249 University Avenue
Newark, NJ 07102-1896
General Information
Type: Public institution
Year Founded: 1946
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 6,513
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $40,417,020
Admissions
Application Fee: $50
Application Deadline: Rolling
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $8,812 in-state, 16,410 out-of-state
Room/Board: $8,984
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: women’s center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, academic, older student, psychological, birth control
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Bell Atlantic Mobile; IBM; JP Morgan; Deloitte and Touche; Hoffman LaRoche; Johnson and Johnson; AT&T; PriceWaterhouseCooper; Rutgers University Simon and Schuster; Merrill Lynch.
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 1,042,941
Number of current serial subscriptions: 6,380
Number of microforms: 1,511,572
Number of audiovisuals: 39,658
Number of ebooks: 0
Other library facilities: Includes Newark Dana Library, Newark Law Library and Institute of Jazz Studies
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Robeson Art Gallery
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 494
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): N/A
Classrooms: N/A
Labs: N/A
Other areas: N/A
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: N/A
Recommended operating system: N/A
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: N/A
Are students permitted to have webpages? – N/A
Is there online registration? – N/A
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 15%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: N/A
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: N/A
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: N/A
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 15%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms, sorority housing, fraternity housing, apartment for single students, special housing for disabled students
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: N/A
Doubles: N/A
Triples or Suites: N/A
Apartments: N/A
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 3
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 100%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: N/A
Campus Size: 37 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Newark Liberty International Airport (5), New York – LaGuardia (23)
Nearest train station: Newark, New Jersey
Nearest bus station: Newark, New Jersey
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: N/A
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 13%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,600
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Rutgers-New Brunswick)
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Rutgers-New Brunswick)
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: smoking prohibited, other
Campus
Most popular events: N/A