Rutgers University-New Brunswick
New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Public
- City
- 37,751 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 58%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $24,897per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 84%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $80,49010 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
New Jersey students starting in fall 2026 or later whose family AGI is $65,000 or less get their remaining in-state tuition and eligible fees covered for their first two years through the Scarlet Guarantee. After 60 credits, students are considered for the state's Garden State Guarantee. Housing, dining and books aren't included.
Source: Rutgers–New Brunswick, Scarlet Guarantee; Rutgers Scarlet Hub, tuition assistance programs
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 58%About 6 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1310–1500Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 28–33Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From Rutgers University-New Brunswick's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
- Admit rate in this report
- 59%45,800 admitted of 78,122 first-year applicants
- ACT, middle 50%
- 29–34First-years who sent scores
- Top 10% of their class
- 35%75% were in the top quarter.
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- How challenging your classes were
- GPA
Important
- Essay
- Activities
- Character and personal qualities
Considered
- Class rank
- Test scores
- Interview
- A talent or ability
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Where you live
- Living in the state
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
Not considered
- Recommendations
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Religious affiliation
- Showing interest in the school
Where you'd stand
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Sources: Rutgers University-New Brunswick Common Data Set 2025–26; College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $24,897full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $36,096sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $18,824Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $39,649Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 84%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 93%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $80,49010 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,974federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 37,751Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 31%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 35%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN — admits 78%
- Michigan State University East Lansing, MI — admits 85%
- University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN — admits 80%
- Montclair State University Montclair, NJ — admits 88%
Also worth a look
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA — admits 55%
- University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC — admits 60%
- University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA — admits 60%
- Auburn University Auburn, AL — admits 46%
- Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX — admits 57%
- University of Connecticut Storrs, CT — admits 52%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Rutgers University-New Brunswick, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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