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Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Basic Information

Type Public

Geographical Reach Regional

Location New Brunswick, NJ

Population 5,500,000

Website https://newbrunswick.rutgers.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 36,357

Men / Women 50% / 50%

White 35%

Asian 25%

Hispanic 16%

Black 8%

International 7%

Mixed 4%

Native American 0%

From State 76%

From Region 5%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Business & Economics 26%

Humanities & Social Sciences 23%

Computer Science 13%

Life & Natural Sciences 11%

Engineering 10%

Health Sciences 10%

Arts 3%

Physical Sciences & Math 3%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $14,933

Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $35,758

Est. In-State Cost $19,317

Est. Out-of-State Cost $46,257

10-Year ROI $224,000

ROI Percentile 89th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 93%

4-Year Graduation Rate 69%

6-Year Graduation Rate 84%

Transfer-Out Rate 8%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)

Sunshine Hours 2,535 (41%)

Days Without Precipitation 247 (50%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes

Acceptance Rate 68%

Yield (Unbound) 21%

Early Action Nov 1

Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1

Expenditure

Life & Natural Sciences	$697M	#31
Humanities & Social Sciences	$21M	#74
Engineering, Computing & Math	$73M	#87

Graduate Degrees

Life & Natural Sciences	1,035	#5
Engineering, Computing & Math	106	#54
Humanities & Social Sciences	198	#122

Honors College

Name Honors College

Students 2,000 (6%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

Submitted Test Scores 55%

SAT Range 1340 – 1460

SAT Math Range 660 – 770

SAT RW Range 650 – 730

ACT Range 28 – 33

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy	588	21% / 79%	2%	$71,070		97%
Diagnostic Medical Sonography	3 —	33% / 67%	0%	$76,216	85	98%
Health Professions	24 —	17% / 83%	4%	$76,216	85	98%
Medical Laboratory Science	43 —	33% / 67%	0%	$91,204	95	100%
Public Health	244 —	18% / 82%	1%	$73,195	83	96%
Rehabilitation Science	16 —	12% / 88%	0%	$46,360	26	96%
Health Administration	11 —	18% / 82%	0%	$77,159	86	94%
Health Informatics	23 —	26% / 74%	0%	$76,528	86	100%
Health Services Administration	107 —	21% / 79%	2%	$73,195	83	96%
Health Services Administration	— —	—	—	$77,631	87	—
Public Policy	14 —	50% / 50%	0%	$73,368	83	100%
Social Work	86 —	12% / 88%	1%	$53,428	46	94%
Urban Planning and Design	17 —	53% / 47%	12%	$67,410	76	100%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Mason Gross School of the Arts	177	35% / 65%	3%	$45,984		96%
Dance	34 —	0% / 100%	0%	$32,909	4	100%
Design and Visual Communications	16 —	25% / 75%	0%	$56,167	54	100%
Film Production	19 —	74% / 26%	0%	$62,405	67	100%
Music	5 —	40% / 60%	0%	$46,231	25	90%
Music Performance	30 —	57% / 43%	3%	$46,231	25	90%
Theatre	36 —	42% / 58%	3%	$41,858	15	99%
Visual Arts	37 —	27% / 73%	8%	$48,946	33	90%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Rutgers Business School	1,420	62% / 38%	12%	$97,931		98%
Accounting	108 —	57% / 43%	6%	$92,382	95	96%
Business Administration	43 —	72% / 28%	9%	$87,451	93	98%
Business Analytics	307 —	69% / 31%	16%	$118,513	99	100%
Finance	490 —	72% / 28%	9%	$101,309	98	98%
Marketing	198 —	35% / 65%	17%	$77,469	86	98%
Supply Chain Management	274 —	59% / 41%	12%	$87,451	93	98%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
School of Arts and Sciences	4,199	51% / 49%	8%	$82,112		95%
Computer Science	746 —	83% / 17%	12%	$131,153	100	95%
Data Science	5 —	20% / 80%	0%	$87,863	93	—
Information Science	385 —	66% / 34%	6%	$97,712	97	97%
Astrophysics	11 —	45% / 55%	9%	$83,714	91	—
Chemistry	37 —	41% / 59%	5%	$76,056	85	96%
Geosciences	16 —	50% / 50%	12%	$68,704	78	100%
Mathematics	95 —	74% / 26%	32%	$97,521	97	98%
Meteorology	6 —	50% / 50%	0%	$66,202	74	—
Physics	38 —	76% / 24%	24%	$87,968	93	100%
Quantitative Biology	7 —	43% / 57%	43%	$91,034	95	—
Statistics	58 —	64% / 36%	45%	$79,107	88	92%
Biochemistry	43 —	47% / 53%	9%	$77,419	86	96%
Biology	421 —	31% / 69%	4%	$72,842	82	94%
Cell Biology and Neuroscience	153 —	41% / 59%	6%	$72,612	82	98%
Entomology	6 —	50% / 50%	0%	$52,957	45	—
Environmental Studies	30 —	23% / 77%	3%	$68,982	78	88%
Marine Biology	13 —	54% / 46%	0%	$46,602	26	94%
Microbiology	15 —	33% / 67%	0%	$71,167	81	—
Molecular Biology	22 —	36% / 64%	9%	$77,419	86	96%
Molecular Genetics	34 —	29% / 71%	0%	$81,814	90	96%
Nutritional Sciences	30 —	17% / 83%	13%	$60,545	64	90%
Kinesiology	222 —	39% / 61%	2%	$70,465	80	96%
Economics	216 —	75% / 25%	24%	$87,743	93	97%
Sport Management	79 —	73% / 27%	4%	$70,465	80	96%
Africana Studies	4 —	50% / 50%	0%	$34,770	5	96%
American Studies	6 —	50% / 50%	0%	$58,538	60	80%
Anthropology	23 —	43% / 57%	0%	$53,715	47	96%
Chinese	— —	—	—	$54,052	48	—
Classics	7 —	43% / 57%	0%	$54,409	49	—
Cognitive Science	40 —	40% / 60%	0%	$55,291	52	91%
Comparative Literature	3 —	67% / 33%	0%	$53,565	47	95%
Criminal Justice	172 —	52% / 48%	2%	$58,594	60	95%
East Asian Studies	4 —	0% / 100%	0%	$58,538	60	80%
English	106 —	25% / 75%	2%	$54,246	49	92%
Environmental Science and Policy	26 —	42% / 58%	8%	$68,982	78	88%
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	45 —	27% / 73%	0%	$51,197	40	100%
European Studies	— —	—	—	$48,952	33	—
Foreign Languages	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$53,565	47	95%
French	3 —	33% / 67%	0%	$55,390	52	85%
Geography	7 —	43% / 57%	0%	$55,839	53	94%
German	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$54,274	49	—
History	78 —	59% / 41%	4%	$58,981	61	89%
Italian	4 —	50% / 50%	0%	$55,390	52	85%
Japanese	5 —	80% / 20%	20%	$54,305	49	—
Jewish/Judaic Studies	— —	—	—	$55,757	53	—
Korean	3 —	0% / 100%	0%	$54,201	49	—
Latin American Studies	— —	—	—	$48,901	33	—
Latino and Caribbean Studies	3 —	33% / 67%	0%	$34,770	5	96%
Linguistics	40 —	10% / 90%	5%	$53,565	47	95%
Medieval and Renaissance Studies	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$56,085	54	—
Near and Middle Eastern Studies	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$58,538	60	80%
Philosophy	23 —	70% / 30%	22%	$62,015	67	80%
Political Science	202 —	44% / 56%	2%	$71,531	81	92%
Portuguese	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$55,390	52	85%
Psychology	570 —	23% / 77%	6%	$58,473	60	93%
Religious Studies	2 —	100% / 0%	0%	$54,127	48	—
Russian	3 —	33% / 67%	33%	$54,277	49	—
Social Sciences	34 —	56% / 44%	9%	$78,247	87	100%
Sociology	47 —	32% / 68%	15%	$52,960	45	95%
Spanish	3 —	33% / 67%	0%	$55,390	52	85%
Women's Studies	4 —	25% / 75%	0%	$34,770	5	96%
Technical Teacher Education	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$68,375	77	95%
Art History	10 —	10% / 90%	0%	$48,946	33	90%
Film Studies	16 —	75% / 25%	0%	$62,405	67	100%
Urban Studies	12 —	25% / 75%	0%	$61,189	65	91%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
School of Communication and Information	391	37% / 63%	8%	$69,755		97%
Communication	288 —	36% / 64%	7%	$72,419	82	97%
Journalism	103 —	38% / 62%	10%	$62,307	67	96%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
School of Engineering	825	74% / 26%	7%	$106,144		97%
Aerospace Engineering	65 —	78% / 22%	6%	$92,706	95	100%
Agricultural and Biological Engineering	17 —	53% / 47%	6%	$93,505	95	100%
Applied Sciences in Engineering	45 —	67% / 33%	4%	$113,516	99	100%
Biomedical Engineering	93 —	51% / 49%	4%	$87,822	93	98%
Ceramic Sciences and Engineering	9 —	44% / 56%	11%	$96,085	96	92%
Chemical Engineering	62 —	61% / 39%	10%	$97,993	97	95%
Civil Engineering	68 —	76% / 24%	4%	$89,751	94	97%
Electrical Engineering	253 —	83% / 17%	10%	$132,440	100	96%
Industrial Engineering	40 —	75% / 25%	0%	$93,012	95	94%
Mechanical Engineering	173 —	83% / 17%	5%	$94,837	96	97%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences	184	35% / 65%	5%	$61,402		99%
Agriculture	15 —	40% / 60%	13%	$55,515	52	—
Animal Sciences	76 —	18% / 82%	1%	$50,002	36	100%
Biotechnology	34 —	56% / 44%	6%	$85,848	92	97%
Food Science	14 —	50% / 50%	21%	$79,359	88	97%
Plant Science	23 —	35% / 65%	0%	$52,725	44	100%
Environmental Design/Architecture	8 —	25% / 75%	0%	$64,874	72	—
Landscape Architecture	14 —	64% / 36%	7%	$64,546	71	96%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
School of Management and Labor Relations	357	43% / 57%	15%	$80,550		97%
Human Resources Management	236 —	40% / 60%	19%	$80,550	89	97%
Labor and Industrial Relations	121 —	50% / 50%	7%	$80,550	89	97%