| Location: | Mid-Atlantic |
| Setting: | Large Town Setting |
| Type: | Public |
| Size: | Very Large (+10,000 Undergrad) |
| Mascots: | Scarlet Knights, Lady Knights |
With more than 50,000 students on campuses in Camden, Newark, and New Brunswick, Rutgers is one of the nation’s major public institutions of higher education. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers has a unique history as a colonial college, a land-grant institution, and a state university. The university’s 27 degree-granting units offer majors in more than 100 fields, with thousands of courses covering the full range of human experience.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (also known as Rutgers University), is the largest institution for higher education in the state of New Jersey. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766 and is the eighth-oldest college in the United States. Rutgers was originally a private university affiliated with the Dutch Reformed Church and admitting only male students, but evolved into and is presently a nonsectarian, coeducational public research university that makes no religious demands of its students. Rutgers is one of only two colonial colleges that later became public universities. (The other is the College of William and Mary.)
Rutgers was designated The State University of New Jersey by acts of the New Jersey Legislature in 1945 and 1956. The campuses of Rutgers University are located in New Brunswick, Piscataway, Newark and Camden. The Newark campus was formerly the University of Newark, which merged into the Rutgers system in 1946, and the Camden campus was created in 1950 from the College of South Jersey. Rutgers is the leading university within New Jersey's state university system, and it was ranked 46th in the world academically in a 2006 survey conducted by the Institute of Higher Education at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The university offers more than 100 distinct bachelor, 100 master, and 80 doctoral and professional degree programs across 175 academic departments, 29 degree-granting schools and colleges, 16 of which offer graduate programs of study.
Shortly after the College of New Jersey (Princeton College) was established in 1766, ministers of the Dutch Reformed Church, seeking autonomy in ecclesiastical affairs in the American colonies sought to establish a college to train those who wanted to become ministers within the church. Through several years of effort by Rev. Theodorus Jacobus Frelinghuysen (1691–1747) and Rev. Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh (1736–1790), later the college's first president, Queen's College was chartered on 10 November 1766. Established as the trustees of Queen's College, in New-Jersey in honor of King George III's Queen-consort, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744–1818). The charter was signed and the young college was supported by William Franklin (1730–1813), the last Royal Governor of New Jersey and illegitimate son of Benjamin Franklin. The original charter specified the establishment both of the college, and of an institution called the Queen's College Grammar School, intended to be a preparatory school affiliated and governed by the college. This institution, today the Rutgers Preparatory School, was a part of the college community until 1959.
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| Percent of Students International: | 6% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 46% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | No |
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA |
| Sports Include: |
Football (Big East Conference) Basketball (Big East Conference) Baseball (Big East Conference) Track (Big East Conference) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | In-State | Out-of-State | |
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 9,221 | $ 16,819 | |
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 7,336 | $ 14,934 | |
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 1,885 | $ 1,885 | |
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 3,034 | 26% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 4,840 | 43% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 3,855 | 32% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 4,463 | 57% | |
Any Aid: |
69% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 61% (Selective) |
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| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 99% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 530, Math: 560 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 630, Math: 670 |
| Application Fee: | $ 50.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Required |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Required |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Not Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
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My friend is in a dilemna. She has 3 years of school left. She has a choice of going to business school in Rutgers New Brunswick which is #32 out of all undergrad business schools, or Rutgers Newark business school which is not rated as high. She would be dorming in new brunswick if she went there. If she went to Newark, then she would be commuting. If she went to Newark, it would save her around $35,000 cumulative of all three years. By the way, she would be taking out a loan either way.
My question is, is it worth the extra $35,000 plus interest in order to go to New Brunswick over Newark, since they are both Rutgers?
Thank you in advance.
14 months ago
Best Answer
This is really a question of independence. Rutgers New Brunswick is a much larger, more traditional college campus. She would dorm there, and live her day to day life there. The real question is more about whether its worth $35000+ to have a live at college experience. Rutgers Newark is a communer only school.
Heres a comparison though if the question is on job prospects etc. Rutgers NB is the better choice for business. Period. BUT it is very difficult to get in. You do not apply to the business school when you enter Rutgers NB as a freshman. You have to get into one of the other undergraduate schools first. After that, she will have to take 8 prerequisite classes, and have a MINIMUM Rutgers GPA of 3.4 through her first 2 years. Then she has to apply for the business school, which is very competative. Half of my friends who applied for business school were accepted, the other half were not.
Rutgers Newark accepts you for the freshman year, and youre set. So if she already got accepted to business school in Newark, and doesnt want to gamble, then go with Newark.
Now for job prospects. Rutgers NB business school students have job offers in the MIDDLE OF THEIR JUNIOR YEAR. Thats right, they have offers contigent on them graduating. ALL of my friends who graduated RU NB business got jobs a year and a half before they graduated. After they graduated, they got jobs that payed $50-70K year, but working rediculous numbers of hours.
At RU Newark the job prospects are good, but not as good as RUNB. The advantage that it does have is that it is 20 mins from NYC. Its a lot easier to get internships, and get a full time job through those.
So, to wrap it up. RUNB is a race to get into the business school, but has a sure thing job waiting in the end. RU Newark is easier to get into, but not a sure thing for employment.
I was offered more money to go to NU Newark, but chose New Brunswick because it had the college experience, with dorms, dining halls, football games, and partying allong with a top notch education. She will have to choose for herself if the added cost is worth the experience.
Final thing. Maybe business isnt right for her. I thought I wanted business freshman year, but took the prereqs and hated them. I ended up with political science instead and got a job with a lobbying firm. Im a lot happier. I would want to work 70 hour weeks like my accountant friend for almost the same money. Going to RUNB lets you experience a lot before committing to business school. If I went to Newark, I'd be locked into the business school, and be miserable. Just consider the goals.
Hope this helped
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Statistics MS: Rutgers vs Stony Brook?
I am going to do a master in statistics starting fall'07. Both Rutgers and Stony Brook gave me admission, but I have not decided which one I should choose.
In terms of tuition, (1 year)
Rutgers: $18,448.90
Stony Brook: $6,900 (in-state, yes, I am a New Yorker) + fees
Stony Brook seems a better choice, but some friends said Rutgers Statistics has much better employment record.
Maybe, Rutgers has a better Stat MS program than Stony Brook, but is it really worthwhile to pay more than $10k for that difference? To me, they are about equally good.
Which school may you choose if you were me?
Your comments will be highly appreciated!
15 months ago
Best Answer
I will preface this by saying that I am biased towards Rutgers. I love Rutgers. But, I think YOU would be better off at Stony Brook. Money is a big deal, and in state schooling is a steal. If you have good grades at either school, there are jobs out there. What is more important for getting a job though is real world experience. Lets say you want to be an actuary with your stat degree, go intern at an insurance company's actuarial department. I have a friend who majored in stat at Rutgers, and he had a full time offer a year before he graduated from the firm he interned at, contingent on his finishing his degree.
Knowing people in companies that hire staticticians is the best way to get a job. The degree is just a credential.
Bottom Line:
Go to Stony Brook if you think you'll have the grades, or internships. Its way cheaper and probably closer to home.
If you are not going to have great grades or internships, then go with Rutgers. It is more prestigious, and has a great career placement center.
Good luck, and shoot me an e-mail if you need more help.
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Syracuse or Rutgers?
Tough choice, a serious one and gotta make it. A lot of my friends are going to Rutgers (New Brunswick), it has major school spirit as well, and it is excellent academically.
I want to go into computer science as a major (possibly computer engineering or bioengineering), and do pre-med or pre-law studies. So basically, I want to major in either CS, CE, or BE - and combine that with either med or law.
Syracuse is giving me 32 grand out and some loan to pay for about 45 grand worth of cost of attendance. It's only slightly more than Rutgers, in that I still have to conjure up 10-13 grand for both Rutgers and Syracuse...
I put more weight on academics than the fun of college, but I still want the fun as well. Which is better for my situation? Thanks. :)
P.S. I'm Asian, and hanging out with other azns would be great, although this is a relatively minor factor.
16 months ago
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Hey. I am a sophmore at Rutgers. I have friends at both schools. I think Rutgers is an awesome school. It is much more difficult and challenging than I thought it would be. If you go to Rutgers for any kind of Math or Science based major, you'll definately do well. Their math and sciences are really good. As for Asians at Rutgers, you WONT have a problem. There are tons of asians especially on Busch campus. With Rutgers, you can change around as much as you want with the tons of majors they offer. Whatever you decide, I wish you good luck!
ps. Parties @ Rutgers are Awesome
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Anybody from Rutgers University??
I've been admitted to Rutgers - NB. Alumni & current students,could you share your experiences of Rutgers? Any Rutgers person wants to be my friend?
19 months ago
Best Answer
Hey, I too went to Rutgers. I went to Rutgers College and lived on College Ave for most of the time. I commuted my last semester. It's a nice school, but I hated it. It's HUGE and I hated riding the bus from class to class. The good thing about Rutgers is that you have a lot of options when it comes to choosing courses, you can take courses in some of the most random areas. It's great. Just stay focused, go to activity fairs, club meetings, etc. and don't be afraid to speak up in class (and know what you're talking about) or you will destroy your gpa. Also stay on top of things around there b/c you can get screwed over. Keep up with your financial aid, your grades, and everything. I got sick my last semester (spring '06) and I had to stay in the hospital for a week and I had to stay off campus for a month towards the end of the semester and no one wanted to help me!! That's why I had to stay an extra semester, so just look out for yourself. Good luck!!! (I graduated this month by the way...go me!)
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UW or Rutgers?
Even though I'm graduating in 2008...I already know what I want to major in and become. I am wanting to be a high school teacher and both Rutgers University (New Brunswick campus) and University of Washington (Seattle) have those majors. I just wanted to know which one is a better university. I really like both of the location just because of the weather...but washington is more colder! (which i like)... but yeah, if you guys can help me out that would be great!... i also think the UW campus is way prettier... I guess I have never really seen pictures of Rutgers... but anyways, please help me decide????
23 months ago
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I lived in NJ for 18 years, so I'm pretty familiar with Rutgers. New Brunswick (as far as I know) is a relatively nice campus. It's out in the suburbs of central NJ, so you don't have the whole city experience you would have with UW (or even Rutgers Newark). I would definitely go visit both campuses when classes are in session and see which campus you feel more comfortable on. It's hard to make decisions like that based on just a web site, you really need to go visit the school.
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