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Rutgers University - New Brunswick Overview

Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a public institution situated in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The location of Rutgers New Brunswick is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is Rutgers University - New Brunswick Known For?

8,775 Undergraduate Awards
$38,596 Avg Cost After Aid
66% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at Rutgers New Brunswick is the doctor's degree.
  • In a recent academic period58% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Rutgers New Brunswick makes roughly $74,479 a year. This is 83% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is Rutgers University - New Brunswick?

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Contact details for Rutgers New Brunswick are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 83 Somerset St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1281
Phone: 848-445-4636
Website: newbrunswick.rutgers.edu
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Brunswick-Newark-and-Camden/Rutgers-University/172636137574?utm_source=flag_footer&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=flag_footer
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/RutgersU

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How Do I Get Into Rutgers New Brunswick?

You can apply to Rutgers New Brunswick online at: https://admissions.rutgers.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Rutgers New Brunswick

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Rutgers New Brunswick?

66% Acceptance Rate
54% Of Accepted Are Women
50% Submit SAT Scores
Rutgers New Brunswick has an acceptance rate of 66%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 46% of accepted students are men and 54% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 65%, and the acceptance rate for women is 68%.

Average Test Scores

About 50% of students accepted to Rutgers New Brunswick submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 630 and 720. Math scores were between 640 and 760.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Rutgers University - New Brunswick  ( 630 to 720 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Rutgers University - New Brunswick  ( 640 to 760 )
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800
Rutgers New Brunswick received ACT scores from 6% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 27 and 35. Math scores were between 26 and 0. Composite scores were between 28 and 33.

ACT English Scores for Rutgers University - New Brunswick  ( 27 to 35 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Rutgers University - New Brunswick  ( 28 to 33 )
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36

Can I Afford Rutgers University - New Brunswick?

$38,596 Net Price
42% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Rutgers New Brunswick is $38,596. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Rutgers New Brunswick, approximately 42% of students took out student loans averaging $8,040 a year. That adds up to $32,160 over four years for those students.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick Undergraduate Student Diversity

33,788 Full-Time Undergraduates
50% Women
54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 35,844 undergraduate students at Rutgers New Brunswick, with 33,788 being full-time and 2,056 being part-time.

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There are also 14,567 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 33,788 full-time undergraduates at Rutgers New Brunswick, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Rutgers University - New Brunswick students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 10,458
Black or African American 2,109
Hispanic or Latino 4,415
White 11,586
International Students 3,356
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,864

Geographic Diversity

New Jersey students aren't the only ones who study at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. At this time, 35 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 118 countries are represented at Rutgers New Brunswick. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Rutgers University - New Brunswick Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Computer Information Systems 0 0 684 0 274 25 983
General Biology 0 0 432 0 300 26 758
Social Work 0 0 81 0 616 22 719
General Psychology 0 0 585 0 44 44 673
Public Health 0 0 361 48 229 2 640
Human Resource Management 0 0 357 0 145 7 509
Nursing 0 0 333 1 14 156 504
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 468 0 0 0 468
Information Science 0 0 323 0 98 6 427
Electrical Engineering 0 0 289 0 45 20 354
Business Administration & Management 0 0 351 0 0 0 351
Health & Physical Education 0 0 322 0 25 2 349
Medicine 0 0 0 0 0 332 332
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 0 303 0 9 0 312
Communication & Media Studies 0 0 280 0 0 0 280
Economics 0 0 253 0 20 7 280
Political Science & Government 0 0 219 0 23 3 245
Mechanical Engineering 0 0 182 0 35 16 233
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 0 0 0 36 186 222
Marketing 0 0 188 0 0 0 188
Biomedical Engineering 0 0 139 0 33 11 183
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 0 161 0 1 5 167
Chemical Engineering 0 0 94 0 59 14 167
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 0 167 0 0 0 167
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 10 0 21 0 47 87 165
Library & Information Science 0 0 0 0 149 0 149
Mathematics 0 0 102 0 16 15 133
Dentistry 0 0 0 0 0 127 127
Accounting 0 0 124 0 0 0 124
Journalism 0 0 120 0 0 0 120
Biological & Physical Science 0 0 0 0 115 2 117
Civil Engineering 0 0 85 0 23 7 115
General English Literature 0 0 96 0 11 6 113
Statistics 0 0 51 0 55 3 109
History 0 0 95 0 4 7 106
Sustainability Science 0 0 0 0 105 0 105
Music 0 0 61 0 21 19 101
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 0 0 98 0 98
Allied Health Professions 0 4 38 0 56 0 98
Industrial Engineering 0 0 61 0 26 3 90
Natural Resources Conservation 0 0 63 0 12 6 81
Fine & Studio Arts 0 0 54 0 17 5 76
Animal Science 0 0 71 0 0 1 72
Special Education 0 0 0 0 63 1 64
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0 0 0 63 1 64
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 0 60 0 0 2 62
Sociology 0 0 51 0 6 4 61
Physics 0 0 41 0 5 14 60
Biotechnology 0 0 55 0 0 0 55
Genetics 0 0 41 0 11 3 55
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 0 0 0 31 23 0 54
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 0 0 54 0 54
Public Policy 0 0 14 0 40 0 54
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 0 0 52 0 0 0 52
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 0 41 0 1 7 49
Chemistry 0 0 30 0 7 12 49
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 27 0 13 7 47
Nutrition Science 0 0 30 0 11 4 45
Philosophy 0 0 39 0 0 6 45
Drama & Theater Arts 0 0 45 0 0 0 45
Food Science Technology 0 0 27 0 6 11 44
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 0 0 0 33 10 43
Romance Languages 0 0 17 0 15 10 42
Medical Illustration & Informatics 0 0 0 0 35 6 41
Cognitive Science 0 0 40 0 0 0 40
Engineering Science 0 0 37 0 0 0 37
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 37 0 0 0 37
Other Social Sciences 0 0 36 0 0 0 36
Urban & Regional Planning 0 0 26 0 0 9 35
Natural Resource Management 0 0 34 0 0 0 34
Ceramic Engineering 0 0 11 0 14 8 33
Landscape Architecture 0 0 17 0 14 0 31
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 0 19 0 5 7 31
Design & Applied Arts 0 0 29 0 0 0 29
Ethnic Studies 0 0 15 0 6 7 28
Education Philosophy 0 0 0 0 11 15 26
East Asian Languages 0 0 14 0 12 0 26
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 0 26 0 0 0 26
Anthropology 0 0 21 0 0 4 25
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0 14 0 4 6 24
Dance 0 0 24 0 0 0 24
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 2 11 0 9 1 23
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 22 0 0 0 0 0 22
Agricultural Engineering 0 0 19 0 2 0 21
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 0 10 0 8 3 21
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 0 2 0 17 0 19
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 0 0 15 0 3 1 19
Educational Administration 0 0 0 0 4 14 18
Student Counseling 0 0 0 0 18 0 18
General Agriculture 0 0 17 0 0 0 17
Communication Sciences 0 0 0 0 17 0 17
Geography & Cartography 0 0 12 0 1 4 17
Plant Sciences 0 0 14 0 0 0 14
General Education 0 0 0 0 5 9 14
Engineering-Related Fields 0 0 0 0 14 0 14
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 0 0 0 2 11 13
Environmental Design 0 0 12 0 0 0 12
Child Development & Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 12 12
Botany/Plant Biology 0 0 0 0 1 10 11
Astronomy & Astrophysics 0 0 11 0 0 0 11
Public Relations & Advertising 0 0 0 0 10 0 10
Classical Languages & Literature 0 0 7 0 3 0 10
Area Studies 0 0 8 0 0 0 8
Zoology 0 0 4 0 1 1 6
Germanic Languages 0 0 2 0 3 1 6
Urban Studies 0 0 6 0 0 0 6
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
Systems Engineering 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
Religious Studies 0 0 3 0 1 0 4
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 0 0 1 0 2 3
Agricultural Economics & Business 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Operations Research 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Medical Science 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Educational Assessment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
African Languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dental Support Services 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Health Professions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Medieval Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 32 6 8,737 82 3,341 1,396 13,594

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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