Student Population at Rutgers University-Newark

2023 Student PopulationUndergraduateGraduate
11,0177,5113,506
For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 11,017 students have enrolled in Rutgers University-Newark with 7,511 undergraduate and 3,506 graduate students.
By gender, 5,196 male and 5,821 female students are attending the school.
It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (16,325 students in average - public Research University (high research activity)).
946 students are enrolled exclusively, and 2,569 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
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Student Population by Gender

Rutgers University-Newark has a total of 11,017 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 7,511 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 3,506 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 5,196 male and 5,821 female students (the male-female ratio is 47:53) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total11,0177,5113,506
Men5,1963,4411,755
Women5,8214,0701,751

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,772 White, 1,821 Black, and 1,885 Asian students out of a total of 11,017 are attending at Rutgers University-Newark. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American936
Asian1,885942943
Black1,8217441,077
Hispanic3,0201,2581,762
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders1248
White2,7721,4701,302
Two or more races265113152
Race Unknown363178185
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American835
Asian1,352702650
Black1,447615832
Hispanic2,5731,0651,508
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders1147
White1,566803763
Two or more races18775112
Race Unknown19988111
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American101
Asian533240293
Black374129245
Hispanic447193254
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders101
White1,206667539
Two or more races783840
Race Unknown1649074

Student Age Distribution

By age, Rutgers-Newark has 25 students under 18 years old and 20 students over 65 years old. There are 6,902 students under 25 years old, and 4,115 students over 25 years old out of 11,017 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 25 students are younger than 18 and 14 students are older than 65. Rutgers-Newark has 6,141 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,370 students aged 25 and over.
It has 761 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,745 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18251213
18-192,0341,067967
20-212,3851,3451,040
22-242,4581,2281,230
25-291,925970955
30-34902481421
35-39515282233
40-49496284212
50-64257142115
Over 65201010
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18251213
18-192,0341,067967
20-212,3631,3331,030
22-241,719876843
25-29664351313
30-3425416193
35-391389543
40-4918110675
50-641196356
Over 651468
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Rutgers University-Newark, 946 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,569 students are enrolled in some online courses.
796 students lived in New Jersey or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 150 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students11,0179462,569
Undergraduate7,5111781,928
Graduate3,506768641
Online Student Population by Locality
New Jersey ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students79612525
Undergraduate17224
Graduate62412321

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 7,511 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 714 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 9.51%.622 students have transferred in as full-time status and 92 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time5,713
Transfer-in Full-time622
Regular Part-time1,084
Transfer-in Part-time92
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