Applying to Rutgers-Newark

Rutgers University-Newark's acceptance rate is 78.73% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 17,779 students applied and 13,997 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into Rutgers-Newark.

Rutgers-Newark's acceptance rate places 15th out of 52 New Jersey colleges with competitive admission.

To apply to Rutgers-Newark, personal statement (or essay) is required to submit.

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of Rutgers University-Newark is 78.73% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 10.06%. 8,049 men and 9,730 women applied to Rutgers-Newark and 6,215 men and 7,782 women students were accepted.

Among them, 695 men and 713 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at Rutgers-Newark.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at Rutgers-Newark
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	17,779	8,049	9,730	0	0
Admitted	13,997	6,215	7,782	0	0
Enrolled	1,408	695	713	0	0
Acceptance Rate	78.73%	77.21%	79.98%	-	-
Yield	10.06%	11.18%	9.16%	-	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Rutgers University-Newark 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 1,408 first-year students enrolled in Rutgers-Newark. The proportion of full-time students is 99.64% and part-time students is 0.36%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 49.36% and women students is 50.64%.

The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at Rutgers-Newark.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at Rutgers-Newark
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,408	695	713
Full-time	1,403	693	710
Part-time	5	2	3

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not considered in admission process at Rutgers-Newark. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Rutgers University-Newark.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

Rutgers-Newark Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Considered, if submitted
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Not Considered
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Not Considered
SAT / ACT	Not Considered
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Considered, if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not Considered

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $70 for undergraduate schools and $70 for graduate schools of Rutgers University-Newark. The next table provides general admission information for applying to Rutgers-Newark.

Admission Information for Applying to Rutgers-Newark
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$70
Graduate Application Fees	$70
Admission Information	https://admissions.rutgers.edu/
Online Application	https://admissions.rutgers.edu/apply
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Offers within a dual enrollment
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctoral (Research), Doctoral (Professional Practice)

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Admission Statistics

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Application Requirements

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