Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Rutgers University-New Brunswick admitted 58% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1310–1500 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $24,897 a year. Within six years, 84% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 58%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1310–1500
- ACT middle 50%
- 28–33
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $36,096 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $24,897 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $15,090 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $18,824 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $39,649 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 84%
- Students who return for a second year
- 93%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $80,490 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,974
Students
- Undergraduates
- 37,751
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 31%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 19%
- Computer and information sciences
- 16%
- Health professions
- 9%
- Engineering
- 9%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 8%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA · 60% admitted
- Fordham University NY · 59% admitted
- Colorado School of Mines CO · 61% admitted
- Ohio State University-Main Campus OH · 61% admitted
- University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA · 58% admitted
- Yeshiva University NY · 56% admitted
More colleges in New Jersey
- Montclair State University NJ · 88% admitted
- Rowan University NJ · 78% admitted
- Kean University NJ · 76% admitted
- New Jersey Institute of Technology NJ · 65% admitted
- Rutgers University-Newark NJ · 71% admitted
- Stockton University NJ · 89% admitted
- The College of New Jersey NJ · 62% admitted
- William Paterson University of New Jersey NJ · 90% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.