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Rutgers University, Newark

Rutgers Business School

Quick Stats

  • Avg. SAT Score
    1060
  • Annual Tuition
    $10,356
    $ $ $ $ $
  • Program Enrollment
    1,999
  • University Selectivity
    64%
  • University Yield
    27%
  • Job Offers
    54%
  • Average Salary
    $50,000
  • Top Industry
    Financial Services
  • School Status
    Public
  • Accreditation
    AACSB Accredited
  • B-School Founded
    1929
  • Program Length
    Four Year
Contact Information
1 Washington Park
Suite 324
Newark, New Jersey 07102, United States
Website

Rutgers Business School

Rutgers Business School-Newark and New Brunswick is an integral part of one of the United States’ oldest, largest, and most distinguished institutions of higher learning: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey – founded in 1766. Rutgers is the 8th oldest University in America and one of nine Colonial Colleges that includes Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Penn, and Columbia. Rutgers Business School prides itself in excellence, diversity and access. Over 6,000 students are enrolled in undergraduate programs in Newark and New Brunswick, MBA, Executive MBA, Masters of Accounting and PhD programs.

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About Rutgers University, Newark

Admissions

Admissions Selectivity
64% Rutgers University, Newark 58% Average Across All Schools
Most Important Admissions Factors
  1. High school GPA
  2. SAT/ACT scores
University Admissions
  • Min. SAT 900
  • Min. ACT 21
  • Min. GPA
B-School Admissions
  • Min. SAT 900
  • Min. ACT 21
  • Min. GPA
More Information
Total Applications
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
43340% 43,340
64% 64
27% 27
64% School Selectivity
27% School Yield
Demographics of Applicants
  • Male Applicants
  • Female Applicants
  • International Applicants
  • U.S. Applicants
Application Deadlines
Feb 1
Fall 2013
Sep 1
Spring 2014
Required Tests
  • SAT
  • Are Interviews Required? Not required
Additional Requirements:
Total Applications to Program
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
5097% 5,097
69% 69
15% 15
69% Program Selectivity
15% Program Yield
Program Requirements
  • Admissions managed by Business Program
  • Are interviews required? Not required
Required Tests

Transfer Requirements
  • How internal transfers are handled Separate application
  • Min college GPA for transfers 2.5
  • Other transfer requirements
Freshman Requirements
  • Freshman admissions Yes
  • Percent of admitted applicants who are freshmen 52
  • Min GPA required in pre-business courses Yes
  • How freshmen are admitted Indicate interest on university application
Other Requirements for freshman

Careers

Financial Services 24%
Top Industry
  • Non-profit 5%
  • Manufacturing 5%
  • Media/Entertainment 5%
Price Waterhouse Coppers 13
Top Employer
  • Ernst & Young 12
  • Deloitte 11
  • Prudential 7
Job offers within 3 months after graduation
54% Rutgers Business School 75% Average Across All Schools
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Job Offers Received and Accepted
  • This School
  • All Schools
By Graduation
54% 54
59% 59.267238095238085
54% Receive Offers
54% 54
56% 55.65923664122137
54% Accept Offers
After graduation, but within 3 months
0% 0
16% 16.189999999999998
0% Receive Offers
0% 0
17% 17.25698275862069
0% Accept Offers
More than 3 Months after graduation
0% 0
10% 10.193835616438358
0% Receive Offers
0% 0
13% 12.771399999999998
0% Accept Offers
Graduates seeking full-time employment
Graduates not seeking employment
73% Percentage of graduates for whom employment information is available
Salaries and Percentages of Job Accepting Graduates
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Consulting
0% 0
Data not provided
Finance/Accounting
57% 57
$50,000.00
40K 50K
General Management
5% 5
Data not provided
Human Resources
4% 4
Data not provided
Management Information Systems
9% 9
Data not provided
Marketing/Sales
5% 5
Data not provided
Operations/Production
10% 10
Data not provided
Logistics/Transportation
10% 10
Data not provided
Other
0% 0
Data not provided
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Accounting
33% 33
Data not provided
Consumer Products/Retail
8% 8
Data not provided
Consulting
0% 0
Data not provided
Financial Services
24% 24
Data not provided
Government/Education
4% 4
Data not provided
Pharma/Biotech/Health
4% 4
Data not provided
Manufacturing
5% 5
Data not provided
Media/Entertainment
5% 5
Data not provided
Non-Profit
5% 5
Data not provided
Petroleum/Energy
0% 0
Data not provided
Real Estate
0% 0
Data not provided
Sports/Leisure
0% 0
Data not provided
Technology/Science
9% 9
Data not provided
Transportation
3% 3
Data not provided
Utilities
0% 0
Data not provided
Other
0% 0
Data not provided
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
U.S. Northeast
99% 99
Data not provided
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
1% 1
Data not provided
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Average Signing Bonus for Most Recent Graduates
Other Income for Most Recent Graduates
Internship Employers / Interns Hired
  • BASF
  • Mondeleez
  • JP Morgan Chase
  • Verizon
  • Rothstein Kass
Internship Services
  • Companies that recruit interns on campus
  • Companies that posted internships on school message board
  • Average intern length in weeks 14
  • Percentage of internships that are paid 85
Career Services
  • Number of companies that recruited students on campus 447
  • Number of companies that posted full-time jobs on school message boards 1,103
Other activities and career services provided to undergraduate business students:
The Undergraduate Office of Career Management promotes RBS Newark undergraduates as a source of top talent by preparing business students for the on-campus recruiting process and helping employers find candidates with specific and unique skill sets. Services Available to Students: Individual 1-on-1 Career Coaching Appointments;Internship and Co-Op Advice;Mock Interview Practice;Resume and Cover Letter Critiques;Targeted Industry and Professional Development Workshops; Adv Excel Training Series

Cost

Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$25,485
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $10,356
  • Fees $2,717
  • Expenses $12,412
Non-Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$38,805
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $23,676
  • Fees $2,717
  • Expenses $12,412
Basis for Grants or Scholarships
  • Need
  • Merit
More Information
Financial Aid
  • Financial Aid Management No
  • Website https://studentaid.rutgers.edu/
Scholarships
$85,000
Total aid distributed to undergrad business students last year
$85,000
Total aid distributed to undergrad business students this year
Loans
  • Loan Guarantee Policy No
  • Max Loan Guarantee Per Year

Academics

Average Class Size
  • Rutgers Business School
  • All Schools
Core Business Classes
58% 53
50% 46
Elective Business Classes
53% 31
50% 29
Required Classes with a Waiting List
0 Rutgers Business School 12 Average Across All Schools
* On the First Day of Enrollment
Top Areas of Study
  • Accounting
  • Finance
  • General Management
  • Marketing
  • Supply Chain Management
More Information
Business Program Classes
10% More than 50 Students
90% 21 to 50 students
31 Average number of students in non-business required electives
52 Different Elective Courses
New Electives
  • Team Consulting
  • Marketing Consulting for Small Business
  • Program length Four Year
  • Last change to curriculum 2011
Degrees Offered / Credits Required
  • BS/Accounting 124
  • BS/Finance
  • BS/Management
  • BS/Marketing
  • BS/MIS
  • BS/Supply Chain Management
Faculty
  • All Faculty
  • Tenured
53% 53
62% 62
Prominent Faculty
  • Rosa Oppenheim

    Operations Research, Supply Chain Management & Marketing Sciences

  • Ann Buchholtz

    Leadership and Business Ethics, Management & Global Business

  • Jerome Williams

    Consumer Behavior of Multicultural Market Segments, Management & Global Business
  • Are work study or co-ops available? Yes
  • Description of work study / co-ops:

    Students can participate in work study opprtunities on campus, off campus internships and co-ops, as well as part-time opportunities within corporations.

  • Is study abroad available? Yes
  • Description of study abroad programs:

    Study Abroad opportunities are offered through Rutgers University. Some of the partner schools are: CIEE: Sao Paulo Business and Culture; CIEE: Shanghai Business, Language and Culture; City University (Business, Computing, Engineering, Mathematics and Music); European Business School; Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - Business Program; NOVA School of Business and Economics

  • Is community service or volunteering available? Yes
  • Description of community service/volunteering:

    each of the Business School Clubs participate in at least one community service project such as Habitat for Humanity, Tutoring middle school students, or volunteering at the local food pantry.

Students

11% Students in Top 10% of High School Class 4% Students with High School GPA over 3.75
1130 75th Percentile Score on SAT 24 75th Percentile Score on ACT
Student Body Breakdown
  • International Students
  • U.S. Students
  • Male Students
  • Female Students
Ethnicity of Students
White
28% 28
Asian American
28% 28
Hispanic
23% 23
* Percentages are for U.S. citizens in most recent entering class; only top three responses shown.
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U.S. Regional Breakdown
0%
%
98%
%
0%
1%
Student Citizenship
U.S.
79% 79
Other Non-U.S. Citizenship
21% 21
76% Freshman retention rate
Graduation Rate
  • 4 Years
  • 6 Years
0%
0%

Alumni

Alumni Donors
Total Living Alumni
Alumni Donations
Average Gift Largest Gift
Most Prominent Alumni
  • Robert J. Boutillier

    Vice Chairman; Northeast Region, Peat Marwick

  • Irwin M. Lerner

    Chairman, President and CEO; Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc.

  • Richard P. Mayer

    Retired Chairman & CEO, Kraft General Foods