Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 5,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,535 (41%)
Days Without Precipitation 247 (50%)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 2,000 (5%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 38,309
Men / Women 50% / 50%
From State 76%
From Region 5%
Athletes 756 (2.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

Asian 33%
White 30%
Hispanic 16%
Black 7%
International 7%
Mixed 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy 600 20% 25% 27% 16% 23% 3% $71,803 50 +0.59 75 97% 3.2%
Diagnostic Medical Sonography 4 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 0% 25% $83,657 75 +0.38 86 98% 3.1% — — —
Health Professions 25 — 4% 36% 4% 12% 28% 8% $83,657 92 +1.04 86 98% 3.1% — — —
Medical Laboratory Science 21 — 24% 19% 24% 10% 33% 0% $78,762 57 +0.09 82 100% — — — —
Public Health 275 — 21% 21% 35% 18% 19% 4% $75,907 82 +1.00 80 96% — — — —
Rehabilitation Science 22 — 5% 0% 23% 14% 59% 0% $56,856 25 -0.85 44 92% — — — —
Health Administration 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,609 54 -0.14 61 98% 7.5% — — —
Health Informatics 23 — 17% 4% 4% 26% 65% 0% $52,122 9 -0.73 31 97% — — — —
Health Services Administration 110 — 18% 31% 33% 14% 13% 2% $75,907 82 +0.49 80 96% — — — —
Health Services Administration 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,122 9 -0.73 31 97% — — — —
Public Policy 19 — 21% 42% 21% 5% 16% 5% $69,708 45 -0.18 72 100% — — — —
Social Work 79 — 16% 33% 9% 18% 32% 0% $58,281 80 +0.59 47 95% — — — —
Urban Planning and Design 20 — 70% 35% 25% 0% 15% 10% $64,198 29 -0.44 62 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Mason Gross School of the Arts 248 32% 50% 13% 11% 17% 2% $51,740 1 +0.44 30 97%
Dance 17 — 6% 53% 12% 12% 24% 0% $48,996 86 +0.79 23 100% — — — —
Design and Visual Communications 42 — 21% 33% 26% 7% 21% 5% $53,572 29 -0.51 35 100% — — — —
Film Production 34 — 56% 44% 12% 21% 15% 3% $59,522 95 +1.53 51 100% — — — —
Music 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $49,297 60 +0.27 23 97% — — — —
Music Performance 46 — 59% 61% 7% 4% 15% 2% $49,297 60 +0.27 23 97% — — — —
Theatre 47 — 19% 66% 4% 17% 11% 0% $39,542 29 -0.47 7 98% — — — —
Visual Arts 59 — 20% 44% 17% 8% 17% 2% $58,492 92 +1.25 48 92% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Rutgers Business School 1,298 61% 31% 44% 3% 9% 9% $97,768 93 +0.30 94 96%
Accounting 127 — 53% 38% 37% 2% 11% 7% $90,997 65 +0.26 91 97% — — — —
Business Administration 39 — 64% 38% 23% 5% 13% 21% $86,938 78 +0.48 89 96% — — — —
Business Analytics 249 — 60% 17% 56% 3% 8% 13% $119,969 94 +1.58 99 97% — — — —
Finance 502 — 69% 32% 45% 2% 9% 8% $101,667 64 +0.09 96 96% — — — —
Marketing 173 — 46% 40% 34% 5% 9% 5% $74,940 45 -0.21 79 95% — — — —
Supply Chain Management 208 — 60% 31% 42% 3% 9% 10% $86,938 39 -0.31 89 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Arts and Sciences 4,455 53% 32% 36% 6% 14% 7% $82,690 79 +0.16 86 96%
Computer Science 924 — 80% 20% 56% 2% 7% 11% $126,893 63 +0.06 99 96% — — — —
Data Science 27 — 52% 26% 41% 4% 0% 22% $106,514 29 -0.21 97 — — — — —
Information Science 467 — 64% 19% 49% 9% 12% 6% $91,847 40 -0.31 91 98% — — — —
Astrophysics 12 — 75% 25% 42% 0% 8% 8% $81,949 47 -0.12 85 — — — — —
Chemistry 32 — 50% 41% 28% 9% 6% 9% $80,599 86 +0.87 84 92% — — — —
Geosciences 13 — 46% 46% 15% 8% 31% 0% $65,511 58 +0.04 64 100% — — — —
Mathematics 84 — 77% 36% 33% 2% 5% 20% $88,664 68 +0.13 90 96% — — — —
Meteorology 19 — 63% 68% 0% 5% 16% 0% $52,776 6 -1.11 32 100% — — — —
Physics 33 — 82% 36% 27% 0% 9% 18% $79,472 38 -0.30 83 96% — — — —
Quantitative Biology 8 — 25% 25% 38% 0% 12% 25% $87,614 26 -0.67 89 — — — — —
Statistics 34 — 56% 21% 32% 3% 3% 41% $91,187 32 -0.56 91 95% — — — —
Biochemistry 33 — 42% 27% 39% 3% 15% 6% $75,969 68 +0.40 80 96% — — — —
Biology 358 — 35% 26% 42% 8% 15% 3% $73,875 86 +0.86 77 95% — — — —
Cell Biology and Neuroscience 175 — 41% 20% 57% 5% 6% 7% $67,938 34 -0.32 69 95% — — — —
Microbiology 13 — 31% 23% 31% 15% 23% 8% $72,879 70 +0.35 76 — — — — —
Molecular Biology 33 — 48% 21% 70% 0% 6% 3% $75,969 68 +0.40 80 96% — — — —
Molecular Genetics 39 — 33% 31% 54% 0% 8% 0% $80,582 81 +0.81 84 100% — — — —
Entomology 7 — 43% 71% 14% 0% 0% 0% $55,646 54 +0.10 40 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 12 — 17% 42% 8% 17% 17% 8% $64,078 79 +0.68 62 94% — — — —
Marine Biology 17 — 29% 71% 6% 0% 24% 0% $44,380 8 -1.12 13 94% — — — —
Nutritional Sciences 40 — 18% 60% 10% 8% 12% 5% $72,009 82 +0.76 75 94% — — — —
Kinesiology 188 — 47% 35% 37% 7% 13% 1% $71,494 85 +1.13 74 96% — — — —
Economics 229 — 71% 29% 26% 4% 15% 21% $89,510 46 -0.32 90 96% — — — —
Sport Management 86 — 87% 57% 8% 9% 19% 5% $71,494 84 +1.08 74 96% — — — —
Africana Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,018 47 -0.26 41 92% — — — —
American Studies 3 — 67% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $64,466 70 +0.42 62 92% — — — —
Chinese 6 — 50% 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% $58,508 54 +0.04 48 — — — — —
Classics 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,823 71 +0.19 49 — — — — —
Comparative Literature 6 — 50% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,335 93 +1.33 60 97% — — — —
East Asian Studies 2 — 100% 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% $64,466 70 +0.42 62 92% — — — —
English 94 — 36% 46% 9% 7% 30% 0% $55,310 69 +0.35 40 95% — — — —
European Studies — — — — — — — — $64,466 70 +0.42 62 92% — — — —
Foreign Languages 1 — 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $63,335 68 +0.47 60 97% — — — —
French 2 — 50% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $56,726 50 -0.12 43 94% — — — —
German 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,249 54 +0.02 47 — — — — —
History 86 — 57% 59% 8% 5% 15% 3% $58,292 67 +0.13 47 93% — — — —
Italian 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,726 50 -0.12 43 94% — — — —
Japanese 5 — 40% 40% 0% 0% 0% 40% $58,738 54 +0.06 49 — — — — —
Jewish Studies 3 — 67% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $58,125 87 +0.90 47 — — — — —
Korean 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $58,714 54 +0.06 49 — — — — —
Latin American Studies — — — — — — — — $64,466 70 +0.42 62 92% — — — —
Latino and Caribbean Studies 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $56,018 47 -0.26 41 92% — — — —
Linguistics 56 — 14% 50% 12% 2% 23% 2% $63,335 68 +0.47 60 97% — — — —
Medieval and Renaissance Studies — — — — — — — — $59,951 75 +0.30 52 — — — — —
Near and Middle Eastern Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,466 70 +0.42 62 92% — — — —
Philosophy 35 — 51% 37% 29% 0% 9% 14% $64,905 68 +0.26 63 89% — — — —
Portuguese — — — — — — — — $56,726 50 -0.12 43 94% — — — —
Religious Studies 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,990 86 +0.88 47 — — — — —
Russian 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $58,591 54 +0.05 48 — — — — —
Spanish 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $56,726 50 -0.12 43 94% — — — —
Women's Studies 7 — 0% 43% 14% 0% 29% 0% $56,018 54 -0.03 41 92% — — — —
Anthropology 19 — 32% 63% 16% 0% 11% 0% $56,269 54 -0.06 42 91% — — — —
Cognitive Science 60 — 20% 28% 45% 10% 12% 0% $53,949 2 -1.23 36 91% — — — —
Environmental Science and Policy 23 — 39% 48% 26% 4% 17% 4% $64,078 62 +0.32 62 94% — — — —
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy 43 — 26% 51% 14% 2% 21% 0% $49,536 8 -1.21 24 97% — — — —
Geography 9 — 56% 11% 56% 22% 0% 0% $52,032 9 -1.16 30 95% — — — —
Political Science 205 — 50% 43% 18% 8% 23% 2% $66,078 34 -0.45 65 95% — — — —
Psychology 609 — 22% 43% 22% 7% 21% 3% $57,746 68 +0.41 46 95% — — — —
Social Sciences 29 — 52% 38% 38% 3% 7% 0% $80,185 97 +2.11 84 97% — — — —
Sociology 45 — 27% 27% 16% 7% 38% 7% $55,072 50 -0.16 39 95% — — — —
Technical Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $65,117 89 +1.18 64 95% — — — —
Art History 12 — 17% 50% 25% 8% 17% 0% $58,492 82 +0.52 48 92% — — — —
Film Studies 10 — 70% 40% 20% 0% 20% 0% $59,522 95 +1.53 51 100% — — — —
Urban Studies 8 — 88% 62% 0% 0% 38% 0% $79,183 93 +1.27 83 100% — — — —
Criminal Justice 176 — 54% 44% 16% 12% 22% 2% $61,209 63 +0.18 55 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Communication and Information 403 33% 49% 13% 7% 17% 7% $70,023 44 +0.76 72 95%
Communication 280 — 31% 50% 14% 7% 15% 9% $72,352 84 +0.98 75 96% — — — —
Journalism 123 — 38% 47% 13% 7% 22% 3% $64,724 65 +0.27 63 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Engineering 771 75% 32% 40% 4% 13% 5% $102,722 95 -0.26 96 96%
Aerospace Engineering 47 — 89% 30% 38% 0% 19% 2% $89,992 4 -1.65 90 100% — — — —
Agricultural and Biological Engineering 17 — 47% 24% 47% 0% 12% 6% $90,767 43 -0.09 91 100% — — — —
Applied Sciences in Engineering 35 — 60% 34% 37% 11% 3% 6% $99,590 59 +0.08 95 96% — — — —
Biomedical Engineering 97 — 45% 16% 49% 4% 14% 5% $98,166 49 -0.05 94 97% — — — —
Ceramic Sciences and Engineering 14 — 79% 57% 21% 0% 7% 14% $92,430 38 -0.23 92 100% — — — —
Chemical Engineering 56 — 59% 32% 43% 2% 16% 5% $107,347 61 +0.19 97 98% — — — —
Civil Engineering 71 — 75% 41% 30% 7% 13% 6% $88,639 29 -0.53 90 97% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 238 — 84% 25% 46% 4% 13% 8% $114,605 57 -0.12 98 96% — — — —
Industrial Engineering 38 — 58% 29% 42% 5% 13% 3% $114,940 65 +0.08 98 96% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 158 — 91% 48% 28% 4% 13% 3% $96,049 36 -0.40 93 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences 186 31% 49% 19% 4% 19% 2% $63,775 22 +0.15 61 98%
Biotechnology 37 — 49% 38% 38% 0% 14% 5% $92,181 99 +1.84 92 97% — — — —
Agriculture 14 — 50% 57% 7% 7% 21% 0% $48,847 8 -1.17 22 — — — — —
Animal Sciences 73 — 12% 49% 12% 3% 25% 3% $52,401 43 -0.25 31 99% — — — —
Food Science 15 — 27% 47% 20% 0% 27% 0% $80,277 99 +1.55 84 94% — — — —
Plant Science 23 — 48% 78% 9% 4% 4% 0% $50,213 12 -1.04 26 100% — — — —
Environmental Design/Architecture 9 — 33% 22% 44% 22% 0% 0% $66,911 42 -0.13 67 — — — — —
Landscape Architecture 15 — 40% 40% 13% 13% 27% 0% $65,411 30 -0.31 64 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Management and Labor Relations 352 41% 32% 23% 12% 17% 14% $81,188 75 +0.37 84 97% 5.9%
Human Resources Management 240 — 38% 28% 29% 7% 16% 17% $81,188 76 +0.37 84 97% 5.9% — — —
Labor and Industrial Relations 112 — 46% 39% 10% 22% 21% 6% $81,188 76 +0.37 84 97% 5.9% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Nursing 311 20% 29% 28% 12% 23% 0% $93,350 92 +0.11 92 98%
Nursing 311 — 20% 29% 28% 12% 23% 0% $93,350 63 +0.11 92 98% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $15,689
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $38,041
Est. In-State Cost $20,295
Est. Out-of-State Cost $49,210
ROI Percentile 87th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 93%
4-Year Graduation Rate 69%
6-Year Graduation Rate 84%
Transfer-Out Rate 8%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 24.4% 2,100 57% 32% 36% 6% 12% 10% $91,330 75 +0.27 91 96% 5.9%
Social Sciences 17.9% 1,543 30% 43% 19% 7% 20% 4% $62,245 65 +0.28 57 95% —
Computer Science 16.4% 1,418 75% 20% 54% 4% 8% 9% $114,963 58 -0.07 98 96% —
Health Sciences 9.8% 846 25% 27% 31% 13% 21% 2% $81,180 67 +0.63 84 97% 3.1%
Engineering 8.9% 771 75% 32% 40% 4% 13% 5% $102,722 55 -0.26 96 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 8.0% 688 38% 25% 47% 6% 12% 4% $73,912 83 +0.56 77 95% —
Humanities 3.8% 324 40% 50% 12% 4% 20% 4% $59,144 73 +0.30 50 94% —
Arts 3.7% 322 37% 48% 15% 10% 17% 2% $54,751 64 +0.39 38 97% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.7% 235 66% 37% 29% 3% 8% 18% $82,079 54 -0.07 85 96% —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.3% 201 24% 57% 11% 4% 18% 2% $58,017 39 -0.07 47 97% —
Professional 2.0% 176 54% 44% 16% 12% 22% 2% $61,209 32 +0.18 55 96% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $353M #31 36% $76.4M 291 #1 55 505
Life & Natural Sciences $233M #20 67% $3.1M 81 #30 367 180
Physical Sciences & Math $66.1M #55 56% $4.9M 71 #39 471 87
Engineering $58.7M #86 74% $1.6M 44 #82 373 21
Agriculture & Food Science $50.8M #38 30% $1.7M 18 #34 120 19
Humanities & Social Sciences $32.3M #70 43% $0.2M 141 #25 325 58
Education $13.3M #45 29% $0.7M 25 #167 — —
Computer Science $7.6M #107 81% $0.3M 30 #22 169 4
Business & Economics $4.5M #107 50% $0.0M 10 #131 63 —
Total $820M #40 49% $88.8M 711 #18 1,943 874

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 152 $2.2M $2.2M $0
Football 137 $75.9M $75.9M $0
Lacrosse 51 $2.9M $2.9M $0
Baseball 40 $4.2M $4.2M $0
Wrestling 37 $3.0M $3.0M $0
Soccer 28 $2.2M $2.2M $0
Basketball 15 $16.1M $16.1M $0
Golf 9 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Total 380 $107.7M $107.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 125 $2.4M $2.4M $0
Rowing 122 $3.4M $3.4M $0
Soccer 38 $2.7M $2.7M $0
Lacrosse 36 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Swimming & Diving 35 $2.9M $2.9M $0
Basketball 31 $7.5M $7.5M $0
Field Hockey 26 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Gymnastics 24 $3.1M $3.1M $0
Softball 20 $2.6M $2.6M $0
Volleyball 17 $3.2M $3.2M $0
Golf 8 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Tennis 8 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Total 376 $35.0M $35.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 277 $4.7M $4.7M $0
Football 137 $75.9M $75.9M $0
Rowing 122 $3.4M $3.4M $0
Lacrosse 87 $5.2M $5.2M $0
Soccer 66 $4.9M $4.9M $0
Basketball 46 $23.6M $23.6M $0
Baseball 40 $4.2M $4.2M $0
Wrestling 37 $3.0M $3.0M $0
Swimming & Diving 35 $2.9M $2.9M $0
Field Hockey 26 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Gymnastics 24 $3.1M $3.1M $0
Softball 20 $2.6M $2.6M $0
Golf 17 $2.5M $2.5M $0
Volleyball 17 $3.2M $3.2M $0
Tennis 8 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Total 756 $171.7M $171.7M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 68%
Yield (non-ED) 21%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 68% 68% 68%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 55%
SAT Range 1310 – 1500
SAT Math Range 660 – 770
SAT RW Range 650 – 730