Life at Rutgers-Newark on Campus and Beyond
Live in the center of a global city
Immerse yourself in the community by making one of our five residence halls your home base. You can live in a traditional dorm, living-learning community, and even recovery housing. Explore residence halls and options, along with healthy, convenient meal plans.
Get involved in student organizations
You will find over 100 student organizations for every interest, including academic, pre-professional, cultural, religious, special interest, media groups, graduate groups, fraternities and sororities, and governing councils.
Attend the Student Organization Showcase to get a taste of how to get involved or explore the many Rutgers-Newark student groups online.
Arts, culture & media add to your experience
Whether you enjoy the theater, art exhibits, or the acclaimed beauty of 110 Warren Street, a repurposed industrial building with sweeping views of the campus, enjoy performances at Clement’s Place venue hosted by Rutgers- Newark Institute of Jazz Studies, or immerse yourself in the countless culture, performance, and arts experiences that surround us in Newark, you’ll find a wealth of enrichment here.
Learn in a thriving multicultural city
Newark isn’t just the city that hosts our campus; it is intrinsic to your education and the value of choosing to study here. Ideas, opportunities, and engagement flow between the colleges, classes and programs and the government, institutions, businesses, and initiatives across the metropolitan area.
Going further beyond the campus—Global enrichment opportunities
Experience learning in study away, field study, internships and global travel programs. Rutgers University-Newark’s Office of Global Initiatives and Experiential Learning is the central hub for all global initiatives, with exciting programs for graduate and undergraduate students to fit a diversity of interests.
