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Facts & Figures

How many Rutgers faculty are members of the National Academies? What percentage of Rutgers revenue comes from state appropriations or from tuition and fees? Rutgers is such a diverse and multinational place, where do all those students come from? Answers to these and countless other intriguing questions can be found among a variety of resources.

 
2009–2010 Undergraduate Tuition

In-State: $9,546
Out-of-State: $20,456

New Jersey's Partner for a Strong Economy

A new report sheds light on how Rutgers people, programs, and processes support economic growth in New Jersey. Highlights include workforce development; research and development; technology commercialization; small business growth; analysis and forecasting; technical assistance; and low- and no-cost business, government, and human services.

Our Students

  • More than 52,470 students from all 50 states and more than 125 countries 
  • 38,902 undergraduates and 13,569 graduate students
  • More than half the members of the first-year class identify themselves as non-Caucasian
  • More than 1/3 of entering students rank in the top 10 percent of their high school class
  • The top 1,000 students enrolling at Rutgers have an average SAT score of 1400 and rank in the top 6 percent of their class
  • 43,000: Number of undergraduate applications—a record—received in 2008
  • 7,000: Number of first-year students Rutgers welcomed in fall 2008—the largest in 30 years
  • 11,000+: Number of Rutgers students who received degrees in May 2009
  • 7,660: Number of bachelor’s degrees awarded in May 2009
  • 3,770: Number of graduate degrees awarded in May 2009

Big and, Yes, It’s Beautiful

  • New Brunswick Campus: 2,681 acres
  • Newark Campus: 38 acres
  • Camden Campus: 31 acres
  • Off Campus and Outlying: 3,224 acres
  • University Total: 5,974 acres

Learning and Living Spaces

  • 647 buildings at Rutgers–New Brunswick
  • 37 buildings at Rutgers–Camden
  • 33 buildings at Rutgers–Newark
  • 25 dining facilities universitywide
  • 4,745,527 meals served universitywide in 2008

Did You Know?

  • Rutgers scientists found the first cure for tuberculosis
  • Alumnus Michael Gottlieb was the first to identify what would come to be known as AIDS
  • Alexander Hamilton fended off the British during a Revolutionary War Battle at Rutgers–New Brunswick
  • Alumnus Simeon DeWitt was General George Washington’s Revolutionary War cartographer
  • Rutgers is the birthplace of intercollegiate football
  • Rutgers is the birthplace of intercollegiate ultimate Frisbee
  • Rutgers developed the first cultivated blueberries
  • The Roebling family designed and built the Brooklyn Bridge, and Rutgers houses their archives
  • Rutgers professors are the archivists for the papers of Thomas Edison, Susan B. Anthony, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Points of Pride

It’s not all facts and figures. Our Points of Pride tell the human story behind Rutgers. Learn about the impact of our research, faculty memberships in national academies, awards and accolades received by faculty and students, Rutgers’ activities in every New Jersey legislative district, and more.

Rutgers Fact Book

Rutgers is a big place with many stories to tell. The Rutgers Fact Book is a great place to see the Rutgers story summarized through statistics and other data. The university’s Dashboard Indicators, found in the Rutgers Fact Book, aid in the assessment of the university’s performance in key strategic areas.

Budget Data

Learn how Rutgers generates and expends funds by exploring budget facts and figures.

University Financial Reports

Various Rutgers financial reports cover such topics as federal and state grants and contracts.