Welcome to Rutgers
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Reputation
Rutgers University,
established in 1766, is the
eighth oldest institution
of higher education in the
United States.
Today, Rutgers is a premier
public research institution
with an outstanding
reputation known throughout
the world.
Points of Pride
Rankings
• Rutgers is one of 62 prestigious members of the
Association of American Universities.
• #1 in diversity in the U.S. (Newark Campus) - U.S.
News & World Report
• Rutgers joins 14 other schools as a member of the
Committee on Institutional Cooperation, providing
opportunities for collaboration with other research
universities.
• #3 undergraduate business program (New Brunswick
Campus) - Wall Street Journal
• 4,900 international students enrich Rutgers
University’s classrooms.
• #10 for producing the most fortune 500 CEOs - U.S.
News & World Report
• #3 in the U.S. for students earning Fulbright
Scholarships - The Chronicle of Higher Education
• Ranked #27 in the world (Arts & Humanities) - Times
Higher Education (U.K.)
Faculty
Faculty by the Numbers
Rutgers faculty are internationally recognized as leaders
and innovators. They include:
• 99% of faculty hold a Ph.D. or other terminal degree
• Guggenheim Fellows
• MaCarthur “Genius Award” Fellows
• Pulitzer Prize Winners
• National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology
Recipients
• An Abel Prize Winner
• National Endowment for the Arts Recipient
• 14:1 student-to-faculty ratio
• 38 Rutgers faculty have achieved membership in the
National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of
Engineering, and Institute of Medicine
• 57 are elected fellows of the American Association for
the Advancement of Science
• 22 are elected members of the Academy of Arts and
Sciences
Research
Research Centers
• 60% of undergraduate students at Rutgers engage in
original research.
• Rutgers Coastal Ocean Observation Lab
• Rutgers has more than 300 research centers.
• Rutgers research has produced some amazing
advancements including:
• The discovery of Streptomycin (an antibiotic first discovered to
fight tuberculosis)
• Inventing the ceramic tile used in the heat shield of space
shuttles
• Successfully deploying the first unmanned underwater glider to
cross the Atlantic Ocean
• Rutgers Equine Science Center
• Rutgers Manufacturing and Automation Research
Laboratory
• W.M. Keck Center for Collaborative Neuroscience
• Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine
• Aresty Research Center for Undergraduates
• Confucius Institute of Rutgers University
Academics
Rutgers University offers
more than 100 majors and
4,000 courses each year.
Popular majors include:
business, pre-medicine,
engineering, mathematics,
biological sciences,
pharmacy, and chemistry.
Majors
Honors Programs
Career Services
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Majors
Popular Majors
• Rutgers University is a comprehensive university
offering majors in almost any area of study in 33
schools and colleges.
Some of the most popular majors for international
students:
• At Rutgers students are also given opportunities to
complete advanced degrees at an accelerated pace.
• Engineering
• Accelerated programs include:
• BA/MD programs
• BA or BS/MA programs
• Combined BA/BS MBA programs
• 6-year PharmD program
• Business
• Computer Science
• Pharmacy
• Biochemistry
Honors Programs
Highlights
• Honors Programs provide an intense and rigorous
education founded on a strong core of study in the arts
and sciences.
In addition to challenging seminars and courses,
undergraduates are afforded the opportunity to
participate in:
• For students interested in research, many programs
offer the option of completing an honors thesis or
senior honors thesis, which are entirely research
focused.
• Peer mentoring programs
• Research opportunities
• Internships and co-ops
• Special housing options
• Extensive personal advising
• Social and cultural events
Career Services
• Hands-on training and internships are a fundamental
component of the Rutgers curriculum.
• Rutgers University hosts more than a dozen on-campus
job and internship fairs each year.
• Employers come to campus from New Jersey (40 Fortune
500 companies in the state) and neighboring cities (New
York City and Philadelphia).
• Rutgers University has one of the largest and most
comprehensive Career Services departments in the
country.
• Career advisers are available to students as early as their
first year.
• Career Services assists students with:
• Selecting the right major
• Practicing interview skills
• Learning business etiquette
• Creating an outstanding resume
Locations
Rutgers provides students
a traditional university
experience just minutes
away from two of the largest
cities in the U.S.
New Jersey
• Our campuses in New Brunswick, Newark, and
Camden are centrally located on the east coast of the
United States.
• New York City and Philadelphia are nearby cities,
and Boston and Washington D.C. are just a few hours
away by train or by car.
• Major nearby international airports include JFK,
Newark and Philadelphia.
New Brunswick
• Rutgers University-New Brunswick is Rutgers’ flagship
campus as designated by the AAU.
• 41,000 students call Rutgers-New Brunswick home and
16,000 students live on campus.
• New Brunswick is less than an hour by train from New
York City and just over an hour from Philadelphia. The
New Brunswick train station is located one block from
campus.
Newark
• Newark, NJ is the home of Rutgers University-Newark
and Rutgers Health Sciences-Newark.
• The urban location of the Newark Campus gives our
12,000 students access to hundreds of internships in
New York City (just 20 minutes away by train).
Camden
• Rutgers University-Camden is located in the southern
part of New Jersey.
• The Camden Campus offers an intimate campus setting
for its 6,200 students.
• Philadelphia is located just across the Delaware River
and provides students tremendous opportunities for
internships and future employment.
Campus Life
Residence Life
Special Interest Housing
• 89% of first-year students live on campus.
Options Include:
• With more than 16,000 students living on our
campuses, Rutgers offers a number of different
housing options including:
• International Tower
• Busch Engineering Science and Technology (B.E.S.T.)
• Apartment-style housing
• Mason Gross Performing Arts
• Suites
• Multi-cultural
• Living-learning communities
• Family-style housing
• Special interest housing
• Douglass Residential College (for women)
Clubs and Facilities
On-Campus Facilities
• Rutgers prides itself on the variety of its student
organizations. Areas of interest include:
Rutgers facilities include:
• Sports
• 7 fitness centers
• 22 computer labs
- Soccer
• 15 libraries
- Cricket
• 37 athletic fields
- Basketball
• 5 theaters for the performing arts
- Volleyball
• 6 student health centers
- Many more!
• 52,000-seat football stadium
• Theater
• Religious clubs
• Cultural clubs
• Community service
• Dance
Dining
Off-Campus Dining
• Diverse culinary options are available for dining on
campus.
Nearby restaurants offer traditional cuisine as well as
many world flavors including:
• Dining halls cater to all dietary needs including
vegetarian, kosher, and Halal food.
• Thai
• Every Rutgers campus offers a variety of restaurants
and food options.
• Lebanese
• Turkish
• Italian
• Indian
• Ethiopian
• Chinese
• Vietnamese
• Jamaican
• Sushi
• And more!
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Website: admissions.rutgers.edu
• Requirements for Admissions
Email: RUInternational@admissions.rutgers.edu
• Tuition and Fees
Phone: 848-445-3624
• List of Majors
Fax: 732-445-0237
• Admissions Travel Schedule
• Athletics
Address:
Rutgers University Undergraduate Admissions
65 Davidson Road, Room 202
Piscataway, New Jersey 08854-8097