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Rutgers University-Camden

Camden, New Jersey Public 4-year Small city

Overview

Rutgers University-Camden is a public four-year institution based in Camden, New Jersey. Its campus is in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 5,675, made up of 3,857 undergraduates and 1,818 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R2 designation for high research activity.

Rutgers University-Camden offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 58 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Registered Nursing, and Law. It awarded 1,693 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 4 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

80% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.

Key figures

5,675
Students enrolled
80%
First-year retention
1,693
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
58
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 58

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 8
Health Professions 7
Legal Professions and Studies 1
  • Law Professional 156 graduates
Psychology 2
Public Administration and Social Services 3
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 3
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 4
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Social Sciences 4
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
English Language and Literature 2
Education 2
Visual and Performing Arts 4
History 1
Physical Sciences 3
Mathematics and Statistics 2
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 3
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1
Engineering Technologies 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
80%
First-year retention, part-time students
20%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
1,050
Master's degrees
458
Doctoral degrees (research)
29
Professional doctorates
156

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
5,675
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,857
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,818
Full-time, fall 2024
74%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
6,552
Undergraduates, 2024-25
4,444
Graduate students, 2024-25
2,108
Full-time, 2024-25
70%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
60%
Men
40%
White
39%
Hispanic or Latino
20%
Black or African American
17%
Asian
11%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
5%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
4
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
25%
Students taking some online courses
46%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 2: High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
New Jersey Athletic Conference
President
William F. Tate IV
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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