Rutgers University-Newark Student Population and Demographics

Rutgers-Newark Student Population

There are 11,315 students including 7,989 undergraduate and 3,326 graduate students at Rutgers University-Newark for the academic year 2024-2025. By attending status, there are 8,595 full-time and 2,720 part-time students with gender distribution of 5,385 male and 5,930 female students.

Rutgers University-Newark is offering the distance learning opportunity (online degree program) and total 1,183 students have enrolled online program exclusively.

Student Gender Distribution

Rutgers University-Newark has a total enrollment of 11,315 with a gender distribution of 47.59% male (5,385 students) and 52.41% female (5,930 students). There are 3,757 male and 4,232 female students in undergraduate school and 1,628 male and 1,698 female students are attending graduate school at Rutgers University-Newark.

Student Population By Gender
Rutgers University-Newark
	Total	Men	Women
Total	11,315	5,385	5,930
Undergraduate	7,989	3,757	4,232
Graduate	3,326	1,628	1,698
Full-time	8,595	4,089	4,506
Part-time	2,720	1,296	1,424

[Chart] Rutgers University-Newark 2025 Gender Distribution of Enrollment

Enrollment by Attending Status

Rutgers University-Newark has 8,595 full-time and 2,720 part-time students. In undergraduate school, 6,958 students are attending classes with full-time status, and 1,031 students are attending with part-time status. In graduate school, 1,637 students are full-time and 1,689 are part-time students.

Student Population By Attendance Status
Rutgers University-Newark
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	11,315	8,595	2,720
Undergraduate	7,989	6,958	1,031
Graduate	3,326	1,637	1,689
Men	5,385	4,089	1,296
Women	5,930	4,506	1,424

[Chart] Rutgers University-Newark Enrollment by Attending Status

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

At Rutgers University-Newark, 1,183 students have enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,905 students have enrolled in some online courses out of total 11,315 students.

In undergraduate schools, 2,357 students take at least one online course and in graduate schools, 1,731 students are attending some online courses.

2025 Distance Learning Enrollment
Rutgers University-Newark
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	11,315	7,989	3,326
Online Exclusively	1,183	150	1,033
In Some Online Classes	2,905	2,207	698
Not In Online Classes	7,227	5,632	1,595

[Chart] Rutgers University-Newark Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

Race/Ethnicity Distribution

This section analyzes the student population by race/ethnicity at Rutgers University-Newark. There are 14 American Indian/Native American, 2,773 White, 1,763 Black/African American, 2,053 Asian, 3,251 Hispanic, 10 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 295 students with other races.

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
Rutgers University-Newark
	Total	Men	Women
Total	11,315	5,385	5,930
American Indian/Native American	14	6	8
Asian	2,053	1,019	1,034
Black/African American	1,763	773	990
Hispanic	3,251	1,335	1,916
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	10	8	2
White	2,773	1,479	1,294
Two More	250	119	131
Race Un-Known	357	176	181

[Chart] Rutgers University-NewarkRace/Ethnicity Distribution

Student Age Distribution

The following table and chart show the student enrollment by age distribution at Rutgers University-Newark.

Age Distribution
Rutgers University-Newark
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	11,315	7,989	3,326
Under 18	70	70	0
Age 18-19	2,646	2,646	0
Age 20-21	2,407	2,391	16
Age 22-24	2,407	1,613	794
Age 25-29	1,727	625	1,102
Age 30-34	819	228	591
Age 35-39	454	129	325
Age 40-49	497	159	338
Age 50-64	269	115	154
Over 64	19	13	6
Age Un-Known	0	0	0

[Chart] Rutgers University-Newark 2025 Age Distribution of Enrollment

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