| Location: | Mid-Atlantic |
| Setting: | Large City Setting |
| Type: | Public |
| Size: | Large (5,000 to 10,000 Undergrad) |
| Mascot: | Scarlet Raiders |
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-Newark is the Newark campus of Rutgers University. It was formerly known as the University of Newark, which was merged with Rutgers in 1946 by an act of the New Jersey legislature. The University of Newark was established in 1935, growing out from the consolidation of five educational institutions in Newark—namely, Dana College, the Newark Institute of Arts and Sciences, the Seth Boyden School of Business, the Mercer Beasley School of Law, and the New Jersey Law School. Today, the 35 acre (14 hectare) Newark Campus, located in the city's University Heights neighborhood, consists of the following degree-granting divisions:
About 6,500 undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students attend the Newark campus, which Rutgers describes as having "the atmosphere of a liberal arts college" with the resources of a major research university.
US News & World Report ranked Rutgers-Newark the most diverse university campus in the United States.
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| Percent of Students International: | 5% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 11% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | No |
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA |
| Sports Include: |
Basketball (New Jersey Athletic Conference) Baseball (New Jersey Athletic Conference) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | In-State | Out-of-State | |
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 8,812 | $ 16,410 | |
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 7,336 | $ 14,934 | |
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 1,476 | $ 1,476 | |
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 3,038 | 41% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 4,300 | 50% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 2,532 | 47% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 3,593 | 47% | |
Any Aid: |
81% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 47% (Highly Selective) |
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| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 99% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 490, Math: 500 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 590, Math: 620 |
| Application Fee: | $ 50.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Required |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Required |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Not Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
