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: 8,158
• Graduate Students: 3,528
• Total students: 11,686
• New Jersey residents: 91.4%
• Out-of-state: 8.6%
• Women: 51.9%
• Men: 48.1%
• African American/Black: 16.1%
• Asian: 18.8%
• Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
• Hispanic/Latino: 34.7%
• Native American/Alaska Native: 0.3%
• White, Non-Hispanic: 19.7%
• Two or More: 2.3%
• Other/Unknown: 2.8%
• Non-resident: 5.1%
• First Generation: 40.1%
• Students come from 36 State and 119 countries
• 13:1 Student to Faculty Ratio
• 44 Research Centers

Faculty and Staff

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

National Universities #75

Top Public Schools - National Universities #36

Best Colleges for Veterans - National Universities #45

Social Mobility - National Universities #5 

• 136,000
• Over 600,000 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
• Home to the Rutgers Aging and Brain Health Alliance, one of the nation’s largest programs on aging and Alzheimer’s risk in older African Americans
• 166 unique principal investigators led over 380 active externally funded grants in FY2025, accounting for over $150 million in total project costs
• 105 new grants awarded in FY2025, totaling $30.6 million
• 146 new projects started in FY2025, externally funded from 88 different sources
• External grant sources in FY2025 included foundations or associations; federal; corporate; and the State of New Jersey
• State-of-the-art life sciences facilities and cutting-edge, community-engaged research and teaching complex designed for active learning and student engagement
• Over 165 unique principal investigators led over 400 active externally funded grants accounting for over $150M in total project costs in FY2025
• 100+ undergraduate & graduate students engaged in research
• Top research university, with over 70 doctorates awarded per year

• 150+ 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: $23,983
• In-state On-Campus: $33,444
• Out-of-state Commuter: $44,763
• Out-of-state On-Campus: $54,269

Tuition Only

• In-state: $14,933
• Out-of-state: $35,758

Figures shown are typical costs for Rutgers University–Newark in 2025-2026.

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