Rutgers University-New Brunswick
http://www.rutgers.edu/83 Somerset St, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901-1281
(732) 932-1766
As the sole comprehensive public research university in the New Jersey system of higher education and the state's land-grant institution, Rutgers University has the mission of instruction, research, and service. Among the principles the university recognizes in carrying out this threefold mission are the following: • Rutgers has the prime responsibility in the state to conduct fundamental and applied research, to train scholars, researchers, and professionals, and to make knowledge available to students, scholars, and the general public. • Rutgers should maintain its traditional strength in arts and sciences, while at the same time developing such new professional and career-oriented ...show more »
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| Institution Type | 4-year, Public |
| Special Learning Opportunities | ROTC (Army, Air Force) Teacher certification Distance learning opportunities Study abroad Weekend/evening college |
| Student Services | Remedial services Academic/career counseling service Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus day care for students' children |
| Credit Accepted | Dual credit Advanced placement (AP) credits |
| Religious Affiliation | Not applicable |
| Federal Aid | Eligible students may receive Pell Grants and other federal aid (e.g. Direct Loans). |
| Degrees/Certificates Offered | Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree - research/scholarship Doctor's degree - professional practice |
| Campus Setting | City: Small |
| Disability Services Student | 3% or less |
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At Rutgers University-New Brunswick, 94.0% percent of first-time undergrads receive financial aid, 43.0% receive grants and/or scholarships (an average of $11,246), and 33% receive loans ($11,183 on average). On-campus room and board costs about $10,676. Off campus it is around $14,409. Taking into account total living expenses and financial aid, the average net cost of attending Rutgers University-New Brunswick is $20,693 per year. |
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| Yearly Tuition | |
| Tuition Undergrad in State | $11,886 |
| Tuition Undergrad Out of State | $23,058 |
| Tuition Graduate in State | $13,848 |
| Tuition Graduate Out of State | $21,000 |
| Living Costs | |
| Total Expense in State on Campus | $26,338 |
| Total Expense Out of State On Campus | $37,510 |
| Total Expense In State Off Campus | $31,115 |
| Total Expense in State off Campus With Family | $18,161 |
| Total Expense Out of State Off Campus | $42,287 |
| Total Expense Out of State Off Campus With Familhy | $29,333 |
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In Fall 2009, 28,624 people applied to Rutgers University-New Brunswick. Of the applicants, 61.0% were admitted (61.0% male & 62.0% female ) and 33.0% accepted (34.0% male and 32.0% female) Of the 29,095 undergraduate students at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, 5.0% are part-time. A majority (94.0%) of the undergrad students are under 25 years of age. And 45.0% of the 8,271 graduate students are part-time. |
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| Percent of In-State Undergrads | 89.0% |
| Full Time Retention Rate | 91.0% |
| Part Time Retention Rates | 60.0% |
| Four-Year Graduation Rate | 48.0% |
| Six-Year Graduation Rate | 73.0% |
| Overall Graduation Rate | 77.0% |
| Admissions | |
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| Admissions Office Phone | 732.445.4636 |
| Admissions Office Email | infoupd@rci.rutgers.edu |
| Admissions Office Address | Office of University Undergraduate Admissions Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 65 Davidson Road, Room 202 Piscataway, New Jersey 08854-8097 |
| Admissions Website | http://www.rutgers.edu/admissions/choosing-rutgers (find financial aid info here) |
| Application Website | http://admissions.rutgers.edu/0201.asp |
| Application Fee | $65 |
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In order to be accepted to Rutgers University-New Brunswick, you should have:
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| Test Scores | |
| SAT Reading (25th Percentile) | 520 |
| SAT Reading (75th Percentile) | 630 |
| SAT Math (25th Percentile) | 550 |
| SAT Math (75th Percentile) | 670 |
| SAT Writing (25th Percentile) | 530 |
| SAT Writing (75th Percentile) | 640 |
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| Program Name | Certificate | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
| Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences | 95 | 19 | 12 | ||
| Agricultural Economics | 4 | ||||
| Agriculture, General | 7 | ||||
| Animal Sciences, General | 56 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Food Science | 15 | 14 | 12 | ||
| Plant Sciences, General | 17 | ||||
| Architecture and related services | 34 | 37 | 0 | ||
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning | 37 | 0 | |||
| Environmental Design/Architecture | 34 | ||||
| Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies | 101 | 9 | 0 | ||
| African-American/Black Studies | 15 | ||||
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | 21 | ||||
| East Asian Studies | 17 | ||||
| Hispanic-American,Puerto Rican & Mexican-American/Chicano Studies | 3 | ||||
| Latin American Studies | 1 | ||||
| Near and Middle Eastern Studies | 23 | ||||
| Russian Studies | 3 | ||||
| Women's Studies | 18 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Biological and biomedical sciences | 591 | 30 | 45 | ||
| Biochemistry | 39 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 335 | ||||
| Biometry/Biometrics | 7 | ||||
| Biotechnology | 51 | ||||
| Botany/Plant Biology | 5 | 7 | |||
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology | 79 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Ecology | 9 | 11 | |||
| Entomology | 1 | 6 | |||
| Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography | 7 | ||||
| Microbiology, General | 8 | ||||
| Molecular Biology | 26 | ||||
| Molecular Genetics | 39 | 8 | 5 | ||
| Neurobiology and Neurophysiology | 6 | ||||
| Pharmacology | 1 | ||||
| Physiology, General | 1 | 2 | |||
| Toxicology | 4 | ||||
| Business, management, marketing, and related support services | 419 | 112 | 5 | ||
| Accounting | 101 | ||||
| Business Administration and Management, General | 32 | 1 | |||
| Finance, General | 146 | ||||
| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General | 109 | ||||
| Labor and Industrial Relations | 88 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Management Science, General | 0 | ||||
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other | 1 | ||||
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 52 | ||||
| Communication, journalism, and related programs | 554 | ||||
| Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 377 | ||||
| Journalism | 177 | ||||
| Computer and information sciences and support services | 137 | 29 | 13 | ||
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 70 | 12 | 13 | ||
| Information Science/Studies | 67 | 17 | |||
| Education | 0 | 310 | 32 | ||
| Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching | 1 | ||||
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | 30 | 0 | |||
| Education, General | 4 | 12 | |||
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | 19 | 2 | |||
| Educational Statistics and Research Methods | 6 | ||||
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 54 | 2 | |||
| English/Language Arts Teacher Education | 24 | ||||
| Foreign Language Teacher Education | 32 | 1 | |||
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 17 | 5 | |||
| Reading Teacher Education | 11 | ||||
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | 26 | 0 | |||
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | 0 | 4 | 7 | ||
| Social Studies Teacher Education | 38 | ||||
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 42 | 1 | |||
| Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas, Other | 2 | 2 | |||
| Engineering | 459 | 94 | 48 | ||
| Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering | 6 | ||||
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 67 | 5 | 14 | ||
| Ceramic Sciences and Engineering | 15 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Chemical Engineering | 44 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Civil Engineering, General | 65 | 16 | 8 | ||
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering | 95 | 39 | 13 | ||
| Engineering Science | 19 | ||||
| Industrial Engineering | 31 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Mechanical Engineering | 117 | 13 | 4 | ||
| Operations Research | 4 | 2 | |||
| English language and literature/letters | 251 | 15 | 15 | ||
| English Language and Literature, General | 251 | 15 | 15 | ||
| Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics | 104 | 45 | 22 | ||
| Chinese Language and Literature | 6 | 2 | |||
| Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General | 8 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Comparative Literature | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
| French Language and Literature | 14 | 8 | 1 | ||
| German Language and Literature | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Italian Language and Literature | 9 | 7 | 6 | ||
| Linguistics | 17 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Portuguese Language and Literature | 1 | ||||
| Russian Language and Literature | 1 | ||||
| Spanish Language and Literature | 42 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Health professions and related clinical sciences | 77 | 25 | 265 | ||
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist | 2 | ||||
| Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (MS, PhD) | 1 | 7 | |||
| Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada]) | 257 | ||||
| Public Health, General (MPH, DPH) | 75 | 24 | 1 | ||
| History | 254 | 1 | 13 | ||
| History, General | 254 | 1 | 13 | ||
| Legal professions and studies | 0 | ||||
| Law (LLB, JD) | 0 | ||||
| Library science | 145 | 6 | |||
| Library Science/Librarianship | 145 | 6 | |||
| Mathematics and statistics | 92 | 98 | 14 | ||
| Mathematics, General | 70 | 33 | 8 | ||
| Statistics, General | 22 | 65 | 6 | ||
| Multi/interdisciplinary studies | 51 | 7 | 5 | ||
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 3 | ||||
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies | 3 | ||||
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 1 | 0 | |||
| Neuroscience | 0 | ||||
| Nutrition Sciences | 47 | 7 | 2 | ||
| Natural resources and conservation | 74 | 3 | 15 | ||
| Environmental Science | 12 | 3 | 15 | ||
| Environmental Studies | 33 | ||||
| Natural Resources Management and Policy | 29 | ||||
| Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies | 201 | ||||
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | 201 | ||||
| Philosophy and religious studies | 76 | 6 | |||
| Jewish/Judaic Studies | 4 | ||||
| Philosophy | 60 | 6 | |||
| Religion/Religious Studies | 12 | ||||
| Physical sciences | 90 | 21 | 40 | ||
| Astrophysics | 5 | ||||
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, Other | 3 | ||||
| Chemistry, General | 34 | 10 | 10 | ||
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Meteorology | 18 | ||||
| Oceanography, Chemical and Physical | 3 | 3 | |||
| Physics, Other | 29 | 8 | 20 | ||
| Psychology | 601 | 51 | 40 | ||
| Educational Psychology | 4 | ||||
| Psychology, General | 601 | 47 | 40 | ||
| Public administration and social service professions | 33 | 399 | 3 | ||
| Public Policy Analysis | 24 | ||||
| Social Work | 33 | 375 | 3 | ||
| Security and protective services | 250 | ||||
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | 0 | ||||
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 250 | ||||
| Social sciences | 967 | 36 | 45 | ||
| Anthropology | 51 | 7 | 7 | ||
| Economics, General | 404 | 9 | 12 | ||
| Geography | 14 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Political Science and Government, General | 285 | 4 | 13 | ||
| Social Sciences, Other | 57 | ||||
| Sociology | 144 | 10 | 5 | ||
| Urban Studies/Affairs | 12 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Visual and performing arts | 241 | 59 | 23 | ||
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 48 | 4 | 6 | ||
| Art/Art Studies, General | 89 | 15 | |||
| Dance, General | 20 | ||||
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 41 | 16 | |||
| Music Performance, General | 31 | 20 | 15 | ||
| Music, General | 12 | 4 | 2 | ||
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