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Rutgers University - Newark is a public institution situated in Newark, New Jersey. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is Rutgers University - Newark?

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

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	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?

With an acceptance rate of 77%, Rutgers Newark may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 75%, and the acceptance rate for women is 80%.

Average Test Scores

About 24% 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 510 and 620. Math scores were between 520 and 650.

Rutgers Newark received ACT scores from 2% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 29. Math scores were between 21 and 27. Composite scores were between 21 and 28.

Can I Afford Rutgers University - Newark?

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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Rutgers Newark, approximately 29% of students took out student loans averaging $6,154 a year. That adds up to $24,616 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Rutgers Newark is 1.1%. 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 8,334 undergraduate students at Rutgers Newark, with 7,138 being full-time and 1,196 being part-time.

There are also 3,834 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,138 full-time undergraduates at Rutgers Newark, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,300
Black or African American	1,311
Hispanic or Latino	2,287
White	1,445
International Students	497
Other Races/Ethnicities	298

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

In 2020-2021, 5,882 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Rutgers Newark has changed over the last few years.

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 #1,413 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Rutgers Newark regardless of major.

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%.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.