Rutgers-Newark ranks in the top ten for social mobility and Best Bang for your Buck of Northeast schools, according to Washington Monthly's college guide. Of 1,586 colleges nationwide, RU-N’s overall rank is 44.
Among 1,400 schools nationwide, Rutgers-Newark ranks 17th in the nation for economic mobility, according to national policy think tank and research organization Third Way.
Rutgers-Newark is on the list of colleges named by Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society for cultivating dynamic and successful pathways for transfer students.
After graduating with a Criminal Justice degree last month, Sammy Quiles says he is realizing potential that was hidden from him as an abused neglected child sentenced to 30 years in prison for a crime he committed at age 17.
Graduate Mahinour Abdou is exploring a career in illustration and storytelling while continuing her work as a painter, a talent she developed with help from professors at the School of Arts and Sciences Newark.