Located in Newark, New Jersey, Rutgers University-Newark is a public four-year institution. Its campus is in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 11,315, made up of 7,989 undergraduates and 3,326 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R2 designation for high research activity.
Rutgers University-Newark offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 72 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Law, and Psychology, General. It awarded 2,847 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 4 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
84% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.
Key figures
11,315
Students enrolled
84%
First-year retention
2,847
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
72
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 72
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
84%
First-year retention, part-time students
20%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
1,630
Master's degrees
905
Doctoral degrees (research)
98
Professional doctorates
214
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
11,315
Undergraduates, fall 2024
7,989
Graduate students, fall 2024
3,326
Full-time, fall 2024
76%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
13,217
Undergraduates, 2024-25
9,305
Graduate students, 2024-25
3,912
Full-time, 2024-25
71%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
52%
Men
48%
White
24%
Hispanic or Latino
28%
Black or African American
16%
Asian
18%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
7%
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
5
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
12%
Students taking some online courses
41%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large 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