Facts in Brief


Rutgers is ranked among the top 25 public universities in the nation by:
• U.S. News & World Report
• QS World University Rankings: USA (U.K.)
• Center for World University Rankings (United Arab Emirates)
• CWTS Leiden Ranking (The Netherlands)

Facts in Brief

Rutgers University—New Brunswick

Powerhouse Academics

17 schools and colleges
125+ undergraduate majors
250+ graduate degree programs

Students: Lots of People to Meet!

More than 50,000 full- and part-time students
36,039 full- and part-time undergraduates
14,215 full- and part-time graduate students

Diversity: 21st CenturyAmerica in Microcosm

African American: 6%
American Indian/Alaskan Native: < 1%
Asian: 29%
Hispanic/Latino: 13%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: < 1%
White: 36%
Two or More: 4%
Non-Resident Alien: 10%
Other/Unknown: 2%
50% of full-time undergrads are men; 50% are women

Faculty and Staff : Your Guides to Higher Education

Faculty: approximately 6,700 full- and part-time
Staff : approximately 13,500 full- and part-time

Facilities: Always Someplace New to Explore

5 smaller campuses: Busch, Livingston, College Avenue, Douglass, George H. Cook
2,685 acres, including the 180-acre Rutgers Gardens
700+ buildings, including historic sites such as the Old Queens National Historic Landmark
175+ centers and institutes
16 libraries

Athletics: Catch the Action!

Member of the Big Ten® Athletic Conference
24 Division I Rutgers Scarlet Knights sports teams
50+ club sports, from cricket to women’s volleyball
15+ recreation centers and parks


Alumni: Accomplished

Neil Calman: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Inaugural Chair, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Janet Evanovich: Best-Selling Author (Stephanie Plum Mysteries)
Calista Flockhart: Actor, Ally McBeal, Brothers & Sisters
Carli Lloyd: 2015 World Cup champion and two-time soccer gold medal Olympian
Duncan MacMillan: Bloomberg L.P. Cofounder
Bernard Marcus: Home Depot Cofounder
Sheri McCoy: CEO, Avon
Natalie Morales: Today Show News Anchor and Cohost
Genevieve S. Neal-Perry: Associate Professor and Division Director, University of Washington School of Medicine
Randal Pinkett: Entrepreneur, Winner of The Apprentice
Robert Pinsky: U.S. Poet Laureate, 1997 to 2000
David Stern: NBA Commissioner, 1984 to 2014
Steven Temares: CEO, Bed Bath & Beyond

Pictured top: Between classes on Voorhees Mall, College Avenue campus, New Brunswick