by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick was awarded 436 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is allied health professions.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Rutgers New Brunswick is ranked #98 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This lands it a coveted spot in the top 5% of all colleges and universities in the country. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Rutgers New Brunswick held the #111 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Rutgers New Brunswick is also ranked #3 out of 44 schools in New Jersey.
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The acceptance rate at Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a competitive 68%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.
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.
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The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Rutgers University - New Brunswick, this ratio is 15 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Rutgers University - New Brunswick is 60%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick has a freshmen retention rate of 94%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Rutgers New Brunswick the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 65%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 35,844 undergraduates at Rutgers New Brunswick with 33,788 being full-time and 2,056 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $14,935 | $15,182 | $20,927 | $28,245 | $30,616 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Rutgers New Brunswick, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. 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 2.6%. 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.
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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: | https://newbrunswick.rutgers.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Information Systems | 651 | $69,934 |
| General Psychology | 474 | $29,963 |
| Human Resource Management | 457 | $45,522 |
| General Biology | 446 | $26,120 |
| Health & Physical Education | 435 | $25,716 |
| Public Health | 432 | $37,953 |
| Information Science | 423 | $50,779 |
| Economics | 387 | $49,765 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 381 | $60,547 |
| Nursing | 351 | $72,734 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 37,641 students took at least one online class at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. This is a decrease from the 44,109 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 37,641 | 7,587 |
| 2019-2020 | 44,109 | 40,625 |
| 2018-2019 | 12,586 | 1,890 |
| 2017-2018 | 12,869 | 2,501 |
| 2016-2017 | 14,072 | 2,255 |
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Footnotes
*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.
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