Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Rutgers-Newark

At Rutgers University-Newark, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 68.15%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 79.00%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into Rutgers University-Newark than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 14.09%, and the 2024 yield is 10.00%. The number of Rutgers-Newark applicants increased by 19.04% (2,844 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 68.15%, and this year's acceptance rate is 79.00% at Rutgers University-Newark. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 66.40% and women students' rate is 69.69%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into Rutgers University-Newark than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Rutgers University-Newark over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	54.01%	57.65%	51.15%
2014-15	62.75% 8.74%	60.55% 13.58%	64.73% 13.58%
2015-16	64.65% 1.90%	62.61% 1.64%	66.38% 1.64%
2016-17	65.31% 0.66%	63.51% 0.46%	66.84% 0.46%
2017-18	64.24% -1.07%	61.75% -0.51%	66.33% -0.51%
2018-19	62.74% -1.50%	60.05% -1.41%	64.92% -1.41%
2019-20	71.90% 9.16%	70.26% 8.28%	73.20% 8.28%
2020-21	74.09% 2.20%	71.87% 2.66%	75.86% 2.66%
2021-22	77.00% 2.91%	75.01% 4.14%	80.00% 4.14%
2022-23	73.94% -3.06%	70.08% -2.87%	77.13% -2.87%
2023-24	79.00% 5.06%	77.00% 2.87%	80.00% 2.87%
Average	68.15%	66.40%	69.69%

Rutgers University-Newark Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 14.09% where the current academic year yield is 10.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Rutgers University-Newark from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	14.74%	15.74%	13.85%
2014-15	16.67% 1.94%	16.94% 2.60%	16.45% 2.60%
2015-16	15.94% -0.74%	16.91% -1.29%	15.17% -1.29%
2016-17	15.73% -0.21%	16.12% 0.24%	15.41% 0.24%
2017-18	15.35% -0.38%	15.99% -0.55%	14.85% -0.55%
2018-19	15.94% 0.59%	17.39% 0.00%	14.85% 0.00%
2019-20	14.20% -1.74%	14.52% -0.90%	13.96% -0.90%
2020-21	13.20% -1.00%	14.24% -1.54%	12.42% -1.54%
2021-22	12.00% -1.20%	13.00% -2.42%	10.00% -2.42%
2022-23	11.22% -0.78%	12.38% 0.36%	10.35% 0.36%
2023-24	10.00% -1.22%	11.00% -1.34%	9.01% -1.34%
Average	14.09%	14.93%	13.30%

Rutgers University-Newark Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 13,586, the average number of admitted is 9,344, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,276. The number of Rutgers-Newark applicants increased by 19.04% (2,844 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Rutgers University-Newark from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	13,282	7,173	1,057
2014-15	10,332 -2,950	6,483 24	1,081 24
2015-16	11,646 1,314	7,529 119	1,200 119
2016-17	13,085 1,439	8,546 144	1,344 144
2017-18	13,435 350	8,631 -19	1,325 -19
2018-19	13,259 -176	8,319 1	1,326 1
2019-20	13,732 473	9,873 76	1,402 76
2020-21	13,506 -226	10,007 -81	1,321 -81
2021-22	14,456 950	11,131 15	1,336 15
2022-23	14,935 479	11,043 -97	1,239 -97
2023-24	17,779 2,844	14,045 166	1,405 166
Average	13,586	9,344	1,276

Rutgers University-Newark Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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