New Jersey, US
65 Davidson Road, Room 202, Piscataway, NJ
(732) 932-1766
Zip Code
08854
School Size
Medium
Tuition
$15,804 - $33,005
Affiliation
Sea Grant
Type of School
Public
Student Body Gender
Co-ed
Religious Affiliation
None
Scholarships For International Student
Yes
Conditional Admission
Yes
Top Programs
Economics, General
Setting
City
Accreditation and Certification
MSCHE
Type of Housing
Wellness Housing, Theme Housing
Rutgers University—New Brunswick is a public institution that was founded in 1766. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 35,844 (fall 2020), its setting is city, and the campus size is 2,685 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Rutgers University—New Brunswick’s ranking in the 2022 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #63. Its in-state tuition and fees are $15,804; out-of-state tuition and fees are $33,005.
Rutgers University–New Brunswick, the flagship campus of New Jersey’s state university, is split into five mini campuses, each with a unique setting and identity, student center and dining options. Freshmen are not required to live on campus. Students can join more than 500 student clubs and organizations, including more than 80 fraternities and sororities.
Among its graduate offerings, Rutgers has a highly ranked Graduate School of Education. The university also awards one of the highest numbers of doctorate degrees a year among U.S. schools. As a public research university, Rutgers is home to unique institutions such as the Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, where students take hands-on courses in the sciences and work on community projects.
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights compete in the NCAA Division I Big Ten Conference. After more than two decades in the Big East conference, Rutgers joined the Big Ten Conference in 2014, where it competes with the University of Maryland—College Park, University of Iowa and other schools. It offers football, basketball, soccer, tennis, golf, wrestling, track and field, and a host of other sports programs. The women’s basketball team won the WNIT championship in 2014, and the men’s track team won its first Big East Outdoor Championship in 2005.
Rutgers was founded in 1766 as Queen’s College, an all-male institution, and affiliated with the Dutch Reformed Church. It was renamed Rutgers College in 1825 and became a land-grant institution in 1864. Women were allowed to join the university in 1918. The university officially became The State University of New Jersey in the mid-20th century.
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