Rutgers University-New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 35,827
Graduate Enrollment: 14,652
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded: Graduate
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Small City (<100k)
Four-year, large, primarily residential // full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 68.16%

Male/Female: 45% / 55% (2017)

First generation college students: 34.6% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 3.7% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.4% (2017)

Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
2022 Median Admit SAT: 1,359
SAT 25th Percentile - 75th: 1240 - 1470

2022 Median Admit ACT: 30
ACT 25th Percentile - 75th: 27 - 33

Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 69.1% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 51.5% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 41.8% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 33.8% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 34.0%
Black: 6.6%
Hispanic: 13.6%
Asian: 31.5%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 3.6%
Non-resident alien: 8.9%
Unknown race: 1.6%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $24,777
In-State tuition: $15,804
Out-of-State tuition: $33,005

Estimated books and supplies: $1,350 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $13,402 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $3,574 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $16,870 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $3,574 (2022)

Average Family Income: $75,080 (2017)
Median Family Income: $43,360 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 28.5%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 39.8%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $21,500 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $228 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $7,114
$30k-48k $8,637
$48k-75k $15,079
$75k-110k $21,013
$110k+ $23,387

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 68%
6-year graduation rate: 84%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 94.8% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $21,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $10,500 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $19,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $20,033 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 72.8% (2015)
@3 year 77.9% (2017)
@5 year 80.8% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 57.4% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 59.2% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $49,190 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $64,806 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Master's Degree Sociology. 2
Doctoral Degree Civil Engineering. 11
Doctoral Degree Biology, General. 19 $94,705 ($7,892)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Public Health. 17
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. 2
Doctoral Degree City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning. 6
Bachelor's Degree Environmental Design. 12
Doctoral Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 4
Bachelor's Degree Landscape Architecture. 19 $27,000 $286
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 68 $389 $56,237 ($4,686) $56,087 ($4,674)
Doctoral Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 5
Bachelor's Degree Agriculture, General. 11
Master's Degree Agricultural Business and Management. 3
Bachelor's Degree Animal Sciences. 106 $25,169 $257 $30,456 ($2,538) $36,143 ($3,012)
Master's Degree Animal Sciences. 1
Doctoral Degree Animal Sciences. 1
Bachelor's Degree Food Science and Technology. 33 $27,000 $284 $50,373 ($4,198)
Master's Degree Food Science and Technology. 11
Doctoral Degree Food Science and Technology. 9
Bachelor's Degree Plant Sciences. 23 $17,881
Bachelor's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 69 $25,706 $246 $41,632 ($3,469) $57,743 ($4,812)
Master's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 3
Doctoral Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 2
Bachelor's Degree Natural Resources Management and Policy. 42 $25,275 $245 $35,810 ($2,984)
Bachelor's Degree City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning. 19
Master's Degree City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning. 1 $77,344 ($6,445)
Master's Degree Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. 4
Master's Degree Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education. 7
Doctoral Degree Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education. 14
Master's Degree Special Education and Teaching. 64 $233 $58,872 ($4,906) $61,114 ($5,093)
Master's Degree Student Counseling and Personnel Services. 35 $398 $47,396 ($3,950) $52,596 ($4,383)
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 114 $295 $55,964 ($4,664) $61,565 ($5,130)
Doctoral Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 3
Bachelor's Degree Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. 35 $26,674 $279 $70,007 ($5,834)
Bachelor's Degree Agricultural Engineering. 18 $27,000 $286
Master's Degree Agricultural Engineering. 1
Bachelor's Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 100 $25,989 $252 $53,861 ($4,488) $80,803 ($6,734)
Master's Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 31
Doctoral Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 7
Bachelor's Degree Ceramic Sciences and Engineering. 24 $23,375 $248 $71,581 ($5,965)
Master's Degree Ceramic Sciences and Engineering. 12
Doctoral Degree Ceramic Sciences and Engineering. 14
Bachelor's Degree Chemical Engineering. 83 $25,000 $228 $57,432 ($4,786) $80,163 ($6,680)
Master's Degree Chemical Engineering. 59 $85,849 ($7,154)
Doctoral Degree Chemical Engineering. 12
Bachelor's Degree Civil Engineering. 90 $26,291 $274 $65,662 ($5,472) $78,739 ($6,562)
Master's Degree Civil Engineering. 32 $76,245 ($6,354)
Bachelor's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 248 $23,679 $244 $76,523 ($6,377) $119,602 ($9,967)
Master's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 98
Doctoral Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 21
Bachelor's Degree Engineering Science. 37 $24,250 $254 $65,962 ($5,497) $92,858 ($7,738)
Master's Degree Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. 9
Doctoral Degree Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. 8
Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 203 $23,250 $232 $66,152 ($5,513) $84,202 ($7,017)
Master's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 37
Doctoral Degree Mechanical Engineering. 13
Master's Degree Systems Engineering. 3
Bachelor's Degree Industrial Engineering. 54 $26,925 $285 $72,718 ($6,060)
Master's Degree Industrial Engineering. 46
Doctoral Degree Industrial Engineering. 6
Master's Degree Operations Research. 1
Doctoral Degree Operations Research. 4
Master's Degree Engineering-Related Fields. 18
Bachelor's Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 37 $24,249 $237 $20,019 ($1,668) $50,236 ($4,186)
Master's Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 3
Doctoral Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 7
Bachelor's Degree East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 5
Master's Degree East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 9
Bachelor's Degree Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 2
Bachelor's Degree Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 5
Master's Degree Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 3
Doctoral Degree Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 3
Bachelor's Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 63 $24,250 $242 $42,245 ($3,520) $69,829 ($5,819)
Bachelor's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 25 $22,000 $220 $27,908 ($2,326) $43,389 ($3,616)
Master's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 15
Doctoral Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 13
Bachelor's Degree Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 5
Doctoral Degree Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 3
Master's Degree Zoology/Animal Biology. 1
Doctoral Degree Zoology/Animal Biology. 1
Bachelor's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 146 $25,125 $228 $29,128 ($2,427) $48,386 ($4,032)
Master's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 12 $370 $48,551 ($4,046)
Doctoral Degree English Language and Literature, General. 8
Master's Degree Library Science and Administration. 163 $466 $52,638 ($4,387) $53,524 ($4,460)
Doctoral Degree Library Science and Administration. 13
Bachelor's Degree Biology, General. 409 $24,161 $244 $27,772 ($2,314) $56,996 ($4,750)
Master's Degree Biology, General. 276 $448 $40,793 ($3,399) $68,864 ($5,739)
Doctoral Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 4
Master's Degree Botany/Plant Biology. 3
Doctoral Degree Botany/Plant Biology. 12
Bachelor's Degree Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. 133 $24,000 $241 $21,776 ($1,815) $58,984 ($4,915)
Master's Degree Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. 2
Doctoral Degree Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. 5
Graduate/Professional Certificate Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. 5
Bachelor's Degree Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. 22
Bachelor's Degree Genetics. 39 $26,217 $282 $23,426 ($1,952)
Master's Degree Genetics. 8
Doctoral Degree Genetics. 4
Master's Degree Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. 1
Doctoral Degree Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. 1
Master's Degree Pharmacology and Toxicology. 4
Doctoral Degree Pharmacology and Toxicology. 16
Bachelor's Degree Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. 13
Master's Degree Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. 11
Bachelor's Degree Biotechnology. 35 $26,686 $228 $53,125 ($4,427)
Bachelor's Degree Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. 18 $27,000 $273 $24,052 ($2,004)
Master's Degree Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. 1
Doctoral Degree Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. 12
Doctoral Degree Neurobiology and Neurosciences. 6
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics. 119 $23,000 $217 $45,895 ($3,825) $77,902 ($6,492)
Master's Degree Mathematics. 43
Doctoral Degree Mathematics. 13
Bachelor's Degree Statistics. 50 $24,028 $243 $58,662 ($4,889)
Master's Degree Statistics. 111 $87,341 ($7,278)
Doctoral Degree Statistics. 7
Master's Degree Biological and Physical Sciences. 59 $466 $87,989 ($7,332) $114,392 ($9,533)
Doctoral Degree Biological and Physical Sciences. 3
Bachelor's Degree Medieval and Renaissance Studies. 1
Bachelor's Degree Nutrition Sciences. 81 $25,250 $245 $22,661 ($1,888) $55,966 ($4,664)
Master's Degree Nutrition Sciences. 5
Doctoral Degree Nutrition Sciences. 4
Bachelor's Degree Cognitive Science. 13 $25,018 $257 $33,225 ($2,769)
Master's Degree Sustainability Studies. 70 $410 $61,526 ($5,127)
Bachelor's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 325 $26,000 $263 $27,134 ($2,261) $59,290 ($4,941)
Master's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 30 $350 $46,351 ($3,863)
Doctoral Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 1
Bachelor's Degree Philosophy. 35 $25,000 $229 $32,834 ($2,736) $53,001 ($4,417)
Doctoral Degree Philosophy. 8
Bachelor's Degree Religion/Religious Studies. 5 $26,000 $265
Master's Degree Religion/Religious Studies. 6
Bachelor's Degree Astronomy and Astrophysics. 15 $27,000 $286
Bachelor's Degree Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. 4
Master's Degree Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. 2
Doctoral Degree Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. 1
Bachelor's Degree Chemistry. 57 $23,250 $204 $40,736 ($3,395) $73,289 ($6,107)
Master's Degree Chemistry. 8
Doctoral Degree Chemistry. 17
Bachelor's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 15 $24,830 $255 $35,148 ($2,929)
Master's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 4
Doctoral Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 7
Bachelor's Degree Physics. 59 $26,974 $254 $32,287 ($2,691)
Master's Degree Physics. 17
Doctoral Degree Physics. 10
Bachelor's Degree Anthropology. 27 $26,750 $267 $35,895 ($2,991)
Master's Degree Anthropology. 1
Bachelor's Degree Psychology, General. 495 $25,000 $236 $30,024 ($2,502) $49,641 ($4,137)
Master's Degree Psychology, General. 47 $466
Doctoral Degree Psychology, General. 32 $721 $60,678 ($5,057) $76,924 ($6,410)
Doctoral Degree Research and Experimental Psychology. 12
Master's Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 12 $389
Bachelor's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 224 $22,431 $209 $34,243 ($2,854) $51,267 ($4,272)
Bachelor's Degree Public Policy Analysis. 22 $26,500 $252 $47,867 ($3,989)
Master's Degree Public Policy Analysis. 32 $344 $57,133 ($4,761)
Bachelor's Degree Social Work. 75 $25,000 $241 $37,301 ($3,108) $46,912 ($3,909)
Master's Degree Social Work. 674 $466 $49,337 ($4,111) $58,786 ($4,899)
Doctoral Degree Social Work. 22
Doctoral Degree Anthropology. 4
Bachelor's Degree Economics. 344 $24,965 $241 $51,996 ($4,333) $78,565 ($6,547)
Master's Degree Economics. 4
Doctoral Degree Economics. 6
Bachelor's Degree Geography and Cartography. 12 $32,963 ($2,747)
Master's Degree Geography and Cartography. 2
Bachelor's Degree Political Science and Government. 217 $24,188 $228 $36,292 ($3,024) $53,569 ($4,464)
Master's Degree Political Science and Government. 27 $393 $45,471 ($3,789)
Doctoral Degree Political Science and Government. 8
Doctoral Degree Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. 6
Bachelor's Degree Sociology. 46 $24,405 $228 $31,737 ($2,645) $49,178 ($4,098)
Doctoral Degree Sociology. 6
Bachelor's Degree Urban Studies/Affairs. 21 $27,000 $257 $41,103 ($3,425) $53,255 ($4,438)
Bachelor's Degree Social Sciences, Other. 39 $25,000 $263 $44,632 ($3,719) $59,341 ($4,945)
Bachelor's Degree Dance. 27 $26,879 $271 $22,488 ($1,874) $20,407 ($1,701)
Master's Degree Dance. 2
Bachelor's Degree Design and Applied Arts. 32 $27,000 $286 $30,482 ($2,540)
Bachelor's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 41 $23,000 $223 $19,012 ($1,584)
Master's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 12 $30,350 ($2,529)
Bachelor's Degree Film/Video and Photographic Arts. 25 $23,250 $246 $35,575 ($2,965)
Bachelor's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 57 $25,975 $239 $27,024 ($2,252) $38,282 ($3,190)
Master's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 20 $233
Doctoral Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 7
Bachelor's Degree Music. 56 $26,000 $270 $26,620 ($2,218) $34,223 ($2,852)
Master's Degree Music. 34 $466 $31,771 ($2,648)
Doctoral Degree Music. 3 $47,262 ($3,939)
First Professional Degree Music. 20
Bachelor's Degree Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. 30 $26,664 $244 $35,999 ($3,000) $68,169 ($5,681)
Master's Degree Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. 5
First Professional Degree Dentistry. 122 $2,891 $79,133 ($6,594) $128,722 ($10,727)
Master's Degree Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences. 20
Graduate/Professional Certificate Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences. 23
Bachelor's Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 16 $39,646 $216 $44,211 ($3,684) $60,292 ($5,024)
Master's Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 15 $407 $80,990 ($6,749)
Doctoral Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 1
Associate's Degree Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. 26 $18,250 $163 $48,149 ($4,012) $57,123 ($4,760)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 7
Bachelor's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 44 $30,875 $186 $68,917 ($5,743) $73,179 ($6,098)
Master's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 48 $1,355 $109,404 ($9,117) $124,906 ($10,409)
Bachelor's Degree Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. 38 $29,682 $163 $67,324 ($5,610) $75,864 ($6,322)
Master's Degree Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. 11 $80,273 ($6,689)
Doctoral Degree Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. 5
First Professional Degree Medicine. 347 $2,093 $63,765 ($5,314) $85,743 ($7,145)
Master's Degree Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies. 7
Master's Degree Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. 26 $133,778 ($11,148)
Doctoral Degree Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. 5 $613 $92,011 ($7,668) $126,526 ($10,544)
First Professional Degree Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. 209
Bachelor's Degree Public Health. 374 $26,000 $254 $43,437 ($3,620) $60,468 ($5,039)
Master's Degree Public Health. 138 $466 $59,949 ($4,996) $77,571 ($6,464)
Doctoral Degree Public Health. 17
Associate's Degree Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. 6
Bachelor's Degree Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. 12 $38,642 ($3,220)
Master's Degree Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. 29 $575 $48,683 ($4,057) $56,447 ($4,704)
Doctoral Degree Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. 65 $987 $75,017 ($6,251) $83,282 ($6,940)
Master's Degree Medical Illustration and Informatics. 23 $71,420 ($5,952)
Doctoral Degree Medical Illustration and Informatics. 19
Master's Degree Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. 9
Doctoral Degree Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. 7
Graduate/Professional Certificate Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. 17 $55,565 ($4,630) $61,371 ($5,114)
Bachelor's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 362 $28,000 $265 $78,693 ($6,558) $86,247 ($7,187)
Master's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 32 $350 $95,771 ($7,981) $127,662 ($10,639)
Doctoral Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 139 $768 $132,944 ($11,079) $135,095 ($11,258)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 3
Bachelor's Degree Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. 17 $45,828 ($3,819)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. 1
Bachelor's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 280 $23,250 $225 $56,153 ($4,679) $77,221 ($6,435)
Bachelor's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 150 $22,770 $228 $61,739 ($5,145) $78,766 ($6,564)
Bachelor's Degree Finance and Financial Management Services. 358 $22,500 $219 $64,571 ($5,381) $86,111 ($7,176)
Bachelor's Degree Human Resources Management and Services. 537 $25,750 $244 $46,841 ($3,903) $67,413 ($5,618)
Master's Degree Human Resources Management and Services. 142 $350 $58,833 ($4,903) $81,070 ($6,756)
Doctoral Degree Human Resources Management and Services. 3
Bachelor's Degree Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. 96 $21,500 $228 $74,847 ($6,237) $99,075 ($8,256)
Bachelor's Degree Marketing. 127 $20,731 $207 $47,674 ($3,973) $64,960 ($5,413)
Master's Degree Landscape Architecture. 7
Bachelor's Degree Area Studies. 35 $25,973 $233 $19,086 ($1,591) $44,744 ($3,729)
Bachelor's Degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 34 $26,900 $276 $24,636 ($2,053) $54,339 ($4,528)
Doctoral Degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 3
Bachelor's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 362 $25,000 $228 $41,600 ($3,467) $60,479 ($5,040)
Bachelor's Degree Journalism. 170 $26,000 $244 $32,465 ($2,705) $50,441 ($4,203)
Bachelor's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 481 $21,500 $222 $76,022 ($6,335) $114,399 ($9,533)
Master's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 138 $92,531 ($7,711)
Doctoral Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 17
Bachelor's Degree Information Science/Studies. 352 $25,000 $249 $55,225 ($4,602) $81,920 ($6,827)
Master's Degree Information Science/Studies. 63 $381 $49,486 ($4,124)
Master's Degree Education, General. 2
Doctoral Degree Education, General. 9
Master's Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 13
Bachelor's Degree History. 122 $21,728 $207 $30,939 ($2,578) $49,001 ($4,083)
Master's Degree History. 7 $464 $33,018 ($2,752)
Doctoral Degree History. 10


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $114,750
Full time faculty: 58%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 15.0

School's endowment start of year: $1,150,827,000 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $1,534,726,000 (2022)