New Brunswick, NJ · Public
58.1%
Acceptance rate
1,383
SAT Average
$23,519
Avg net price
36,357
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Associate’s 11Bachelor’s 8,624Master’s 3,038Doctoral 1,382 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 1,650Master’s 138Doctoral 4 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 1,391Master’s 172Doctoral 35 |
| Associate’s 11Bachelor’s 793Master’s 494Doctoral 907 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 771Master’s 195Doctoral 73 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 720Master’s 301Doctoral 73 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 609Master’s 84Doctoral 17 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 544Master’s 46Doctoral 16 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 403Master’s 7Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 274Master’s 21Doctoral 2 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 270Master’s 46Doctoral 30 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 176Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 127Master’s 234Doctoral 42 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 125Master’s 15Doctoral 6 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 118Master’s 116Doctoral 25 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 109Master’s 26Doctoral 44 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 98Master’s 694Doctoral 23 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 94Master’s 11Doctoral 11 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 87Master’s 20Doctoral 16 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 86Master’s 5Doctoral 12 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 78Master’s 10Doctoral 1 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 44Master’s 13Doctoral 2 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 41Master’s 1Doctoral 2 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 16Master’s 6Doctoral 0 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s 217Doctoral 41 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 139Doctoral 0 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 27Doctoral None reported |
NCAA program details
NCAA program
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick
- Primary division
- Division I
- Primary conference
- Big Ten Conference
Projected sponsored sports24
Athletic participation
756 unique student-athletes · 20 varsity teams
First-Year, Early Action
Decision released by Jan 31
First-Year, Regular Decision
Decision released by Feb 28
Rolling admission
FAFSA due Jan 15
· Apply with the college's application or Common App
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $14,222
- Required fees
- $3,707
- Food and housing
- $15,714
- Books and supplies
- $1,418
- Other expenses
- $4,458
- Total
- $39,519
- $33,4572019–2019–20
- $33,0022020–2120–21
- $34,1302021–2221–22
- $35,7662022–2322–23
- $37,7172023–2423–24
- $39,5192024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $23,519 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.
Need-based aid, 2023–24
- First-years with need-based aid
- 51%
- Average share of need met
- 12%
- Average need-based grant
- $14,849
- Required forms
- FAFSA
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from Rutgers University-New Brunswick’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 3 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2023–24).
Rutgers University-New Brunswick admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 3 years of Common Data Set filings.
Rutgers University-New Brunswick runs a nonbinding Early Action plan.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Rutgers University-New Brunswick admits in-state applicants at 62.3%, out-of-state applicants at 72%, and international applicants at 70.7%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
7,681 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are recommended. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT, up from 45% in 2021–22, and an ACT.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
50.9% of the class submitted an SAT
Composite score: Not disclosed
Reading/Writing
Middle 50%
Math
Middle 50%
ACT composite
5.4% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 14% who submitted class rank.
High-school class rank
Among the 14% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
Rutgers University-New Brunswick rates 2 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Application essay
- Important
- Class rank
- Considered
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
- Recommendation(s)
- Not considered
Nonacademic
- Extracurricular activities
- Important
- Character / personal qualities
- Important
- Interview
- Considered
- Talent / ability
- Considered
- First generation
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- State residency
- Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Not considered
Rutgers University-New Brunswick leaves 3 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.
Without the average GPA, there’s no single midpoint to place a transcript against.
With the pool size hidden, a student’s odds of clearing the waitlist can’t be computed.
Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7)
Rutgers University-New Brunswick's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $23,519 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 3,946 of 7,769 first-years in the 2023–24 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Rutgers University-New Brunswick offers merit aid only: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
Waitlist activity, as reported to the Common Data Set.
Offered a place
Not disclosedAccepted a place
Not disclosedAdmitted off waitlist
Not disclosed92.6% of Rutgers University-New Brunswick’s first-years return for a second year and 85% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03