Rutgers University-Newark is a fairly selective school. They receive roughly 37,000 applications each year. The overall acceptance rate tends to be 71 percent which equates to about 26,300 students who passed the admission process of the school. However, when the semester starts, only about 1,860 or 7 percent of the applicants would have picked Rutgers University-Newark as their future school. The school’s application data shows that 46 percent of the students who applied are men compared to 53 percent who are women. When the year starts, about 49 percent of those accepted females chose Rutgers University-Newark and 50 percent were men. The undergraduate application fee set by Rutgers University-Newark is $70. Students are requested to submit their ACT or SAT scores to Rutgers University-Newark when applying. Most often, an ACT score of 20 - 27 or a 1,040 - 1,280 SAT score is the range that applicants have greater chances to be accepted. This school also accepts Advanced Placement (AP) credits.

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Student ACT Scores

25th %
75th %



Student SAT Scores

25th %
75th %



First-Year Admission Statistics

Application, Acceptance, Enrollment Statistics from the 2024 Admissions Cycle. Test scores last reported in 2021
Applications
36,793
Male 17,277
Female 19,508

 

Acceptance
26,254
Male 12,084
Female 14,163

 

Enrollment Total
1,857
Male 929
Female 928


Acceptance Rate
71.4%
Male
69.9%
Female
72.6%

 

Yield
7.1%
Male
7.7%
Female
6.6%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

$70


Graduate

$70



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits


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