Rutgers University-Newark

Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Rutgers-Newark is slightly skewed towards women students, with 54.7% of undergraduate students being women and 45.3% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 8,334, with 4,561 women and 3,773 men.

On the other hand, the graduate student population at Rutgers-Newark is almost evenly split between men and women, with 50.1% of undergraduate students being women and 49.9% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 3,834, with 1,919 women and 1,915 men.

The largest ethnic group among the students is Hispanic, comprising 31.3% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 2,609 students.

Following closely behind are White students, constituting 20.5% of the student body, with 1,706 students. African American students represent 18.4% of the population, with 1,534 students, while Asian students account for 17.6%, with 1,464 students. Mixed race students account for 2.5% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 206 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.2% , with 17 students.

International students make up 6.7% of the undergraduate population, totaling 558 students.

There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 2.8% of the population, totaling 233 students.

The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Rutgers-Newark.