Rutgers University

Ranked #104
2025 US News rankings
Ranked #41 in Above the Law 2019
Newark, New Jersey

Admissions stats

Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.61
Median LSAT
158
Acceptance rate
38%
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2024 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
154
158
160
GPA
3.28
3.61
3.8
Admissions funnel

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Count
Percent
Applications
3558
100%
Accepted
1358
38%
Matriculated
412
12%

Employment

Employment outcomes

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Full-time legal employment
89%
Full-time non-legal
7%
Unemployed
4%
Top employment locations

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Location
Jobs
New Jersey
304
New York
55
Pennsylvania
43
International
0
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
34%
1-25
13%
26-500
14%
501+
7%
Business & industry
7%
Government
11%
Public interest
5%
Clerkship
35%
Federal
0.8%
State
35%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
2%
Unemployed
4%

Tuition & costs

Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$29,790
Estimated 3 years: $89,370
Cost of living (off-campus)
$32,546
Estimated 3 years
$97,638
Total cost
$54,887
Estimated 3 years
$164,661
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$15,000
25th percentile: $12,000
75th percentile: $20,000
Scholarship amounts
<50%
60%
50-100%
40%
100%
0%
>100%
0.4%

Demographics

Out of 1235 students in 2024, 55% were women, and 43% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].

By gender
Students
Men
43%
Women
55%
Other
0.8%
Full-time faculty
Men
49%
Women
51%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
66%
Women
34%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
57%
Black
10%
Asian
11%
Hisp
13%
PI
0%
AI
0.7%
2+
3%
Unk
6%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
45%
Black
11%
Asian
6%
Hisp
16%
PI
3%
AI
0%
2+
8%
Unk
10%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
73%
PoC
27%
Part-time faculty
White
78%
PoC
23%
Rutgers University student and staff demographics

Based on 2024 data from ABA

STUDENTS
GRADUATES
FULL-TIME PROFESSORS
PART-TIME PROFESSORS
Men
534
-
59
79
Women
683
-
62
41
Other gender
10
-
0
0
White
701
134
88
93
Asian
142
19
-
-
Hispanic
156
46
-
-
Black
123
32
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
10
-
-
American Indian
9
0
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
33
24
-
-
Other
71
31
-
-
People of Color
534
162
33
27

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