Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
In Fall 2021, a total of 1300 first-time undergrad students enrolled at Rutgers-Newark. Among these students, 308 (0%) submitted SAT scores, while 27 (0%), submitted ACT scores.
The data shows that the SAT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.
Average SAT Score
1150
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 11194 admitted students 308 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
24%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 1030-1270. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 510 and 620, while 25% scored below 510 and another 25% scored above 620.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 520 and 650, while 25% scored below 520 and 25% achieved a score of 650. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1150 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to Rutgers-Newark.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 45% of test takers nationally.
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Reading and Writing
510-620 -
Math
520-650
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
25
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 11194 admitted students 27 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
2%
Similar to the SAT, Rutgers-Newark does not require applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. However, during the Fall 2021 admissions season, around 2% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 21 and 28, with 25% scoring above 28 and another 25% scoring below 21.
For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 50% of test takers nationally.
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English
21-29 -
Math
21-27 -
Composite
21-28
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$70
Undergraduate$70
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Rutgers-Newark during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Rutgers-Newark received a total of 14,456 applications. These applications included 6,502 male applicants and 7,954 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 14,456 applicants, Rutgers-Newark admitted 11,194 students. Among the admitted students, there were 4,853 males and 6,341 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 1,300 students chose to enroll at Rutgers-Newark. This means that 1,300 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 638 were male and 662 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Rutgers-Newark had an overall acceptance rate of 77% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 75% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 80%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Rutgers-Newark had an overall yield rate of 12% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 13%, and for female admitted students, it was 10%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Rutgers-Newark over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Rutgers University-Newark uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
Rutgers-Newark is a test-optional college where applicants are not required to submit standardized test (SAT or ACT) scores with their applications. Test scores are considered if submitted, but they are not mandatory. In the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school record
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Considered
- Secondary school rank
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
Neither required nor recommended
- Recommendation letters
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Rutgers University-Newark.
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Credit for life experiences
Not Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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