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 967 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is other rehabilitation and therapeutic professions.
According to College Factual's 2023 analysis, Rutgers New Brunswick is ranked #111 out of 2,241 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 #153 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 67%, 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 90% 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 580 and 680. Math scores were between 600 and 730.
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The student to faculty ratio at Rutgers University - New Brunswick is about average at 16 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
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%.
The freshmen retention rate of 93% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Rutgers University - New Brunswick enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Rutgers New Brunswick for first-time, full-time students is 61%, which is better than 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 45% of students took out student loans averaging $7,729 a year. That adds up to $30,916 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/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Brunswick-Newark-and-Camden/Rutgers-University/172636137574?utm_source=flag_footer&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=flag_footer |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/RutgersU |
| 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 2019-2020, 16,535 students took at least one online class at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. This is an increase from the 11,925 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | 16,535 | 2,114 |
| 2018-2019 | 11,925 | 2,054 |
| 2017-2018 | 12,869 | 2,501 |
| 2016-2017 | 14,072 | 2,255 |
| 2015-2016 | 12,461 | 1,962 |
Learn more about online learning at Rutgers University - New Brunswick.
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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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