Rutgers Newark earned 84 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 3 in the top 1%, 46 in the top 5%, 21 in the top 10% and 14 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 9 in Top Ranked Veterans for Other Public Administration, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 84 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 3 / 46
Highest placement: #1 of 9, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 14
Placements this edition: 179
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has Rutgers University-Newark Earned?
Rutgers University-Newark holds 84 ranking badges across 14 fields of study, 49 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics rankings. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. These badges come from the 2027 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. College administrators who want to showcase these awards through our badge program can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
3
Top 5%
46
Top 10%
21
Top 15%
14
Total
84
What Is Rutgers University-Newark Known For?
Rutgers University-Newark is best known for Business, Management & Marketing: 13 of its 44 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Criminal Justice & Corrections, Business Administration & Management and Accounting. Its highest traditional-student placement is #86 of 5,042 in Ethnic Diversity.
How Does Rutgers University-Newark Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, Rutgers University-Newark earned 1 badge across 1 online program; its highest placement is #38 of 379 in Most Popular Online for Criminal Justice & Corrections.
How Does Rutgers University-Newark Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, Rutgers University-Newark earned 39 badges, 36 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 9 in Top Ranked Veterans for Other Public Administration.
College Factual’s rankings are grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. Rutgers University-Newark appears in 179 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team