Academics
Academics at Rutgers-Newark
This is Rutgers-Newark. Undergraduate, graduate and professional studies in the arts and humanities, life and physical sciences, business, nursing, social sciences, law, public affairs and criminal justice.
Schools and Colleges
Our seven colleges and schools offer more than 45 undergraduate majors, more than 25 graduate majors, and joint degree programs.
Areas of Study/Departments
A chart to help you find all of our majors, and the types of degrees we offer in each.
Undergraduate Education
Learn and grow at a friendly, compact campus community with personal and approachable professors and small class settings.
Graduate Education
Graduate students in business, law, sciences and humanities can flourish in a true community of learning at one of the nation's leading research and development centers.
Summer and Winter Sessions
Want to advance yourself professionally? Or are you hoping to graduate college early and beat competitors into the job market? Rutgers-Newark summer/winter session programs might be your ticket.
A Faculty of Scholars
Learn from distinguished scholars and experts; more than 99 percent hold doctoral or juris doctor degrees.
Libraries
Rutgers’ libraries are multimedia information centers, with rich resources, including the largest jazz archive in the world.
News
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Events
May. 23:
"Right Here, Right Now"
Drawing from the circle of people within conceptual and geographic...
- May. 23: "Right Here, Right Now"
- Jun. 19: Intro to Entrepreneurship Q&A
- Jul. 8: Scarlet Raiders Basketball Camp
Quick Facts
Campus Overview
Founded: 1908
Joined Rutgers: 1946
Campus Size: 38 acres, 33 buildings
Interim Chancellor: Philip Yeagle
Undergraduate Majors: 40+
Graduate Programs: 20+ (JD, MA, MBA, MFA, MPA, MS, Ph.D.)
Athletics: 14 NCAA Division III women and men's teams
Libraries: 4
Enrollment (fall 2012)
Total: 12,011
Undergraduates: 7,666
Graduates: 4,345
Faculty/Staff
Full-time Faculty: 585
Faculty with Terminal Degrees: 99%
Full-time Staff: 770
Students
Male/Female Ratio: 50:50
Student/Faculty Ratio: 13:1
Nations Represented: 100+
On-campus Residents: 1,280
Carnegie Classification
Basic Type: Research Universities (high research activity)
Special Classification: Community Engagement