Rutgers University-Newark is a somewhat selective school. They receive roughly 18,000 applications each year. The overall acceptance rate tends to be 79 percent which equates to about 14,000 students who passed the admission process of the school. However, when the semester starts, only about 1,400 or 10 percent of the applicants would have picked Rutgers University-Newark as their future school. The school’s application data shows that 45 percent of the students who applied are men compared to 54 percent who are women. When the year starts, about 50 percent of those accepted females chose Rutgers University-Newark and 49 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 and Dual enrollment.

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Student ACT Scores

25th %
75th %



Student SAT Scores

25th %
75th %



First-Year Admission Statistics

Application, Acceptance, Enrollment Statistics from the 2023 Admissions Cycle. Test scores last reported in 2021
Applications
17,779
Male 8,049
Female 9,730

 

Acceptance
14,045
Male 6,225
Female 7,819

 

Enrollment Total
1,404
Male 692
Female 712


Acceptance Rate
79%
Male
77.3%
Female
80.4%

 

Yield
10%
Male
11.1%
Female
9.1%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

$70


Graduate

$70



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits
  • Dual enrollment


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