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#29 of 2,496 In the United States
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Acceptance rate
66%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Aid receiving
70%
Undergraduates
36,344
Graduates
14,293
Male:Female Ratio
46:54
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree

Rutgers University - New Brunswick Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

Rutgers University - New Brunswick has an acceptance rate of 66% and is among the top 27% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 66% 65% 68%
Applicants 41,654 19,448 22,206
Admissions 27,612 12,593 15,019
Freshmen enrolled full time 7,769 3,824 3,945
Freshmen enrolled part time 11 6 5

19,667 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

3,758 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
3,906 or 50%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1270
or below

75% of them
had 1480
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in Rutgers University - New Brunswick are 1270-1480 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
450 or 6%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 28
or below

75% of them
had 33
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in Rutgers University - New Brunswick are 28-33 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
SAT/ACT Considered but not required
Secondary school rank Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 17098 (34%)
Asian 14185 (28%)
Hispanic 7291 (14%)
Nonresident Alien 5218 (10%)
Black or African American 3939 (8%)
Two or more races 1760 (3%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 1072 (2%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 40 (0.1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 14 (0%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Average aid awarded
$12,785
Students receiving aid
70%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $12,900$18,696
Tuition in-state $12,900$18,696
Tuition out-of-state $30,600$31,800
Fee in-district $3,363$2,382
Fee in-state $3,363$2,382
Fee out-of-state $3,363$2,382

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 15,838
Combined charge for room and board $13,909
Room charge $8,415
Meal charge $5,494

Rutgers University - New Brunswick majors

Rutgers University - New Brunswick has granted 8,485 bachelor's degrees across 102 programs, 3,105 master's across 106 programs, and 1,403 doctorate degrees across 76 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Major Associate Bachelor Master Doctoral
Social Work 83 668 14
Computer and Information Sciences, General 613 50 21
Psychology, General 484 38 34
Information Science & Studies 385 86 10
Finance, General 418
Public Health, General 274 118 8
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 394
Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General 263 125
Medicine 353
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 344
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 323
Biomedical Sciences, General 306 15
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 294 3
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 224 52 19
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management 270
Economics, General 262
Management Science 251 2
Mechanical Engineering 178 37 18
Political Science and Government, General 195 27 5
Health Services Administration 120 93
Pharmacy 205
Cell & Cellular Biology and Histology 193 2 1
Library and Information Science 196
Criminal Justice & Safety Studies 194
Chemical Engineering 100 50 10
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 155
Accounting 151
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 103 31 12
Nursing Science 14 132
Labor and Industrial Relations 143
Mathematics, General 115 18 9
Dentistry 126
Civil Engineering, General 77 34 10
English Language and Literature, General 101 7 9
Journalism 115
Statistics, General 48 60 5
Physical Therapy & Therapist 100
Sport and Fitness Administration & Management 75 24
History, General 79 5 10
Biological and Physical Sciences 92
Physician Assistant 92
Special Education and Teaching, General 80 1
Animal Sciences, General 74 1 1
Music Performance, General 41 8 21
Nutrition Sciences 55 10 5
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other 12 19 39
Chemistry, General 40 5 20
Computer and Information Sciences, Other 64
Molecular Genetics 45 13 5
Industrial Engineering 41 12 4
Biotechnology 56
Clinical & Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other 36 13 4
Art & Art Studies, General 37 13
Elementary Education and Teaching 45 4
Food Science 32 4 13
Sociology, General 37 3 7
Physics, General 45
Sustainability Studies 45
Health Services & Allied Health & Health Sciences, General 38 1 5
Public Policy Analysis, General 18 25
Cognitive Science, General 42
Social Sciences, Other 41
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General 40
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 38 2
Ceramic Sciences and Engineering 20 15 4
Linguistics 35 4
Philosophy 32 5
Spanish Language and Literature 14 16 7
Environmental Science 24 7 4
Environmental & Natural Resources Management and Policy, General 35
Engineering Science 34
Environmental Studies 34
Applied Psychology 33
Clinical Nutrition & Nutritionist 26 7
Medical Informatics 20 13
Dance, General 31 1
Design and Visual Communications, General 32
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other 30
Landscape Architecture 19 10
Microbiology, General 17 7 3
Biochemistry 26
Molecular Biology 26
Business Administration and Management, General 23
Occupational Therapist Assistant 23
Physics, Other 7 16
City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 13 9
Educational Psychology 22
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching 21
Agriculture, General 20
Biostatistics 20
Cinematography and Film & Video Production 20
Social Studies Teacher Education 20
Geography 15 1 2
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography 18
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education 8 10
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 11 3 3
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 6 11
English & Language Arts Teacher Education 17
Women's Studies 11 1 4
Dental Clinical Sciences, General 15
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 13 2
Health & Health Care Administration & Management 11 4
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other 15
Foreign Language Teacher Education 14
Anthropology, General 9 4
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services 13
Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services 13
Engineering & Industrial Management 13
Geology & Earth Science, General 4 5 4
Science Teacher Education & General Science Teacher Education 13
Ecology 5 7
Film & Cinema & Media Studies 12
Plant Sciences, General 12
Agricultural Engineering 10 1
Reading Teacher Education 11
American & United States Studies & Civilization 10
Astrophysics 10
Botany & Plant Biology 5 5
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 7 3
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 10
Comparative Literature 5 2 2
Education, General 2 7
Meteorology 9
African-American & Black Studies 8
Drama and Dance Teacher Education 8
Mathematics Teacher Education 8
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical 4 4
Pharmacoeconomics & Pharmaceutical Economics 8
Entomology 2 1 4
Environmental Design & Architecture 7
Italian Language and Literature 1 4 2
Religion & Religious Studies 3 4
Biometry & Biometrics 6
French Language and Literature 2 3 1
Health Information & Medical Records Administration & Administrator 6
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry 2 4
Music, General 3 1 2
Urban Studies & Affairs 6
Applied Behavior Analysis 5
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 5
Packaging Science 5
Toxicology 1 4
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, Other 3 1
Cell & Cellular and Molecular Biology 1 3
Higher Education & Higher Education Administration 4
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American & Chicano Studies 4
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other 4
Health Communication 3
Agricultural Economics 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other 2
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General 2
German Language and Literature 2
Jewish & Judaic Studies 2
Medical Science & Scientist 2
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other 1 1
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 1
Chinese Language and Literature 1
Cytotechnology & Cytotechnologist 1
Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia 1
Educational Statistics and Research Methods 1
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other 1
Japanese Language and Literature 1
Korean Language and Literature 1
Medical Radiologic Technology & Science - Radiation Therapist 1
Medieval and Renaissance Studies 1
Molecular Pharmacology 1
Neurobiology and Anatomy 1
Pharmacology 1
Physiology, General 1
Grand Total 35 8,485 3,105 1,403

Rutgers University - New Brunswick has a graduation rate of 84%, which is among the 9% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 84% 82% 87%
  • Full-time retention rate - 92%
  • Part-time retention rate - 80%

Publications & Citations

Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a world-class research university with 193,257 scientific papers published and 5,921,814 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Chemistry, Medicine, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Environmental Science, Genetics, and Biochemistry.

Publications
193,257
Citations
5,921,814

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology
113,878 / 3,967,888
Chemistry
90,662 / 3,382,928
Medicine
89,344 / 2,633,893
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
79,633 / 2,213,289
Engineering
75,638 / 2,505,492
Computer Science
73,994 / 2,378,580
Physics
73,285 / 2,557,267
Environmental Science
65,305 / 2,094,123
Genetics
60,988 / 2,197,190
Biochemistry
57,951 / 2,280,268
Psychology
51,830 / 1,682,277
Quantum and Particle physics
47,066 / 1,787,341
Organic Chemistry
43,197 / 1,730,555
Political Science
39,597 / 964,499
Law
37,591 / 930,565
Pathology
36,633 / 1,040,298
Mathematics
36,581 / 1,088,910
Geology
36,344 / 1,257,671
Philosophy
36,288 / 1,041,744
Sociology
33,593 / 901,464
Materials Science
33,276 / 1,200,803
Geography and Cartography
31,022 / 966,636
Statistics
28,622 / 902,762
Psychiatry
27,814 / 856,518
Ecology
27,598 / 1,024,448
Business
27,554 / 787,783
Paleontology
25,068 / 861,580
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
23,179 / 730,160
Economics
22,649 / 556,891
Surgery
22,041 / 466,497
History
21,838 / 567,105
Neuroscience
21,580 / 805,992
Linguistics
18,170 / 528,949
Archaeology
18,118 / 528,979
Optical Engineering
18,070 / 596,096
Immunology
17,736 / 579,329
Public Health
15,153 / 492,648
Machine Learning
14,174 / 439,294
Botany
14,100 / 498,926
Metallurgical Engineering
14,014 / 521,126

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 2179 20827
1992 2188 22965
1993 2275 23990
1994 2469 27106
1995 2408 30216
1996 2759 34873
1997 2742 38103
1998 2733 43732
1999 2698 48430
2000 2799 55109
2001 2871 61203
2002 4001 76784
2003 3846 80800
2004 3788 90233
2005 3997 103379
2006 4287 116885
2007 4425 132636
2008 5690 143576
2009 4463 159172
2010 4828 174406
2011 4973 194759
2012 5251 214233
2013 5736 233469
2014 6591 249599
2015 6951 265034
2016 7574 276422
2017 7612 288330
2018 7768 316709
2019 8687 350604
2020 9661 404787
2021 9588 446510
2022 8920 446892
2023 8864 442030
Academic rankings

Rutgers University - New Brunswick alumni

  1. Sebastian Stan

    Sebastian Stan
    Born in
    Romania Flag Romania
    Years
    1982-.. (age 42)
    Occupations
    actorfilm actortelevision actor
    Biography

    Sebastian Stan is a Romanian–American actor. He gained recognition for his role as Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier in the Marvel Cinematic Universe media franchise beginning with the film Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), and most recently starring in the Disney+ miniseries The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021).

  2. James Gandolfini

    James Gandolfini
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1961-2013 (aged 52)
    Occupations
    television actoractor
    Biography

    James John Gandolfini Jr. was an American actor. He was best known for his portrayal of Tony Soprano, the Italian-American Mafia crime boss in HBO's television series The Sopranos (1999–2007). For this role, he won three Emmy Awards, five Screen Actors Guild Awards, and one Golden Globe Award. His role as Tony Soprano has been described as one of the greatest and most influential performances in television history.

  3. Elizabeth Warren

    Elizabeth Warren
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1949-.. (age 75)
    Occupations
    university teacherwriterlawyerjuristeconomist
    Biography

    Elizabeth Ann Warren is an American politician and former law professor who is the senior United States senator from Massachusetts, serving since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party and regarded as a progressive, Warren has focused on consumer protection, equitable economic opportunity, and the social safety net while in the Senate. Warren was a candidate in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries, ultimately finishing third.

  4. Calista Flockhart

    Calista Flockhart
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1964-.. (age 60)
    Occupations
    film actorstage actortelevision actor
    Biography

    Calista Kay Flockhart is an American actress. She is best known for portraying the title character on the Fox television series Ally McBeal (1997–2002), for which she received a Golden Globe Award in 1998 and was thrice nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. From 2006 to 2011, she starred as Kitty Walker on the ABC drama series Brothers & Sisters, and between 2015 and 2021, Flockhart appeared as Cat Grant on the superhero drama Supergirl. In film, she is known for roles in The Birdcage (1996), A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999), and Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000).

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General info

Alternative names RU
Rutgers, The State University
Rutgers, New Jersey
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Rutgers
Rutgers University
Rutgers-New Jersey
Rutgers, The State University New Brunswick/Piscataway
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Rutgers, New Brunswick
Founded 1766
Motto Sol iustitiae et occidentem illustra
Sun of righteousness, shine upon the West also
Colors scarlet, black
Academic calendar September to May (September - December; January-May). Also Summer Session (May-August) and Winter Session (December-January)
Total FTE staff 17,852
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address 83 Somerset St
New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901-1281
United States
City population 55,000
Phone 8484454636

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