Newark By The Numbers

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

• Founded in 1766
• 8th oldest university in the nation
• More than 250 years in existence
• New Jersey’s land-grant university, with a presence in all 21 of the state’s counties

Newark Campus

• Founded in 1908, when the New Jersey Law School first opened its doors. That law school, along with four other educational institutions in Newark: Dana College, the Newark Institute of Arts & Sciences, the Seth Boyden School of Business, and the Mercer Beasley School of Law - formed a series of alliances over the years.
• Merged with Rutgers University in 1946
• 36 buildings, 38 acres of beautifully landscaped open spaces with an urban vibe
• 1,800+ beds within our 5 residence halls

Undergraduate and Graduate Students

• Undergraduate Students: 7,418
• Graduate Students: 3,392
• Total students: 10,810
• New Jersey residents: 96.6%
• Out-of-state: 3.4%
• Women: 53.2%
• Men: 46.8%
• African American/Black: 18.9%
• Asian: 18.4%
• Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
• Hispanic/Latino: 34.8%
• Native American/Alaska Native: 0.1%
• White, Non-Hispanic: 20.8%
• Two or More: 2.4%
• Other/Unknown: 2.5%
• Non-resident: 2.0%
• First Generation: 35%
• Students come from 36 State and 119 countries
• First Generation Students 36%
• 13:1 Student to Faculty Ratio
• 44 Research Centers

Faculty and Staff

• 585 full-time faculty
• 636 full-and part-time staff

• 112,859
• Over 500,000 Rutgers University alumni globally

• 6 schools and colleges
• 55 + undergraduate majors
• 51 + graduate programs
• 100 + Nations represented
• 100 + global countries represented within our student population

• Home to RUBIC, New Jersey's most advanced brain imaging center
• Over 300 active grants in 2022
• $52.1 million in total grants in 2023
• Completion of 14,000 sf of new state-of-the-art research space (target opening Spring 2025)
• 123 new grant awards in 2022
• 100+ undergraduate & graduate students engaged in research
• R2 research university

• 120+ student organizations
• 22 fraternities and sororities
• 14 men’s and women’s Scarlet Raider NCAA Division III Athletics Teams

Annual Undergraduate Costs Tuition, Fees, Room and Board

• In-state Commuter: $17,250
• In-state On-Campus: $33,324
• Out-of-state Commuter: $36,762
• Out-of-state On-Campus: $52,836

Tuition Only

• In-state: $14,222
• Out-of-state: $33,734

Figures shown are typical costs for Rutgers University–Newark in 2024-2025.

Affordability

• Almost 82% of all students enrolled at Rutgers University-Newark receive some type of financial aid
• 87% of undergraduate students receive some type of financial aid
• 70% of graduate students receive some type of financial aid
• $16,154 is the average undergraduate student financial aid award 
• $24,031 is the average graduate student financial aid award
• Over $171,000,000 financial aid funds disbursed to all enrolled students