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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?

0 Undergraduate Awards
$38,596 Avg Cost After Aid
68% Acceptance Rate
  • The 1% student loan default rate at Rutgers New Brunswick is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
  • The highest award offered at Rutgers New Brunswick is the doctor's degree.
  • In <nil>, 58% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Rutgers New Brunswick makes roughly $69,748 a year. This is 71% 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&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=flag_footer
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/RutgersU

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 Required
High School Rank Considered but not required
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Required
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores Considered but not required
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Rutgers New Brunswick?

68% Acceptance Rate
55% Of Accepted Are Women
45% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate at Rutgers New Brunswick is 68%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 45% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 67%, and the acceptance rate for women is 69%.

Average Test Scores

About 45% 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 610 and 710. Math scores were between 630 and 760.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Rutgers University - New Brunswick  ( 610 to 710 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Rutgers University - New Brunswick  ( 630 to 760 )
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800
Rutgers New Brunswick received ACT scores from 7% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 26 and 35. Math scores were between 26 and 33. Composite scores were between 27 and 33.

ACT English Scores for Rutgers University - New Brunswick  ( 26 to 35 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Rutgers University - New Brunswick  ( 26 to 33 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Rutgers University - New Brunswick  ( 27 to 33 )
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36

Can I Afford Rutgers University - New Brunswick?

$38,596 Net Price
35% Take Out Loans
1.1% Loan Default Rate
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 35% of students took out student loans averaging $6,262 a year. That adds up to $25,048 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Rutgers New Brunswick is 1.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Rutgers University - New Brunswick Undergraduate Student Diversity

34,389 Full-Time Undergraduates
50% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 36,152 undergraduate students at Rutgers New Brunswick, with 34,389 being full-time and 1,763 being part-time.

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There are also 14,652 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 34,389 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 11,018
Black or African American 2,200
Hispanic or Latino 4,624
White 11,588
International Students 3,110
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,849

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.

Online Learning at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

7,587 Took All Classes Online
37,641 Took At Least One Class Online
2.7% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 15 master’s degree programs available online at Rutgers New Brunswick. In 2020-2021, 37,641 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Rutgers New Brunswick has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 20th most popular in New Jersey for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Rutgers New Brunswick

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Rutgers University - New Brunswick was 2.7%. This is the #1,614 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Rutgers New Brunswick regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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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