Rutgers University - New Brunswick: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #37 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #32 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #29 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #2 of 47 | In New Jersey |
| #1 of 2 | In New Brunswick |
| #11 of 2,375 | For Gender Studies |
| Top100 | For 175 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 58%
- Undergraduates
- 37,985
- Graduates
- 14,284
- Male:Female Ratio
- 45:55
- Control
- Public
- Highest Degree
- Doctor's degree
- Website
- newbrunswick.rutgers.edu
Rutgers University - New Brunswick Acceptance rate and admissions statistics
Rutgers University - New Brunswick has an acceptance rate of 58% and is among the top 20% 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 | 58% | 57% | 59% |
| Applicants | 68,614 | 32,652 | 35,948 |
| Admissions | 39,899 | 18,574 | 21,314 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 8,187 | 4,043 | 4,144 |
| Freshmen enrolled part time | 4 | 2 | 2 |
21,737 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
3,953 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
SAT scores
Among admitted applicants
4,109 or 50%
submitted SAT
25% of them
had 1310
or below
75% of them
had 1500
or below
Typical SAT scores of first-years in Rutgers University - New Brunswick are 1310-1500 (middle 50% range).
ACT scores
Among admitted applicants
432 or 5%
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 | 16505 (32%) |
|---|---|
| Asian | 15175 (29%) |
| Hispanic | 7967 (15%) |
| Nonresident Alien | 5286 (10%) |
| Black or African American | 4183 (8%) |
| Two or more races | 1771 (3%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 1318 (3%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 30 (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
- $16,742
- Students receiving aid
- 69%
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $14,222 | $20,616 |
| Tuition in-state | $14,222 | $20,616 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $33,734 | $35,064 |
| Fee in-district | $3,707 | $2,625 |
| Fee in-state | $3,707 | $2,625 |
| Fee out-of-state | $3,707 | $2,625 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 15,508 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $15,714 |
| Room charge | $9,366 |
| Meal charge | $6,348 |
Rutgers University - New Brunswick majors
Rutgers University - New Brunswick has granted 8,438 bachelor's degrees across 107 programs, 3,294 master's across 109 programs, and 1,341 doctorate degrees across 84 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick.
| Major | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 746 | 227 | 21 | |
| Social Work | 86 | 671 | 18 | |
| Psychology, General | 570 | 54 | 33 | |
| Finance, General | 490 | |||
| Information Science & Studies | 385 | 72 | 9 | |
| Public Health, General | 244 | 186 | 8 | |
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 421 | |||
| Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General | 236 | 129 | ||
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 253 | 53 | 11 | |
| Medicine | 317 | |||
| Management Science | 307 | 7 | ||
| Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse | 297 | 1 | ||
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 288 | |||
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 271 | 15 | ||
| Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management | 274 | |||
| Political Science and Government, General | 202 | 26 | 3 | |
| Exercise Science and Kinesiology | 222 | 3 | ||
| Economics, General | 216 | |||
| Mechanical Engineering | 173 | 27 | 6 | |
| Marketing & Marketing Management, General | 198 | |||
| Health Services Administration | 107 | 67 | ||
| Criminal Justice & Safety Studies | 172 | |||
| Statistics, General | 58 | 94 | 12 | |
| Cell & Cellular Biology and Histology | 153 | 3 | 6 | |
| Pharmacy | 161 | |||
| Library and Information Science | 144 | |||
| Nursing Science | 15 | 128 | ||
| Dentistry | 130 | |||
| English Language and Literature, General | 106 | 11 | 9 | |
| Labor and Industrial Relations | 121 | 2 | 2 | |
| Mathematics, General | 95 | 15 | 15 | |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 93 | 27 | 4 | |
| Accounting | 108 | |||
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 100 | 3 | ||
| Journalism | 103 | |||
| Sport and Fitness Administration & Management | 79 | 20 | ||
| Chemical Engineering | 62 | 31 | 4 | |
| History, General | 78 | 8 | 11 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences, Other | 93 | |||
| Civil Engineering, General | 68 | 16 | 8 | |
| Physical Therapy & Therapist | 88 | |||
| Animal Sciences, General | 76 | 4 | 2 | |
| Industrial Engineering | 40 | 31 | 5 | |
| Sustainability Studies | 66 | |||
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General | 65 | |||
| Music Performance, General | 30 | 13 | 20 | |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other | 6 | 16 | 37 | 4 |
| Sociology, General | 47 | 2 | 11 | |
| Chemistry, General | 37 | 5 | 17 | |
| Clinical & Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other | 43 | 10 | 5 | |
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 55 | 2 | ||
| Molecular Genetics | 34 | 9 | 8 | |
| Art & Art Studies, General | 37 | 13 | ||
| Public Policy Analysis, General | 14 | 34 | ||
| Clinical Nutrition & Nutritionist | 35 | 11 | ||
| Physician Assistant | 46 | |||
| Engineering Science | 45 | |||
| Environmental & Natural Resources Management and Policy, General | 45 | |||
| Biochemistry | 43 | |||
| Business Administration and Management, General | 43 | |||
| Linguistics | 40 | 2 | ||
| Cognitive Science, General | 40 | |||
| Nutrition Sciences | 30 | 6 | 4 | |
| Environmental Science | 26 | 7 | 6 | |
| Applied Psychology | 38 | |||
| Physics, General | 38 | |||
| Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General | 36 | 1 | ||
| Medical Informatics | 28 | 8 | ||
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other | 36 | |||
| Biotechnology | 34 | |||
| Dance, General | 34 | |||
| Social Sciences, Other | 34 | |||
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 30 | 2 | ||
| Anthropology, General | 23 | 4 | 4 | |
| Ceramic Sciences and Engineering | 9 | 15 | 6 | |
| Environmental Studies | 30 | |||
| Health Information & Medical Records Administration & Administrator | 23 | 6 | ||
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 20 | 8 | ||
| Philosophy | 23 | 1 | 3 | |
| Physics, Other | 8 | 19 | ||
| Geology & Earth Science, General | 16 | 7 | 3 | |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other | 24 | |||
| Food Science | 14 | 4 | 6 | |
| Plant Sciences, General | 23 | |||
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | 10 | 13 | ||
| City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | 17 | 5 | ||
| Molecular Biology | 22 | |||
| Occupational Therapy & Therapist | 22 | |||
| Botany & Plant Biology | 12 | 9 | ||
| Occupational Therapist Assistant | 21 | |||
| Social Studies Teacher Education | 21 | |||
| Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist | 21 | |||
| Landscape Architecture | 14 | 6 | ||
| Microbiology, General | 15 | 2 | 3 | |
| Agricultural Engineering | 17 | 2 | ||
| Cinematography and Film & Video Production | 19 | |||
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 10 | 3 | 4 | |
| Foreign Language Teacher Education | 17 | |||
| Design and Visual Communications, General | 16 | |||
| Engineering & Industrial Management | 16 | |||
| Film & Cinema & Media Studies | 16 | |||
| Spanish Language and Literature | 3 | 11 | 2 | |
| Agriculture, General | 15 | |||
| Geography | 7 | 1 | 7 | |
| Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching | 13 | |||
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 7 | 4 | 2 | |
| Educational Psychology | 13 | |||
| Health Services & Allied Health & Health Sciences, General | 11 | 2 | ||
| Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography | 13 | |||
| Reading Teacher Education | 13 | |||
| Ecology | 4 | 8 | ||
| Entomology | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
| Research and Experimental Psychology, Other | 12 | |||
| Urban Studies & Affairs | 12 | |||
| Women's Studies | 4 | 7 | 1 | |
| Astrophysics | 11 | |||
| Dental Clinical Sciences, General | 11 | |||
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | 10 | 1 | ||
| Health & Health Care Administration & Management | 10 | 1 | ||
| Music, General | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
| Pharmacoeconomics & Pharmaceutical Economics | 11 | |||
| Health Communication | 10 | |||
| Oceanography, Chemical and Physical | 6 | 4 | ||
| Biostatistics | 9 | |||
| Education, General | 4 | 5 | ||
| English & Language Arts Teacher Education | 9 | |||
| Science Teacher Education & General Science Teacher Education | 9 | |||
| College Student Counseling and Personnel Services | 8 | |||
| Environmental Design & Architecture | 8 | |||
| Epidemiology | 8 | |||
| French Language and Literature | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other | 8 | |||
| Systems Engineering | 8 | |||
| Biometry & Biometrics | 7 | |||
| Comparative Literature | 3 | 4 | ||
| Italian Language and Literature | 4 | 3 | ||
| American & United States Studies & Civilization | 6 | |||
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, Other | 5 | 1 | ||
| Drama and Dance Teacher Education | 6 | |||
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 6 | |||
| Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry | 6 | |||
| Meteorology | 6 | |||
| Packaging Science | 6 | |||
| Toxicology | 1 | 5 | ||
| Data Science, General | 5 | |||
| Japanese Language and Literature | 5 | |||
| Neurobiology and Anatomy | 1 | 4 | ||
| African-American & Black Studies | 4 | |||
| Cell & Cellular and Molecular Biology | 4 | |||
| Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services | 4 | |||
| Cytotechnology & Cytotechnologist | 4 | |||
| East Asian Studies | 4 | |||
| German Language and Literature | 1 | 3 | ||
| Pediatric Nurse & Nursing | 4 | |||
| Applied Behavior Analysis | 3 | |||
| Diagnostic Medical Sonography & Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician | 3 | |||
| Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia | 3 | |||
| Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American & Chicano Studies | 3 | |||
| Korean Language and Literature | 3 | |||
| Religion & Religious Studies | 2 | 1 | ||
| Russian Language and Literature | 3 | |||
| Agricultural Economics | 2 | |||
| Higher Education & Higher Education Administration | 2 | |||
| Medical Radiologic Technology & Science - Radiation Therapist | 2 | |||
| Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 2 | |||
| Neuroscience | 2 | |||
| Pediatric Dentistry & Pedodontics | 2 | |||
| Pharmacology | 2 | |||
| Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences, Other | 2 | |||
| Prosthodontics & Prosthodontology | 2 | |||
| Chinese Language and Literature | 1 | |||
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 1 | |||
| Endodontics & Endodontology | 1 | |||
| Foreign Languages and Literatures, General | 1 | |||
| Medical Science & Scientist | 1 | |||
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies | 1 | |||
| Molecular Pharmacology | 1 | |||
| Near and Middle Eastern Studies | 1 | |||
| Physiology, General | 1 | |||
| Portuguese Language and Literature | 1 | |||
| Technical Teacher Education | 1 | |||
| Grand Total | 27 | 8,438 | 3,294 | 1,341 |
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% | 81% | 86% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a world-class research university with 234,692 scientific papers published and 8,905,358 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Environmental Science, Genetics, and Biochemistry.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 2613 | 33557 |
| 1994 | 2885 | 38251 |
| 1995 | 2870 | 42851 |
| 1996 | 3201 | 49051 |
| 1997 | 3169 | 53748 |
| 1998 | 3221 | 60987 |
| 1999 | 3254 | 67440 |
| 2000 | 3349 | 77613 |
| 2001 | 3437 | 85742 |
| 2002 | 4614 | 109159 |
| 2003 | 4557 | 117787 |
| 2004 | 4479 | 128903 |
| 2005 | 4823 | 146880 |
| 2006 | 4989 | 165682 |
| 2007 | 5179 | 183735 |
| 2008 | 6611 | 200481 |
| 2009 | 5331 | 219701 |
| 2010 | 6417 | 241215 |
| 2011 | 5855 | 268953 |
| 2012 | 6507 | 294460 |
| 2013 | 6658 | 317384 |
| 2014 | 7337 | 337883 |
| 2015 | 7604 | 353452 |
| 2016 | 7966 | 370327 |
| 2017 | 8957 | 389569 |
| 2018 | 8444 | 417771 |
| 2019 | 9199 | 464732 |
| 2020 | 10329 | 544084 |
| 2021 | 10214 | 591935 |
| 2022 | 9801 | 564878 |
| 2023 | 9975 | 580423 |
| 2024 | 8759 | 563349 |
| 2025 | 7399 | 500077 |
Rutgers University - New Brunswick alumni
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Sebastian Stan
- Occupations
- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
-
Sebastian Stan is a Romanian-born 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 serving as a lead actor in the Disney+ miniseries The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021) and the film Thunderbolts* (2025).
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James Gandolfini
- Occupations
- actortelevision actor
- Biography
-
James John Gandolfini 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 the greatest and most influential performance in television history.
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Calista Flockhart
- Occupations
- film actortelevision actorstage actor
- Biography
-
Calista Kay Flockhart is an American actress best known as the title character on Ally McBeal (1997–2002), for which she won a Golden Globe Award in 1998 and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series three times. She is also known for portraying Kitty Walker on Brothers & Sisters (2006–2011), and Cat Grant on Supergirl (2015–2021). In film, she is known for her performances in The Birdcage (1996), A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999), and Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000). Flockhart has been married to actor Harrison Ford since 2010.
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Elizabeth Warren
- Occupations
- economistjuristlawyerwriteruniversity teacher
- Biography
-
Elizabeth Ann Warren is an American politician and former law professor who is the senior United States senator from the state of 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 after Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders.
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. |
| 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 | 18,331 |
| Carnegie classification | Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity |
Location and contacts
| Address | 83 Somerset St New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901-1281 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 55,000 |
| Phone | 8484454636 |