Study abroad at Newark

Newark is the largest metropolis in New Jersey and a booming technological innovation, international commerce, logistics, and higher education powerhouse situated along the Passaic River in the New York Metropolitan Area, located just 8 miles (15 minutes by direct PATH subway train or NJ Transit rail) west of Lower Manhattan / World Trade Center and home to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR - United Airlines global hub). Celebrated for the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), the Prudential Center arena, historic Branch Brook Park (famous for having over 5,300 cherry blossom trees - the largest collection in the US), the lively Ironbound dining district, and massive corporate headquarters (global headquarters of Prudential Financial, Panasonic Corporation of North America, Audible / Amazon, and PSEG). Newark is one of America's premier STEM and business university enclaves, home to the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT - founded in 1881, premier public STEM research powerhouse designated Carnegie R1, ranked in the US Top 85 National Universities and Top 25 Public Universities by the Wall Street Journal with over 13,000 students across University Heights, boasting the Newark College of Engineering NCE, Ying Wu College of Computing, Martin Tuchman School of Management, and Hillier College of Architecture and Design), alongside Rutgers University–Newark (renowned for Rutgers Business School - Newark and New Brunswick, and School of Criminal Justice), Seton Hall University School of Law, and Essex County College. Degrees are taught 100% in English with prestigious US accreditations. International students benefit from NJIT's #1 ranking for student economic upward mobility in New Jersey, generous international merit scholarships ($10,000 to $25,000/year), direct access to Wall Street and Silicon Alley tech jobs, and direct US F-1 / I-20 Student Visa support with 3-year STEM OPT work extensions.

Tuition fees in Newark for international undergraduate students at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT - Carnegie R1) range between $34,500 and $36,800 per academic year for Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, AI, and Tuchman Business (with NJIT awarding generous automatic International Academic Merit Scholarships discounting $10,000 to $25,000/year from tuition for qualified applicants with a GPA of 3.2+, bringing net tuition down to approx. $11,500–$24,500/year). At Rutgers University–Newark, undergraduate tuition is approx. $32,000 to $34,500/year. Postgraduate Master's degrees range from $22,000 to $34,000 per year. Modern on-campus university residences (NJIT Maple Hall, Laurel Hall, Redwood Hall, Honors Residence Hall; Rutgers University Square) cost between $800 and $1,350 per month (inclusive of meal plans, utilities, and high-speed Wi-Fi), while off-campus student apartments in University Heights, Central Ward, and Ironbound range from $650 to $1,150 per month. General monthly living expenses range between $850 and $1,400 (significantly more affordable than Manhattan).

International students require a US F-1 Student Visa. Upon academic admission and verification of financial documentation (bank statement certifying first-year tuition and living expenses minus scholarship awards approx. $26,000), Global Initiatives / Office of Global Initiatives (NJIT OGI) issues the official Form I-20. The student pays the SEVIS I-901 fee, completes the DS-160 online visa application, and attends the F-1 visa interview at the US Embassy or Consulate. STEM graduates qualify for a 24-month OPT extension (total 36 months of US employment authorization across New York and nationwide).