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Rutgers University–New Brunswick
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Detailed ICP profile · Partial Common Data Set research. Each figure has its own reporting year. This is a research snapshot, not a live update.
At a glance
- 2026–27 published cost
- $47,679
- In-state (New Jersey) · On campus · before aid
- Details about 2026–27 published cost ↓
- Avg. cost after grants
- $24,897
- 2024–25 · federal-aid recipients, in-state
- Details about avg. cost after grants ↓
Admissions
Historical admissions describe the reported applicant pool, not your chances. Early-plan applicants form different pools.
Applicants admitted
Unavailable
No verified figure available. Missing does not mean zero.
First-year applications
43,347
Fall 2023
Historical applications in the source-defined pool and year.
About this number: First-year applications
This is an application count, not the size of the entering class. Campus/program reporting scope matters.
Rutgers University–New Brunswick Common Data Set · Fall 2023
Who or what this describes: First-time, first-year degree-seeking students
More admissions statistics (2)
First-year admission offers
28,326
Fall 2023
Historical offers of admission, not students who enrolled.
About this number: First-year admission offers
Admitted and enrolled populations differ. This count is separate from acceptance rate or yield.
Rutgers University–New Brunswick Common Data Set · Fall 2023
Who or what this describes: First-time, first-year degree-seeking students
New first-year students
7,681
Fall 2023
Historical entering class under the source definition.
About this number: New first-year students
This is neither all undergraduates nor all students who received an admission offer.
Rutgers University–New Brunswick Common Data Set · Fall 2023
Who or what this describes: First-time, first-year degree-seeking students
Academic profile of entering students
Scores and GPA describe past students, not current requirements. Reporting methods and populations differ.
SAT 25th percentile
Unavailable
No verified figure available. Missing does not mean zero.
ACT middle 50%
28–33
Fall 2023
Enrolled students who submitted ACT scores. Not a required range or personal admission prediction.
About the 25th percentile: ACT 25th percentile
The 25th and 75th percentiles bound the middle 50% of the reported score-submitting group. They are not minimum requirements or averages; no composite is inferred by adding component percentiles.
Rutgers University–New Brunswick Common Data Set · Fall 2023
Who or what this describes: first time first year degree seeking act submitters
About the 75th percentile: ACT 75th percentile
The 25th and 75th percentiles bound the middle 50% of the reported score-submitting group. They are not minimum requirements or averages; no composite is inferred by adding component percentiles.
Rutgers University–New Brunswick Common Data Set · Fall 2023
Who or what this describes: first time first year degree seeking act submitters
More academics statistics (8)
SAT reading/writing · 25th percentile
630
Fall 2023
Enrolled score submitters, not all students or a required score.
About this number: SAT reading/writing · 25th percentile
The 25th and 75th percentiles bound the middle 50% of the reported score-submitting group. They are not minimum requirements or averages; no composite is inferred by adding component percentiles.
Rutgers University–New Brunswick Common Data Set · Fall 2023
Who or what this describes: first time first year degree seeking sat submitters
SAT reading/writing · 75th percentile
720
Fall 2023
Enrolled score submitters, not all students or a required score.
About this number: SAT reading/writing · 75th percentile
The 25th and 75th percentiles bound the middle 50% of the reported score-submitting group. They are not minimum requirements or averages; no composite is inferred by adding component percentiles.
Rutgers University–New Brunswick Common Data Set · Fall 2023
Who or what this describes: first time first year degree seeking sat submitters
SAT math · 25th percentile
640
Fall 2023
Enrolled score submitters, not all students or a required score.
About this number: SAT math · 25th percentile
The 25th and 75th percentiles bound the middle 50% of the reported score-submitting group. They are not minimum requirements or averages; no composite is inferred by adding component percentiles.
Rutgers University–New Brunswick Common Data Set · Fall 2023
Who or what this describes: first time first year degree seeking sat submitters
SAT math · 75th percentile
760
Fall 2023
Enrolled score submitters, not all students or a required score.
About this number: SAT math · 75th percentile
The 25th and 75th percentiles bound the middle 50% of the reported score-submitting group. They are not minimum requirements or averages; no composite is inferred by adding component percentiles.
Rutgers University–New Brunswick Common Data Set · Fall 2023
Who or what this describes: first time first year degree seeking sat submitters
SAT submitter share
50.9%
Fall 2023
Share of the source-defined enrolled group submitting this test.
About this number: SAT submitter share
Submission rates depend on the reported population and policy at that time, not today’s testing requirement.
Rutgers University–New Brunswick Common Data Set · Fall 2023
Who or what this describes: First-time, first-year degree-seeking students
ACT submitter share
5.4%
Fall 2023
Share of the source-defined enrolled group submitting this test.
About this number: ACT submitter share
Submission rates depend on the reported population and policy at that time, not today’s testing requirement.
Rutgers University–New Brunswick Common Data Set · Fall 2023
Who or what this describes: First-time, first-year degree-seeking students
Top tenth of high-school class
30.0%
Fall 2023
Among students reporting class rank; nonreporters are not assumed to have a rank.
About this number: Top tenth of high-school class
Schools use different ranking systems. Check the reported population rather than treating this as an admission threshold.
Rutgers University–New Brunswick Common Data Set · Fall 2023
Who or what this describes: First-time, first-year degree-seeking students
Top quarter of high-school class
66.0%
Fall 2023
Among students reporting class rank; nonreporters are not assumed to have a rank.
About this number: Top quarter of high-school class
Schools use different ranking systems. Check the reported population rather than treating this as an admission threshold.
Rutgers University–New Brunswick Common Data Set · Fall 2023
Who or what this describes: First-time, first-year degree-seeking students
Costs & financial aid
Compare the year and population before comparing prices. Published budgets, group averages and your actual aid offer are different.
2026–27 cost of attendance
Published by Rutgers University–New Brunswick$47,679
Published cost of attendance · per year, before financial aid
- 2026–27
This budget assumes
- In-state (New Jersey)
- On campus
- All undergraduates
- School of Arts and Sciences
- Campus: New Brunswick
What the school includes
- Tuition
- $15,381
- Fees
- $4,008
- Food and Housing
- $21,946
- Books
- $1,504
- Travel
- $1,026
- Loan Fees(only if it applies)
- $110
- Miscellaneous
- $3,704
- Published total
- $47,679
This is the school’s budget before financial aid. It is not a bill, the federal average net price, or your own aid offer.
About this budget
- The school labels these figures 2026–27.
- Read from the school’s PDF as text. The numbers matched, but the PDF layout was not visually inspected.
- Source: New Brunswick In-State Full-Time Undergraduate COA 2026-2027 (Rutgers Scarlet Hub PDF) (Rutgers University Office of Financial Aid). Researched October 21, 2026; independently audited October 22, 2026.
Research notes: Full-time undergraduate; school-specific tuition and fees.
Understand the five kinds of college costs
- Tuition & fees
- Instruction and required college fees; living costs are additional unless explicitly included.
- Attendance budget
- College charges plus estimated living, books, travel and other included expenses, before aid.
- Average annual cost after grants & scholarships
- A historical average after federal, state/local and college grant aid for a specified federal-aid population. Outside private scholarships are not automatically deducted; loans and work-study are not discounts.
- Your net cost
- Your entered attendance cost minus selected grants and scholarships. Loans and work-study remain funding sources.
- Borrowing
- Debt to repay, not a discount. Work-study is earned over time, not an upfront bill reduction.
Average annual cost after grants & scholarships · in-state
$24,897
2024–25
Includes applicable federal, state/local and college grants and scholarships. First-time, full-time in-state students receiving federal financial aid form the reporting population. The attendance budget includes estimated living expenses. Your actual cost may differ.
About this number: Average annual cost after grants & scholarships · in-state
Federal average net price subtracts qualifying federal, state/local and institutional grants and scholarships from the source-defined attendance budget. Federal aid defines the reporting population, not the only aid deducted; some included students receive federal loans or work-study but no grants. This is a historical average, not a personalized award. Outside private scholarships are not automatically deducted. The public-college population pays in-state tuition. It is not a personal offer; loans and work-study are not discounts.
U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
Who or what this describes: First-time, full-time in-state students receiving federal financial aid at public institutions
Out-of-state tuition
$33,734
2024–2025
Historical tuition; fees, housing and other costs may be additional.
About this number: Out-of-state tuition
A published residency rate is not an individual aid offer or current-price guarantee.
Rutgers University–New Brunswick Common Data Set · 2024–2025
Who or what this describes: First-time, full-time first-year students
More costs statistics (7)
Required fees
$3,707
2024–2025
Separate source-defined fees; do not add to an amount already including fees.
About this number: Required fees
Review the same-year tuition definition before adding separate fees.
Rutgers University–New Brunswick Common Data Set · 2024–2025
Who or what this describes: First-time, full-time first-year students
Housing & food
$15,714
2024–2025
Source-defined living arrangement and year; not necessarily your college bill.
About this number: Housing & food
Living expenses vary by housing arrangement. Do not mix these with a total budget that already includes them.
Rutgers University–New Brunswick Common Data Set · 2024–2025
Who or what this describes: First-time, full-time first-year students
Tuition & fees · in-state
$18,824
2025–26
Historical federal amount, before aid and living expenses.
About this number: Tuition & fees · in-state
Tuition and required fees are combined here. Do not add the institution’s separate fees again or confuse this with total attendance cost.
U.S. Department of Education · 2025–26
Who or what this describes: In-state tuition and fees
Tuition & fees · out-of-state
$39,649
2025–26
Historical federal amount, before aid and living expenses.
About this number: Tuition & fees · out-of-state
This combines tuition and fees for the reported residency. It is separate from a differently dated institutional tuition figure.
U.S. Department of Education · 2025–26
Who or what this describes: Out-of-state tuition and fees
Undergraduates receiving Pell Grants
31.4%
2024–25
Source-defined undergraduate recipients; not an eligibility prediction.
About this number: Undergraduates receiving Pell Grants
This describes reported recipients, not whether your family qualifies.
U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
Who or what this describes: Percentage of undergraduates who receive a Pell Grant
Undergraduates receiving federal loans
39.7%
2024–25
Borrowing participation; loans are debt, not grants.
About this number: Undergraduates receiving federal loans
A loan must generally be repaid and does not reduce net price. This is not a measure of the amount each student borrows.
U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
Who or what this describes: Percent of all undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan
Average need-based grant for recipients
$14,849
2022–2023 final
Source-defined first-year aid recipients, not all students.
About this number: Average need-based grant for recipients
An average grant is not an average net price or a promise of aid. Eligibility, institutional need definitions and award amounts vary.
Rutgers University–New Brunswick Common Data Set · 2022–2023 final
Who or what this describes: First-time, full-time first-year students
Campus & student outcomes
Enrollment, return rates and completion rates describe different source populations. They are not a measure of every student’s experience.
Undergraduate students · federal
37,985
Fall 2024
Fall 2024 undergraduate headcount, including full-time and part-time students.
About this number: Undergraduate students · federal
This is the source-defined institutional reporting unit, not a count of majors, degrees awarded or all graduate and undergraduate students.
U.S. Department of Education · Fall 2024
Who or what this describes: Grand total
Students per faculty member · federal
16
Fall 2024
A reporting ratio, not average class size.
About this number: Students per faculty member · federal
This federal measure uses its own student and instructional-staff definitions. It is separate from class size.
U.S. Department of Education · Fall 2024
Who or what this describes: Student-to-faculty ratio
More campus and outcome statistics (5)
Reported academic calendar
Semester
2025–26
Reported population and year apply; missing is not zero.
About this number: Reported academic calendar
Read the source-defined population and conditions before comparing this figure with another institution.
U.S. Department of Education · 2025–26
Who or what this describes: Institution-level service or characteristic, rather than a student cohort
Undergraduate research in federal reporting
Yes
2025–26
Historical service reporting; an unmarked option is not proof that research is unavailable.
About this number: Undergraduate research in federal reporting
The source describes a reported co-curricular option, not the full current research opportunities available to students. Verify current offerings directly.
U.S. Department of Education · 2025–26
Who or what this describes: Institution-level service or characteristic, rather than a student cohort
Study abroad reported
Yes
2025–26
Reported population and year apply; missing is not zero.
About this number: Study abroad reported
Read the source-defined population and conditions before comparing this figure with another institution.
U.S. Department of Education · 2025–26
Who or what this describes: Institution-level service or characteristic, rather than a student cohort
Academic & career counseling reported
Yes
2025–26
Reported population and year apply; missing is not zero.
About this number: Academic & career counseling reported
Read the source-defined population and conditions before comparing this figure with another institution.
U.S. Department of Education · 2025–26
Who or what this describes: Institution-level service or characteristic, rather than a student cohort
AP credit reported
Yes
2025–26
Reported population and year apply; missing is not zero.
About this number: AP credit reported
Read the source-defined population and conditions before comparing this figure with another institution.
U.S. Department of Education · 2025–26
Who or what this describes: Institution-level service or characteristic, rather than a student cohort
What could you study?
These examples come from historical bachelor’s degrees awarded, not a verified current-major catalog. Confirm current programs, campus and entry conditions with the college.
- Computer and Information Sciences, General
- Psychology, General
- Finance, General
- Information Science/Studies
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Historical degree records & sources
Reported first-major bachelor’s credentials, not necessarily distinct graduates. Examples with the largest reported counts, including ties; no campus or classification totals are added together.
- Computer and Information Sciences, General
924 degrees awarded · 2024-25
- Psychology, General
609 degrees awarded · 2024-25
- Finance, General
502 degrees awarded · 2024-25
- Information Science/Studies
467 degrees awarded · 2024-25
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
358 degrees awarded · 2024-25
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
311 degrees awarded · 2024-25
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric
280 degrees awarded · 2024-25
- Public Health, General
275 degrees awarded · 2024-25
- Management Science
249 degrees awarded · 2024-25
- Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
240 degrees awarded · 2024-25
Plan your application
Check current official instructions for testing, essays, recommendations and dates. Historical admissions outcomes are not application requirements. Early Decision can be binding; review the institution’s conditions before choosing it.
Rutgers University–New Brunswick — SAT/ACT policy
Test-optional
SAT or ACT scores are not required for covered applicants. This label alone does not establish every score-reporting rule.
Fall 2027 · first-year domestic applicant research. Confirm your program and circumstances.
Conditions to check
- Policy through 2027; New Brunswick-specific policy. Newark has a different policy and is not merged.
Official source checked 2026-10-16. Policies can change.
Different applicant situation?
SAT/ACT and English proficiency are different requirements. Program, recruitment and scholarship rules may need separate confirmation.
Sources & research
Institutional Common Data Sets and federal statistics have different reporting periods and populations. Research snapshot: October 16–19, 2026. Missing values can reflect nonreporting, conflict, ambiguity or incomplete review; they are never zero. Institution earnings remain withheld under the research restrictions.
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