Rutgers University-New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ • 4-year Public • Acceptance Rate 65%
New Brunswick is a public university in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Rutgers U enrolls 56,943 students.
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| Total Enrollment | 56,943 |
| Campus Setting | city |
| Admission rate | 65% |
| Tuition and fees | |
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| In State | $17,239 |
| Out-of-State | $36,001 |
| Paying For College |
See The Official 2024-2025 CC Calendar for projected decision dates.
Admissions
For information about applying to RutgersNew Brunswick, see the school’s admission page and online application.
| Test | 25th percentile score | Median score | 75th percentile score |
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| SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | 630 | 680 | 720 |
| SAT Math | 640 | 700 | 760 |
| ACT Composite | 28 | 31 | 33 |
| ACT English | 27 | 31 | 34 |
| ACT Math | 26 | 29 | 33 |
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Tuition & Fees
Visit the financial aid office’s website to learn more about the cost of attending Rutgers U.
| Cost Breakdown | In State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $13,674 | $32,436 |
| Fees | $3,565 | $3,565 |
| Room and Board | $14,715 | $14,715 |
| Books | $1,391 | $1,391 |
| Total (Before Financial Aid): | $33,345 | $52,107 |
Majors
| Major | Bachelors | Masters | Doctorate |
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| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 684 | 187 | 25 |
| Social Work | 81 | 616 | 22 |
| Psychology, General | 585 | 44 | 44 |
| Finance, General | 468 | ||
| Public Health, General | 257 | 162 | 2 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 432 | ||
| Information Science/Studies | 323 | 98 | 6 |
| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General | 229 | 142 | |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 289 | 45 | 20 |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 333 | ||
| Medicine | 332 | ||
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 300 | 26 | |
| Management Science | 303 | 9 | |
| Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management | 300 | ||
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 280 | ||
| Exercise Science and Kinesiology | 249 | 3 | 2 |
| Economics, General | 253 | 0 | 0 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 219 | 23 | 3 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 182 | 35 | 16 |
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 188 | ||
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 139 | 33 | 11 |
| Pharmacy | 182 | ||
| Health Services Administration | 104 | 67 | |
| Nursing Science | 0 | 14 | 153 |
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 167 | ||
| Chemical Engineering | 94 | 59 | 14 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology | 161 | 0 | 4 |
| Library and Information Science | 149 | 0 | |
| Labor and Industrial Relations | 128 | 3 | 7 |
| Mathematics, General | 102 | 16 | 15 |
| Dentistry | 127 | ||
| Accounting | 124 | ||
| Journalism | 120 | ||
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 115 | 2 | |
| Civil Engineering, General | 85 | 23 | 7 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 96 | 11 | 6 |
| Statistics, General | 51 | 55 | 3 |
| History, General | 95 | 4 | 7 |
| Sustainability Studies | 105 | ||
| Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | 73 | 22 | |
| Industrial Engineering | 61 | 26 | 3 |
| Music Performance, General | 53 | 20 | 16 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, Other | 87 | ||
| Physical Therapy/Therapist | 86 | ||
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other | 21 | 47 | 1 |
| Animal Sciences, General | 71 | 0 | 1 |
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 63 | 1 | |
| Sociology, General | 51 | 6 | 4 |
| Molecular Genetics | 41 | 11 | 3 |
| Biotechnology | 55 | ||
| Public Policy Analysis, General | 14 | 40 | |
| Art/Art Studies, General | 43 | 10 | |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General | 52 | ||
| Business Administration and Management, General | 51 | ||
| Physician Associate/Assistant | 50 | ||
| Chemistry, General | 30 | 7 | 12 |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 46 | 1 | |
| Linguistics | 39 | 0 | 6 |
| Philosophy | 39 | 0 | 6 |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 45 | 0 | |
| Nutrition Sciences | 30 | 11 | 4 |
| Food Science | 27 | 6 | 11 |
| Biochemistry | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist | 33 | 10 | |
| Physics, General | 41 | ||
| Environmental Studies | 41 | ||
| Medical Informatics | 35 | 6 | |
| Environmental Science | 22 | 12 | 6 |
| Cognitive Science, General | 40 | ||
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other | 38 | ||
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other | 27 | 4 | 7 |
| Engineering Science | 37 | ||
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| Social Sciences, Other | 36 | ||
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | 26 | 0 | 9 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General | 34 | ||
| Ceramic Sciences and Engineering | 11 | 14 | 8 |
| Landscape Architecture | 17 | 14 | |
| Design and Visual Communications, General | 29 | 0 | |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 10 | 12 | 5 |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 20 | 7 | |
| Microbiology, General | 19 | 4 | 3 |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | 11 | 15 | |
| Anthropology, General | 21 | 0 | 4 |
| Social Studies Teacher Education | 24 | 0 | |
| Applied Psychology | 24 | ||
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other | 24 | ||
| Women’s Studies | 11 | 6 | 7 |
| Dance, General | 24 | 0 | |
| Educational Psychology | 23 | ||
| Dental Clinical Sciences, General | 23 | ||
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 11 | 7 | 5 |
| Agricultural Engineering | 19 | 2 | |
| Physics, Other | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| Foreign Language Teacher Education | 18 | 0 | |
| Agriculture, General | 17 | ||
| Biostatistics | 17 | ||
| Geography | 12 | 1 | 4 |
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 17 | ||
| Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching | 17 | ||
| Molecular Biology | 17 | ||
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| Cinematography and Film/Video Production | 15 | ||
| Meteorology | 15 | ||
| Education, General | 5 | 9 | |
| Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography | 14 | ||
| Plant Sciences, General | 14 | ||
| Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator | 10 | 1 | |
| Engineering/Industrial Management | 13 | ||
| English/Language Arts Teacher Education | 13 | ||
| Reading Teacher Education | 13 | ||
| College Student Counseling and Personnel Services | 12 | ||
| Research and Experimental Psychology, Other | 0 | 12 | |
| Music, General | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| Drama and Dance Teacher Education | 12 | ||
| Environmental Design/Architecture | 12 | ||
| French Language and Literature | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Film/Cinema/Media Studies | 11 | ||
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | 11 | 0 | |
| Botany/Plant Biology | 1 | 10 | |
| Chinese Language and Literature | 7 | 4 | |
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | 0 | 11 | |
| Astrophysics | 11 | ||
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Health Communication | 10 | ||
| Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics | 9 | ||
| Ecology | 3 | 6 | |
| Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist | 0 | 9 | |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 8 | ||
| Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry | 3 | 4 | |
| Applied Behavior Analysis | 7 | ||
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | 4 | 3 | |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 7 | 0 | |
| Pharmacology | 0 | 7 | |
| German Language and Literature | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist | 6 | 0 | |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | 6 | ||
| Toxicology | 2 | 4 | |
| Entomology | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Oceanography, Chemical and Physical | 4 | 1 | |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other | 1 | 4 | |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, Other | 3 | 1 | |
| Japanese Language and Literature | 4 | ||
| Comparative Literature | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | 4 | ||
| Systems Engineering | 4 | ||
| Korean Language and Literature | 3 | ||
| African-American/Black Studies | 3 | ||
| East Asian Studies | 3 | ||
| Pediatric Nurse/Nursing | 3 | ||
| Italian Language and Literature | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 1 | 1 | |
| Jewish/Judaic Studies | 2 | 0 | |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 0 | 2 | |
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | 1 | 1 | |
| Neurobiology and Anatomy | 0 | 2 | |
| Biometry/Biometrics | 2 | ||
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | 2 | ||
| Packaging Science | 1 | ||
| Agricultural Economics | 1 | ||
| Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies | 1 | ||
| Latin American Studies | 1 | ||
| Epidemiology | 1 | ||
| European Studies/Civilization | 1 | ||
| Operations Research | 0 | 1 | |
| Near and Middle Eastern Studies | 1 |
Data source: IPEDS as of the January 7, 2025 release