Rutgers University-New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ
Rutgers University-New Brunswick admitted 28,326 of 43,347 applicants for the fall 2023 entering class (65.3%).
Every figure on this page is published by the college or a federal survey, and carries the source it came from. They describe the fall 2023 entering class, a read on the school, not a prediction about any one applicant.
Every figure, in full
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Acceptance rate
65.3%
28,326 admitted of 43,347 applicants
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2023
SAT, middle 50%
Reading 630–720 · Math 640–760
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
ACT, middle 50%
28–33
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2023
Enrolled students who sent an SAT
50.9%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2023
Enrolled students who sent an ACT
5.4%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2023
Where do you actually stand at Rutgers University-New Brunswick?
The figures above describe a class that already enrolled. GoodGoblin reads them against your own transcript, scores and activities, then builds the balanced list, the essay plan and the deadline calendar around what it finds.
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What Rutgers University-New Brunswick says it weighs
The school's own words, from the form it fills in every year. Ranked as it ranks them.
- Essayrequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Course rigorrequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- GPArequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Test scoresconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Class rankconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Not considered
- Recommendations
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Legacy
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
What students actually pay
Net price after grants and scholarships: not the sticker price.
Average net price: $24,406 a year.
- Family income under $30k
- $16,343
- $30k–$48k
- $16,210
- $48k–$75k
- $18,282
- $75k–$110k
- $25,106
- Over $110k
- $35,016
Source: the College Scorecard
Essays on this application
2 essay prompts on the application: 1 optional, 1 not yet confirmed.
A prompt we have not yet confirmed is counted on its own rather than called optional, treating an unconfirmed prompt as optional is how a student skips an essay their college expects.
Published deadlines
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More colleges on the record
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Other colleges in New Jersey
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Colleges with a nearby acceptance rate
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