Graduate Student Population in New Jersey
For the academic year 2022-2023, total 66,224 graduate students enrolled in 38 graduate schools in New Jersey. By gender, there are 28,968 male students (43.74%) and 37,256 female students (56.26%) enrolled in graduate programs.
Rutgers University-New Brunswick has the most graduate students of 14,293 and Stevens Institute of Technology has the second most graduate students of 5,244 in New Jersey. You can view and compare the graduate student population along with tuition and other admission information at New Jersey colleges at New Jersey Graduate School Comparison page.
By attending status, 35,827 students enrolled as full-time and 30,397 students enrolled as part-time for graduate programs. The following table shows the 2023 graduate students population by gender and attending status at New Jersey graduate schools.
Rutgers University-New Brunswick has the most graduate students of 14,293
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 66,224 | 28,968 | 37,256 |
| Full-time | 35,827 | 18,213 | 17,614 |
| Part-time | 30,397 | 10,755 | 19,642 |
Population by Race/Ethnicity
For the academic year 2022-2023, of the 38 enrolled students in New Jersey graduate schools, 67 were American Indian/Native American (0.10%), 6,661 were Asian (10.06%), 6,405 were Black/African American (9.67%), 7,685 were Hispanic (11.60%), 62 were Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (0.09%), 31,317 were White (47.29%), 1,358 were Two More (2.05%), and 3,068 were Un-Known (4.63%). The number of non-resident alien students is 9,601 (14.50%). The following table shows the 2023 graduate school students population by race/ethnicity and state at New Jersey graduate schools.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 66,224 | 28,968 | 37,256 |
| American Indian/Native American | 67 | 29 | 38 |
| Asian | 6,661 | 2,733 | 3,928 |
| Black/African American | 6,405 | 1,977 | 4,428 |
| Hispanic | 7,685 | 2,427 | 5,258 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 62 | 24 | 38 |
| White | 31,317 | 14,192 | 17,125 |
| Two More | 1,358 | 503 | 855 |
| Un-Known | 3,068 | 1,170 | 1,898 |
| Non-resident Alien | 9,601 | 5,913 | 3,688 |
