Rutgers University - Newark

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 12,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,535 (41%)
Days Without Precipitation 247 (50%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,514
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 92%
From Region 2%
Athletes 238 (3.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 36%
White 20%
Asian 19%
Black 17%
International 3%
Mixed 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Rutgers Business School 893 51% 22% 19% 16% 37% 2% $81,704 77 +0.04 85 96% 5.7%
Accounting 106 — 52% 19% 24% 8% 43% 4% $88,497 58 +0.10 90 97% — — — —
Business Administration 49 — 47% 22% 12% 22% 35% 0% $84,550 76 +0.36 87 96% 4.6% — — —
Finance 187 — 72% 27% 20% 11% 36% 3% $98,874 58 -0.01 95 96% — — — —
Logistics 143 — 62% 21% 29% 11% 30% 3% $84,550 34 -0.45 87 96% 4.6% — — —
Management Information Systems — — — — — — — — $86,594 39 -0.33 88 95% — — — —
Management Science 61 — 59% 13% 33% 11% 34% 7% $116,674 94 +2.03 98 97% — — — —
Marketing 101 — 36% 24% 26% 14% 32% 2% $72,881 39 -0.37 76 95% — — — —
African-American Studies 5 — 20% 0% 0% 80% 0% 0% $55,343 42 -0.31 40 92% — — — —
Womens Studies 3 — 0% 33% 0% 33% 33% 0% $55,343 50 -0.11 40 92% — — — —
Public Administration 30 — 43% 13% 7% 33% 43% 0% $59,985 16 -0.90 52 95% — — — —
Social Work 65 — 11% 14% 6% 26% 51% 0% $56,281 68 +0.36 42 95% — — — —
Bilingual and Multilingual Education — — — — — — — — $57,834 70 +0.33 46 — — — — —
Urban Education and Leadership 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $57,635 68 +0.30 46 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 137 — 40% 26% 6% 23% 44% 0% $59,274 49 -0.09 50 96% 7.2% — — —
Legal Studies 5 — 100% 20% 0% 60% 0% 20% $60,252 56 +0.05 53 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Arts & Sciences - Newark 737 38% 25% 15% 25% 29% 1% $70,508 46 +0.15 73 95% 9.1%
Geological Engineering 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $92,190 18 -1.02 92 — — — — —
Computer Science 97 — 81% 25% 26% 24% 23% 3% $123,638 59 -0.04 99 96% — — — —
Information Systems 1 — 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $89,491 34 -0.43 90 98% — — — —
Applied Mathematics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $88,469 28 -0.64 89 — — — — —
Chemistry 8 — 38% 38% 0% 12% 38% 0% $78,520 82 +0.67 82 92% — — — —
Geosciences 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $63,822 50 -0.11 61 100% — — — —
Mathematics 4 — 75% 25% 25% 25% 0% 0% $86,164 61 +0.03 88 96% — — — —
Physics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,422 28 -0.44 81 96% — — — —
Biology 180 — 35% 36% 22% 21% 18% 1% $71,669 78 +0.61 74 95% — — — —
Neuroscience 34 — 9% 29% 18% 9% 41% 0% $55,785 12 -0.98 41 — — — — —
Environmental Science 13 — 46% 15% 8% 38% 38% 0% $63,616 76 +0.62 61 94% — — — —
Economics 17 — 65% 35% 6% 29% 24% 0% $87,167 39 -0.41 89 96% — — — —
Health Information Management 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $50,506 3 -0.82 26 97% — — — —
English 20 — 20% 10% 15% 25% 40% 0% $53,659 59 +0.15 35 95% — — — —
History 20 — 40% 50% 10% 15% 15% 5% $56,506 57 -0.04 43 93% — — — —
Philosophy 6 — 83% 17% 33% 33% 17% 0% $64,149 66 +0.20 62 89% — — — —
Portuguese 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $55,236 41 -0.25 39 94% — — — —
Spanish 7 — 57% 29% 0% 0% 71% 0% $55,236 41 -0.25 39 94% — — — —
Anthropology 4 — 0% 0% 25% 25% 50% 0% $54,796 48 -0.19 38 91% — — — —
Journalism 14 — 43% 7% 7% 64% 14% 7% $63,577 62 +0.14 60 94% — — — —
Political Science 34 — 44% 18% 12% 35% 32% 0% $64,348 30 -0.58 62 95% — — — —
Psychology 198 — 19% 19% 10% 22% 39% 1% $55,837 60 +0.12 41 95% 9.1% — — —
Sociology 31 — 52% 10% 3% 55% 26% 0% $53,631 43 -0.30 35 95% — — — —
Film Production 10 — 70% 30% 0% 50% 20% 0% $58,049 91 +1.31 47 100% — — — —
Music 3 — 67% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $48,078 55 +0.14 20 97% — — — —
Studio Art 25 — 32% 20% 12% 20% 44% 0% $57,045 91 +1.09 44 92% — — — —
Theater 3 — 0% 33% 33% 33% 0% 0% $38,564 23 -0.60 6 98% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $15,689
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $38,041
Est. In-State Cost $20,295
Est. Out-of-State Cost $49,210
ROI Percentile 80th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 84%
4-Year Graduation Rate 42%
6-Year Graduation Rate 64%
Transfer-Out Rate 18%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 40.8% 665 58% 23% 24% 12% 35% 3% $90,397 73 +0.06 91 96% 4.6%
Social Sciences 23.1% 376 25% 16% 9% 29% 39% 1% $57,110 45 -0.02 44 95% 9.1%
Life & Natural Sciences 13.1% 214 31% 35% 21% 19% 21% 0% $69,145 57 +0.35 71 95% —
Professional 8.7% 142 42% 25% 6% 24% 42% 1% $59,308 24 -0.08 50 96% 7.2%
Computer Science 6.0% 98 81% 24% 27% 23% 22% 3% $123,290 69 -0.04 99 96% —
Humanities 3.9% 63 37% 27% 11% 24% 30% 2% $56,001 58 -0.01 41 93% —
Arts 2.5% 41 41% 22% 10% 34% 32% 0% $55,281 66 +0.95 40 95% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.0% 16 50% 38% 6% 12% 31% 0% $79,147 49 +0.26 83 94% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.8% 13 46% 15% 8% 38% 38% 0% $63,616 64 +0.62 61 94% —
Education 0.1% 1 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $57,635 74 +0.30 46 — —
Engineering 0.1% 1 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $92,190 8 -1.02 92 — —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $10.6M #160 80% $0.0M 8 #159 247 16
Humanities & Social Sciences $5.8M #186 37% $0.2M 30 #147 45 5
Physical Sciences & Math $5.3M #214 78% $0 3 #201 65 2
Business & Economics $2.1M #155 67% $0 28 #37 — —
Computer Science $1.0M #233 88% $0 — — — —
Education $0.5M #296 0% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.4M #302 0% $0 9 #147 — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 2 #102 26 —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Total $25.7M #239 67% $0.2M 80 #204 383 23

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 41 $118K $118K $0
Soccer 40 $272K $272K $0
Baseball 39 $286K $276K $10K
Basketball 19 $237K $231K $5K
Volleyball 17 $206K $206K $0
Total 133 $1.1M $1.1M $16K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 66 $230K $230K $0
Soccer 34 $201K $201K $0
Softball 26 $253K $246K $7K
Volleyball 19 $188K $188K $0
Basketball 17 $175K $175K $0
Total 105 $1.1M $1.0M $7K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 107 $349K $349K $0
Soccer 74 $474K $474K $0
Baseball 39 $286K $276K $10K
Basketball 36 $413K $407K $5K
Volleyball 36 $394K $394K $0
Softball 26 $253K $246K $7K
Total 238 $3.6M $3.6M $23K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 77%
Yield (non-ED) 7%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 77% 77% 77%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

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