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Acceptance Rate

58.1%

Total Profiles

16

SAT Range

1310–1500

User Accept Rate

68.8%

In-State Tuition

$17,239

Out-of-State Tuition

$36,001

Undergrad Enrollment

36,357

Applicants

43,347

Yield Rate

27.1%

Endowment / Student

$42,884

Student:Faculty

15:1

Applicant Profiles

Includes estimated profiles based on IPEDS data. Contribute yours to improve accuracy.

Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
2.81
SAT
ACT
Round: EA
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.67
SAT
1360
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.78
SAT
1360
ACT
32
Round: RD
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.86
SAT
1530
ACT
Round: REA
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.51
SAT
1400
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2023WAITLISTED
GPA
2.95
SAT
ACT
30
Round: RD
Class of 2024REJECTED
GPA
2.87
SAT
ACT
Round: EA
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.47
SAT
1520
ACT
Round: REA
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.19
SAT
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.36
SAT
1280
ACT
Round: REA
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
2.98
SAT
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.80
SAT
1480
ACT
Round: ED
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.54
SAT
1420
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025WAITLISTED
GPA
3.81
SAT
1400
ACT
32
Round: EA
Class of 2023ACCEPTED
GPA
3.91
SAT
1410
ACT
Round: REA
Class of 2024WAITLISTED
GPA
3.63
SAT
1350
ACT
25
Round: RD

What you pay

$24,406/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $97,624 over four years.

What grads earn

$68,786/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$63,220 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 9% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.4 years of pay.

83% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

7.9%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

47%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

3.7%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Rutgers University-New Brunswick’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$16,343
$30–48k$16,210
$48–75k$18,282
$75–110k$25,106
Over $110k$35,016

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

85%

Completion · all

84%

Completion · Pell

82%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

70%

Median debt

$21,500

Classification

R1 research universityFour-year, large, primarily residential

Application Funnel

Applied
43,347
Admitted
28,32665.3%
Enrolled
7,68127% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Arson3
Fondling6
Motor Vehicle Theft9
Rape191
Robbery311

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation49% / 51%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball40Basketball15Football137Golf9Lacrosse51Soccer28Track & Field152Wrestling37

Women's

Basketball31Field Hockey26Golf8Gymnastics24Lacrosse36Rowing122Soccer38Softball20Swimming35Tennis8Track & Field125Volleyball17
Research Activity
FY 2024
$837Mtotal R&D expenditure#45 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Computer and Information Sciences, General746 grads
Psychology, General570 grads
Finance, General490 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General421 grads
Information Science/Studies385 grads
Management Science307 grads
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse297 grads
Speech Communication and Rhetoric288 grads
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management274 grads
Electrical and Electronics Engineering253 grads

4yr Grad Rate

68%

6yr Grad Rate

84%

Retention Rate

93%

Median Earnings

$74,479