Colleges in Newark New Jersey

County: Essex

Incorporated: 1836

Elevation: 95 feet

Land Area: 23.8 square miles

Population Density: 11723 people per square mile

Population: 278,980

Population change since 2000: 2.00%

Races (City): Black (53.5%), Hispanic (29.5%), White Non-Hispanic (14.2%), Other race (14.0%), Two or more races (4.4%), American Indian (0.8%), Asian Indian (0.5%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries (City): Portuguese (5.8%), Italian (2.6%), Subsaharan African (2.6%), West Indian (2.3%), United States (1.8%)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Manhattan, NY (11.3 miles , pop. 1,537,195)

Nearest cities: East Newark borough, NJ (1.3 miles ), Harrison, NJ (1.3 miles ), East Orange, NJ (1.6 miles ), Irvington, NJ (1.6 miles ), Kearny, NJ (1.8 miles ), Orange, NJ (1.9 miles ), Hillside, NJ (1.9 miles ), South Orange, NJ (2.0 miles )

Newark Compared to State Average:

Median house value above state average.

Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.

Black race population percentage significantly above state average.

Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.

Median age below state average.

Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.

Renting percentage above state average.

Number of rooms per house below state average.

Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

High school or higher: 57.90%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.00%

Graduate or professional degree: 3.00%

Colleges/Universities in Newark:

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEWARK

Full-time enrollment: 6,878, Location: NEWARK CAMPUS, Public, Website: www.rutgers.edu, Offers Doctor's degree

NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

FT enrollment: 6,565, Location: UNIVERSITY HTS, Public, Website: www.njit.edu, Offers Doctor's degree

ESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE

FT enrollment: 5,893, Location: 303 UNIVERSITY AVE, Public, Website: www.essex.edu

UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY

FT enrollment: 4,134, Location: 65 BERGEN ST RM 1441, Public, Website: www.UMDNJ.EDU, Offers Doctor's degree

WORLDWIDE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES INC-NEWARK OFFICE

FT enrollment: 95, Location: 5 COMMERCE ST, Private, for-profit, Website: worlwideeducational.com

CAREERWORKS INC

Location: 601 BROAD ST, Private, for-profit)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Newark:

SETON HALL UNIVERSITY

about 5 miles, SOUTH ORANGE, NJ, Full-time enrollment: 7,509

KEAN UNIVERSITY

about 6 miles, UNION, NJ, FT enrollment: 8,627

NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY

about 7 miles, JERSEY CITY, NJ, FT enrollment: 5,582

HUDSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 7 miles, JERSEY CITY, NJ, FT enrollment: 3,630

SAINT PETERS COLLEGE

about 7 miles, JERSEY CITY, NJ, FT enrollment: 2,643

MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY

about 8 miles, UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ, FT enrollment: 10,226

STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

about 8 miles, HOBOKEN, NJ, FT enrollment: 2,793