Make the most of your college experience! Student Life at Rutgers–New Brunswick will help you sort through the choices, from “alternative break” programs to hundreds of student organizations. Learn more.
New Brunswick Campus Life
At Rutgers–New Brunswick, you can have it all—the lively communities of five distinct campuses, the urban vibe of New Brunswick, and the ivy-covered buildings and verdant open spaces of a university with a history going back to Colonial times—1766, to be precise. When you live in New Brunswick, you’re living in the gateway to New Jersey.
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Dance the Night Away (and the Day, too!)
How does dancing for 32 hours straight sound to you? Tiring, invigorating, crazy—or maybe all of the above? You can do it, and you can help children with cancer and blood disorders. That’s the Rutgers Dance Marathon—a chance to have a lot of fun and raise money for a worthy cause, all at once. Learn more.
Just step outside your door and you’re welcomed into a vibrant city with a thriving arts community and a happening downtown. Rutgers–New Brunswick offers something for everyone. Top-notch recreational facilities. Art galleries, theaters, and coffeehouses. The roaring crowds at Rutgers Stadium. Hiking trails, a golf course, and even a farm. At Rutgers–New Brunswick, you’ve got the world, and it’s all right here.
| If you are looking for … | You will find it on the ... |
| High-tech science facilities, sports venues ... | Busch Campus |
| Fields, farms, and technology buildings ... | George H. Cook Campus |
| Stone and ivy in the city ... | College Avenue Campus |
| Stately architecture and women-only housing options ... | Douglass Campus |
| A close-knit student village, nature paths ... | Livingston Campus |
You’re new, and you know it. Well, so do we. Rutgers offers a full slate of fun orientation programs to help you get acquainted with your university—and college life.
An Olympic-size pool with a diving tower, an 80-foot climbing wall, a roller hockey rink, and lots more. If you’re looking to get in shape or work up a sweat, you don’t have to look far.
You’ll find six—yes, six!—student centers at Rutgers–New Brunswick. Meet friends, study, hang out, pick up a yogurt or sushi—the choice is yours.
Dozens of residential communities on campus are devoted to the idea of learning through living. For example, Douglass Residential College's for women include a global village keyed to language learning, cultural exploration, and development of a global outlook; a science and engineering hall offers skills development programs; and a house for adult students welcomes those coming to Rutgers more than five years after finishing high school.
A Tradition of Top-Notch Reporting
The Daily Targum is the second-oldest college newspaper in the nation; launched in 1869, it derived its name from period slang for cheat sheet. Written and managed by students at the New Brunswick Campus, the Targum is still going strong, earning Best of Show accolades at the 2009 Associated Collegiate Press National College Newspaper Convention in San Diego, California.