Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Common Data Set 2017-18
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Acceptance Rate
57.8%
Applications
38,384
Admitted
22,186
Enrolled
6,266
All Extracted Fields
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General Information
3 TABLESSource of institutional control (Check only one):Public
Classify your undergraduate institution:Coeducational college
Academic year calendar:Semester
Enrollment And Persistence
3 TABLESFirst-Time, First-Year Admission
4 TABLESTotal academic units16
English4
Amount of application fee:70
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes
Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Yes
If yes, maximum period of postponement:Deferral is granted only for a full academic year, from one fall
Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school graduation? (FT)Yes
Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?Yes
Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?Yes
Is your early action plan a “restrictive” plan under which you limit students from applying to other early plans?No
Transfer Admission
3 TABLESDoes your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please skip to Section E)Yes
If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?Yes
Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?Yes
College transcript(s)Required of All
Essay or personal statementNot Required
InterviewNot Required
List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:D9 List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If applications are reviewed on a continuous or rolling basis, place a check mark in the “Rolling admission” column.
Fall Closing Date: Month2
Spring Closing Date: Month11
Fall Notification Date: Month4
Spring Notification Date: Month12
Fall Closing Date:Day1
Spring Closing Date: Day1
Fall Notification Date: Day15
Spring Notification Date: Day23
Student Life
2 TABLESPercent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)8%
Percent who live off campus or commute15%
Percent of students age 25 and older0%
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)6%
Percent who live off campus or commute57%
Percent of students age 25 and older7%
Average age of full-time students18
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18
Average age of full-time students20
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)21
Annual Expenses
4 TABLESMinimum2
Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?Yes
In-state (out-of-district):$374
Out-of-state:$894
Financial Aid
7 TABLESAcademic Year2016-2017 estimated
Federal$50,328,318
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$29,553,945
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$0
Total Scholarships/Grants$146,366,638
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$70,917,149
Federal Work-Study$6,191,969
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$0
Total Self-Help$77,109,118
Parent Loans$0
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$0
Athletic Awards$0
Federal$0
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$61,674,628
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$4,729,567
Total Scholarships/Grants$66,404,195
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$110,089,647
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$15,115,915
Total Self-Help$125,205,562
Parent Loans$40,965,389
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$10,351,542
Athletic Awards$13,222,229
Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.5,307
If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:4
If yes, starting date (Month):2
If yes, starting date (Day):15
If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:Rutgers University - New Brunswick - August 2018 Page 27 Common Data Set 2017-2018 RUTGERS UNIVERSITY - NEW BRUNSWICK