| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Total undergraduates: |
34,544 |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
32,411 |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
2,133 |
| Total graduate students: |
13,834 |
| Full-time graduate students: |
8,559 |
| Part-time graduate students: |
5,275 |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
20 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Middle Atlantic |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
6% |
| First-year student enrollment breakdown: |
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| 0.0% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 29.6% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 6.5% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 11.8% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 0.2% | Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino | | 37.3% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 3.4% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino | | 9.8% | Nonresident Alien |
| 1.4% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown: |
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| 0.1% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 25.8% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 7.5% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 12.5% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 0.3% | Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino | | 43.3% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 3.3% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 5.5% | Nonresident Alien |
| 1.7% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Campus size: |
2,695 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
New Brunswick, NJ |
| Population of city/town: |
55,831 |
| Locations of branch/satellite campuses: |
Branch campuses in Camden and Newark. |
| Nearest major city: |
New York City |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
33 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
8,405,837 |
| Online campus map: |
maps.rutgers.edu |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
yes |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms
- women's dorms
- men's dorms
- sorority housing
- fraternity housing
- single-student apartments
- married-student apartments
- cooperative housing
- other housing including Special-interest, language and cultural, substance-free, math/science/engineering, first-year residence, and transfer student housing.
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
88% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
48% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
52% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
no |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
1450 |
| Other computer facilities/services: |
Wireless network, help desk, anti-virus software, online student portal, free and discounted software, PC purchase discounts, course management systems. |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Art galleries; art, geology, and agriculture museums. |
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| Remedial learning services: |
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reading, writing, math |
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| Additional services offered: |
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placement service, health service, women's center, health insurance |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, career, academic, psychological |
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| Career placement services: |
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co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, career fairs, employer info sessions, resume database, online jobs, career-rel seminars, career web. |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, special housing |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
mostly |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
27 |
| Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: |
17 |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
17 |
| Number of sororities that have chapter houses: |
4 |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
The Daily Targum, published daily; The Medium, published weekly |
| Number of honor societies: |
9 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
400 |
| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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Many religious, minority, and international student groups. Music, theatre, political, service, and special-interest groups |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Carl Kirschner,
Interim Director of Intercollegiate Athletics |
| Director of women's athletics: |
Kathleen Hickey,
Senior Associate Athletic Director/SWA |
| Athletic department's mailing address: |
Office of Institutional Research and Academic Planning,
James Burkley,
Rutgers University,
85 Somers |
| School colors: |
scarlet |
| School mascot: |
Scarlet Knight |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
Big East Conference (Division I, Football I-A), EAC (Division I, Football I-AA), Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (Division I) |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's baseball | yes | |
| Men's basketball | yes | |
| Men's cross-country | yes | |
| Men's football | yes | |
| Men's golf | yes | |
| Men's lacrosse | yes | |
| Men's soccer | yes | |
| Men's track and field (indoor) | yes | |
| Men's track and field (outdoor) | yes | |
| Men's wrestling | yes | |
| Women's basketball | yes | |
| Women's crew | yes | |
| Women's cross-country | yes | |
| Women's field hockey | yes | |
| Women's golf | yes | |
| Women's gymnastics | yes | |
| Women's lacrosse | yes | |
| Women's soccer | yes | |
| Women's softball | yes | |
| Women's swimming | yes | |
| Women's tennis | yes | |
| Women's track and field (indoor) | yes | |
| Women's track and field (outdoor) | yes | |
| Women's volleyball | yes | |
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| Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: |
30% |
| Athletic facilities: |
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athletic and recreation center, baseball, softball, and indoor practice fields, boathouse, gymnasium; lacrosse and soccer fields |
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| Intramural/Recreational sports: |
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Alpine skiing, badminton, ballroom dance, baseball, crew, cross-country, cycling, equestrian sports, fencing, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, in-line skating, martial arts, rugby, sailing, scuba diving, soccer, tennis, table tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo, wrestling |
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| Club sports for men: |
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baseball, cycling, equestrian sports, field hockey, ice hockey, in-line skating, rugby, scuba diving, soccer, table tennis, ultimate Frisbee |
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| Club sports for women: |
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Alpine skiing, ballroom dance, badminton, basketball, cross-country, cycling, equestrian sports, fencing, field hockey, golf, ice hockey, in-line skating, lacrosse, martial arts, rugby, scuba diving, soccer, softball, tennis, table tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
Newark (Liberty International) (30 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
New York City (JFK) (60 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
New Brunswick (1 mile) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Newark, NJ (25 miles) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: |
26% |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
fair |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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| Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: |
20% within six months of graduation, 25% within one year of graduation, 25% within two years of graduation |
| List of firms that most frequently hire graduates: |
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Accenture, Deloitte and Touche, Deutsche Bank, IBM, Johnson and Johnson, Lockheed Martin, L'Oreal USA, Merck, Merrill Lynch, Peace Corps, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Teach for America. |
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