Student Population at Rutgers-Newark
Total Enrollment
11,017
Undergraduate
7,511
Graduate
3,506
Online Enrollment
946
Men Students
5,196
Women Students
5,821
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 11,017 students have enrolled at Rutgers University-Newark - 7,511 undergraduate and 3,506 graduate.
By gender, 5,196 male and 5,821 female students are attending Rutgers University-Newark. By attendance status, there are 8,058 full-time students and 2,959 part-time students.
The number of students at Rutgers University-Newark is relatively small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in New Jersey. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Ohio State University-Main Campus and Mississippi State University, its population is very small (average population is 25,788).
Rutgers University-Newark offers online degree/certificate programs and 946 students enrolled in online programs.
*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.
Enrollment Comparison Chart
The below chart compares the student population between Rutgers University-Newark and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 5,196 male and 5,821 female students attending Rutgers-Newark. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.89 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Rutgers-Newark.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 7,511 | 6,335 | 1,176 |
Men | 3,441 | 2,902 | 539 |
Women | 4,070 | 3,433 | 637 |
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 3,506 | 1,723 | 1,783 |
Men | 1,755 | 893 | 862 |
Women | 1,751 | 830 | 921 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 3,020 Hispanic students (27.41%) and 2,772 White students (25.16%) at Rutgers University-Newark(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Rutgers University-Newark.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 3 | 5 |
Asian | 1,352 | 702 | 650 |
Black or African American | 1,447 | 615 | 832 |
Hispanic | 2,573 | 1,065 | 1,508 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 11 | 4 | 7 |
White | 1,566 | 803 | 763 |
Two or More Races | 187 | 75 | 112 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 199 | 88 | 111 |
Total | 7,511 | 3,441 | 4,070 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Asian | 533 | 240 | 293 |
Black or African American | 374 | 129 | 245 |
Hispanic | 447 | 193 | 254 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 1 |
White | 1,206 | 667 | 539 |
Two or More Races | 78 | 38 | 40 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 164 | 90 | 74 |
Total | 3,506 | 1,755 | 1,751 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 6,902 students whose age under twenty five and 2,190 students whose age is over thirty years old at Rutgers University-Newark.
Especially, 25 students are younger than eighteen and 20 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Rutgers University-Newark.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 7,511 | 3,441 | 4,070 |
Under 18 | 25 | 13 | 12 |
18-19 | 2,034 | 967 | 1,067 |
20-21 | 2,363 | 1,030 | 1,333 |
22-24 | 1,719 | 843 | 876 |
25-29 | 664 | 313 | 351 |
30-34 | 254 | 93 | 161 |
35-39 | 138 | 43 | 95 |
40-49 | 181 | 75 | 106 |
50-64 | 119 | 56 | 63 |
65 and over | 14 | 8 | 6 |
Total | 7,511 | 3,441 | 4,070 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 3,506 | 1,755 | 1,751 |
20-21 | 22 | 10 | 12 |
22-24 | 739 | 387 | 352 |
25-29 | 1,261 | 642 | 619 |
30-34 | 648 | 328 | 320 |
35-39 | 377 | 190 | 187 |
40-49 | 315 | 137 | 178 |
50-64 | 138 | 59 | 79 |
65 and over | 6 | 2 | 4 |
Total | 3,506 | 1,755 | 1,751 |
Online Student Population
At Rutgers University-Newark, 3,515 students (31.91% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 946 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 796 students live in New Jersey where Rutgers University-Newark is located in and 125 students have enrolled from other states.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 11,017 | 7,511 | 3,506 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 946 | 178 | 768 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 2,569 | 1,928 | 641 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 7,502 | 5,405 | 2,097 |
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 946 | 178 | 768 |
New Jersey Residents | 796 | 172 | 624 |
Other State in U.S. | 125 | 2 | 123 |
Outside of U.S. | 25 | 4 | 21 |
Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 |