Rutgers University-New Brunswick
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Public institution in New Brunswick, NJ · 36,357 undergraduates · 65% acceptance rate · $74,479 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 1%Undergraduates
- Top 7%Graduation rate (4-year)
- Top 10%Full-time retention
- Top 10%Median ACT
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $23,5191,373rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $17,2391,034th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $36,0011,481st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $35,2321,110th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $21,500813th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $74,479214th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $61,263226th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 85.0%142nd highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 92.6%181st highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 65.3%505th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1383110th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 3099th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 36,35725th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 15.0:11,317th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 27.2%1,363rd highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 19 mi (EWR)
On 4 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 103 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $72,483 | $51,482 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $72,431 | $72,975 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $72,376 | $71,778 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $71,974 | $74,063 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBusiness | bachelors | $71,015 | $67,995 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $66,989 | $70,596 |
| Engineering ScienceEngineering | bachelors | $66,653 | $63,005 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $66,498 | $65,486 |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $65,424 | $63,898 |
| Ceramic Sciences and EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $65,238 | $57,318 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $64,629 | $64,087 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $63,583 | $61,516 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1766source
- Athletic nickname: "Scarlet Knights"source
- SHI Stadium seats about 41,500source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- School colors: Scarletsource
- Mascot: Scarlet Knightsource
- Motto: "Sol iustitiae et occidentem illustra"source
- Campus size: about 2,688 acressource
- Formerly known as "Queen's College" (1766–1816)source
- Formerly known as "Rutgers College" (1825–1924)source
- Formerly known as "Rutgers University"source
- Athletic conference: FBSsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Fight song: ""[[The Bells Must Ring]]""source
- Notable alum: Paul Robesonsource
- Notable alum: Calista Flockhartsource
- Notable alum: Jane Krakowskisource
- Notable alum: Henry Selicksource
- Notable alum: Kevin Chamberlinsource
Athletics — 15 sports
NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $25,297,337 (M $13,653,780 · W $11,643,557)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Field Hockey
- Football
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Lacrosse
- Rowing
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitenewbrunswick.rutgers.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 186380)
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- Sports directoryAll 15 EADA programs at this school
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