community.

Academics

Business, criminal justice, and public affairs are the campus's strongest and most visible programs, with the School of Criminal Justice and the business school both carrying reputations that extend well beyond the local region. Public affairs and administration programs benefit from proximity to New Jersey's largest city and its concentration of government, nonprofit, and corporate activity.

Campus & student life

The campus is urban and largely non-residential in character relative to Rutgers' New Brunswick campus, with many students commuting from Newark and the surrounding counties, though a growing residential population has developed around honors and living-learning programs. Newark itself — its transit access, its proximity to New York City, and its own ongoing redevelopment — is inseparable from the campus experience.

Getting in

Admission reflects a mission-driven emphasis on access for New Jersey residents, particularly Newark's own students, alongside the standard Rutgers system application, with diversity and regional commitment treated as core institutional values rather than incidental outcomes.

After graduation

Graduates in criminal justice, business, and public affairs move steadily into New Jersey and New York City-area employers in law enforcement, corporate, and government roles, aided by the campus's location at the doorstep of both markets.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate71.4%

Enrolled mid-50%1240

Test policynot used

Rec letters0

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

Regular decisionDec 1

Applying