Assistant Dean for Enrollment and First-Year Programs

🇺🇸 New Brunswick, NJ 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $82K - $126K 💻 Enrollment 🗓️ March 27th, 2026

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Rutgers University is hiring an Assistant Dean for Enrollment and First-Year Programs for the Honors College. This role oversees admissions operations, including recruitment, applications, scholarship selection, and yield, while also managing first-year student programming to support student success, retention, and engagement. The Assistant Dean collaborates with faculty and stakeholders to design and implement initiatives that enhance the academic and extracurricular experiences of high-achieving students.

Highlights

Oversees Honors College admission process and first-year programming including orientation and cohort programs.
Supports recruitment, retention, academic success, and graduation initiatives for high-achieving students.
Collaborates with faculty, Honors Council, and campus partners to design and implement programs.
Ensures accuracy and prominence of all College communications and recruitment materials.
Maintains relationships with Enrollment Management, School deans, and student support offices.
Develops co- and extra-curricular programming offered in evenings and weekends.
Participates in college-wide events such as Welcome Week and Convocation.
Requires a Master’s degree plus at least five years of university student-facing program experience; PhD preferred.
Salary range: $82,166 to $125,837, with final offer depending on qualifications and market factors.
Position is full-time, exempt, with a 37.5-hour workweek and benefits package including medical, retirement, and educational benefits.