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Rutgers–New Brunswick Grease Trucks

Rutgers–New Brunswick
In the mood for something fried? Or maybe falafel? You’ll find it all at the legendary “grease trucks” on College Avenue. Among the options: the “Fat Darrell,” featured on Good Morning America. This hearty sandwich includes chicken fingers, french fries, mozzarella sticks, and marinara sauce!

Rutgers–Newark
Be a part of the community. Housing 600 residents, the University Square apartment building also includes student-friendly shops and easy access to cultural attractions, like the Newark Museum and New Jersey Performing Arts Center.

Rutgers–Camden
Wondering if campus living is for you? Read the Top Ten Reasons to Stay on Campus.

Lights, Camera, Action!
 

A fully operational TV studio right on the same floor as your room? Yep, that’s just what you get as part of the RU-tv living-learning community on Rutgers–New Brunswick’s Busch Campus. Participants have the chance to live and work with a group of passionate students who share an interest in video production. Other learning communities focus on health and medicine, social justice, engineering, and other academic areas. Learn more.

At Rutgers, your university is also your home—a place to grab a slice, have a relaxing dinner, hang out in a comfy lounge, or hit the sack after a day full of learning and adventure.

First-year students embarking on college life, married graduate students with kids, commuters seeking a place to hang out—all have options at Rutgers when it comes to dining facilities, housing, and lounges. Whether you’re looking for apartment-style living in a city center or a close-knit community devoted to a specific interest such as TV production or writing, we’ve got it at Rutgers.

 

Lots of Options

Wondering what you’ll find at Rutgers when it comes to housing and dining? For starters, you’ll have plenty of options, from traditional residence halls to apartment-style living. And you’ll find

  • lounges to meet up with your friends;
  • easy access to eateries for a quick snack;
  • special-interest halls to help foster community;
  • advisers to help you adjust to college life;
  • a variety of meal plans to suit your lifestyle (and cravings);
  • a place you can call home.

A wide range of accommodations, including family apartments and dozens of special interest communities such as those at Douglass Residential College, provide housing to a sea of students spread across five campuses. Students who decide to live off-campus have great options as well. And with four main dining halls and an array of cafés, sandwich shops, and restaurants on and off campus, you can get your caffeine fix and satisfy your taste for sushi without going far.

Whether it’s the suite-style housing for first-year students or the University Square apartments, comfortable campus accommodations, including special interest housing options, place you in one of America’s largest college towns, where you’re surrounded by thousands of fellow students. A variety of dining halls and cafés—as well as inexpensive eateries minutes from campus—will satisfy your cravings for everything from burritos to fresh baked goods. Concerts, plays, professional sports, and galleries are right outside your door.

From “the Apartments” to “the Tower,” cozy campus housing offers short walks to class, worry-free parking, and easy access to Philadelphia and the surrounding area. Campus dining offers traditional favorites like pizza, burgers, and french fries plus daily meatless and specialty selections for vegetarian, vegan, and kosher diets.