Rutgers University-Newark

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Rutgers-Newark is the Newark campus of Rutgers University. It was formerly known as the University of Newark. It merged with Rutgers in 1946 by an act of the New Jersey legislature to form Rutgers-Newark. US News & World Report ranked Rutgers-Newark as the most diverse university campus in the United States. The campus is spread across an area of 35 acres. It offers a wide variety of degrees and programs through the following academic divisions:

• College of Nursing
• Graduate School–Newark
• Newark College of Arts and Sciences
• Rutgers Business School-Newark
• Rutgers School of Law-Newark
• School of Criminal Justice
• School of Public Affairs and Administration
• University College-Newark

Rutgers-Newark fields more than 8 sports teams. They are nicknamed the Scarlet Raiders. There are several student clubs and organizations on campus including the Indian Student Association, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Marketing and Management Society, and the organization of African Students.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in business and management, nursing and emergency medicine, security and law enforcement, and law.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• High male/female ratio.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Intensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Rutgers Newark participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 84% of students received financial aid of some sort.

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 11,032 in 2009-2010 (9,033 full-time equivalent).

About 56% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 44% of the class.

Undergrads are 47% of enrolled students, graduate students are 49%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 4%.

Students under 25 years old represent 56% of the student body. About 9% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Rutgers Newark provides on-campus housing for 1,255 of its 9,033 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

The school is in the New Jersey Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 11 male students received the aid (men were 100% of those receiving aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Rutgers Newark offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Doctorate, Professional Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (13 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1,054 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (30 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Science/Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2 awarded)

• Environmental Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (12 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (134 awarded)

• Public Administration
• Social Work

LAW (243 awarded)

• Law (LLB, JD)

LIBERAL ARTS (292 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• Ancient Studies/Civilization
• Anthropology
• Creative Writing
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Portuguese Language and Literature
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (14 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics and Statistics
• Mathematics

MEDIA (11 awarded)

• Journalism

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (28 awarded)

• Allied Health Diagnostic/Intervention/Treatment Professions, Oth
• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

MEDICINE (13 awarded)

• Neuroscience
• Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)

MUSIC (11 awarded)

• Jazz/Jazz Studies
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (231 awarded)

• Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (9 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (191 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (153 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (124 awarded)

• Psychology