Rutgers University, Newark

With more than 50,000 students on campuses in Camden, Newark, and New Brunswick, Rutgers is one of the nation’s major public institutions of higher education. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers has a unique history as a colonial college, a land-grant institution, and a state university. The university’s 27 degree-granting units offer majors in more than 100 fields, with thousands of courses covering the full range of human experience.

Rutgers University in Newark has a long and proud tradition of providing a first-rate education to students of modest means, to first-generation college attendees, and to students of diverse racial, ethnic, and religious backgrounds. Our diverse student body, relatively small classes, the educational opportunities of Newark and nearby New York City, and the university’s tradition of academic excellence have attracted a growing student body, which has increased by 1500 students in less than a decade. Once a strictly commuter institution, over twelve hundred students now live on campus, and building additional student residences is one of our highest priorities. Our faculty holds undergraduate students to rigorous standards, and offers them numerous opportunities to undertake original research. As the Rutgers-Newark enrollments grow, we will continue to insure that we remain accessible to large numbers of first-generation college students.

Get More Information