Rutgers University-New Brunswick
New Brunswick, New Jersey · Public · 37,751 undergraduates · newbrunswick.rutgers.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
58%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1310 to 1500
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$44,310Est.Estimate
$66,930 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Rutgers University-New Brunswick
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
58% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$66,930
a year in 2027-28, from a $66,930 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1410
Send your score
About 45% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1230, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- Send official score reports when you apply.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: Required Credentials for First-Year Applicants | Undergraduate Admissions · Checked October 16, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Dec1Regular Decision · December 1, 2026The standard deadline.
Who gets in
58%
of applicants are admitted.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/1, hear by 1/31.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2023)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 51% of them sent SAT scores and 5.4% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1310 to 1500
Reading and Writing 630 to 720
Math 640 to 760
ACT composite 28 to 33
Source: Common Data Set 2023-2024
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$44,310
a year, in state
$66,930
a year, out of state (tuition $38,560)
- Tuition (in state)$15,940
- Fees$4,160
- Food and housing$17,620
- Books and supplies$1,590
- Transportation and other$5,000
Rutgers University-New Brunswick published $39,519 in state for 2023-24. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2023-2024
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$15,090
- $30,001 to $48,000$17,496
- $48,001 to $75,000$18,838
- $75,001 to $110,000$24,156
- Over $110,000$34,232
Financial aid
12%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$14,849
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 12/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2023-2024
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
National Merit Scholarships/College-Sponsored Merit Award
$1,000 a year
National Merit
Deadline: Name this college your first choice with NMSC. To keep it: a 3.0 college GPA.
Details
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
39 of 39
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,590Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | Elective credit |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | Elective credit |
| African American Studies | 4 | 3 | 01:014:103 |
| Art History | 4 | 6 | 01:082:105, 106 |
| Biology | 4 | 10 | 01:119:115, 116, 117 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | 01:640:151 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | 01:640:151, 152 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 | 4 | 01:640:135 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 5 | 4 | 01:640:151 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 5 | 01:160:161, 171 |
| Chemistry | 5 | 9 | 01:160:161, 162, 171 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | 01:165:102 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | 01:790:103 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 3 | 01:198:110 |
| Computer Science A | 5 | 4 | 01:198:111 |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 3 | 01:198:110 |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | Elective credit |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | 01:355:101 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | 01:355:101 or 01:358:201 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 3 | 11:375:101 |
| European History | 4 | 3 | 01:510:102 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | 01:420:210 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | 01:470:131, 132 |
| Human Geography | 4 | 3 | 01:450:103 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | 01:560:131 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 8 | 01:560:131, 132 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | 01:565:102 |
| Latin | 4 | 3 | Elective credit |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | 01:220:103 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | 01:220:102 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 3 | 07:700:103 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | 01:750:203, 205 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | 01:750:204, 206 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | 01:750:204, 206 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | 01:750:203, 205 |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 4 | 01:640:115 |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | 01:830:101 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | 01:940:203 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 3 | 01:940:215 |
| Statistics | 4 | 3 | 01:960:211 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | 01:790:104 |
| United States History | 4 | 3 | 01:512:103 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 3 | 01:506:101 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
84%
Come back for a second year
93%
Typical earnings
$80,490
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Rutgers University-New Brunswick$60,778
- All colleges$54,104
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 67 majors here have earnings data.
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