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Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, also is the largest institution for higher education in the state of New Jersey. It was founded on November 10, 1766 and the New Brunswick Campus is Rutgers University's largest campus. It covers an area of 1,989 acres and is organized into several undergraduate, graduate and professional schools, which include:
- College of Nursing
- Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
- Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
- Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
- Graduate School of Education
- Graduate School
- Mason Gross School of the Arts
- Rutgers Business School
- School of Communication, Information and Library Studies
- School of Engineering
- School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
- School of Management and Labor Relations
- School of Social Work
Rutgers University’s New Brunswick Campus is home to over 50 fraternities and sororities. Many fraternities and sororities maintain houses for their chapters in the area of Union Street. The university also hosts more than 700 student organizations covering a wide range of interests.
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Campus Location83 Somerset St
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1281
USA
Main Tel: (732) 932-1766
Web Site The campus is in a large suburb. |
Rutgers University-New Brunswick HighlightsWhere Rutgers University-New Brunswick stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - Many students concentrating in therapy and counseling, music, religion and philosophy, media, liberal arts, mathematics, science, and engineering.
- Large number of students.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
- High faculty salary.
- Number of dorm rooms for students.
- High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
- Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
- Good faculty-to-student ratio.
Other important characteristics: - Faculty tenure system
- Library on-campus
- Campus housing available
- Study abroad option
- Distance learning available
- Weekend study option
- Part-time classes available
- ROTC
- Athlete financial aid
Degrees Awarded (in 2007)| Degree | Total
Earned | Different
Programs |
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| Bachelor | 5,569 | 87 | | Master | 1,441 | 71 | | Doctorale | 406 | 58 | | First-professional degree | 199 | 2 |
Rutgers StudentsThe student enrollment at Rutgers was 34,804 in 2007 (31,188 full-time equivalent). About 52% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 48% of the class. Undergrads are 77% of enrolled students, graduate students are 22%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 1%. About 1% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 99% of incoming freshmen. Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.
Tuition and Other Costs| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 10,686 | | Out-of-state tuition and fees | $ 19,854 | | Room | $ 5,952 | | Board | $ 3,810 | | Books and supplies | $ 925 | | Other | $ 2,282 |
Financial Aid: Rutgers participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2007): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| With tenure | | 1,156 | | Without tenure; working toward tenure | | 641 | | Without tenure; tenure not available | | 432 |
Housing and MealsRutgers provides on-campus housing for 13,527 of its 31,188 (full-time) students (as of 2007).
Rutgers AthleticsSchool sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. Rutgers is in the Big East Conference for major sports. Rutgers offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 272 male students received the aid (men were 60% of those receiving aid) and 185 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 40% of students receiving such aid) .
Rutgers Admissions (2007)| Applicants | Admitted |
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| Men | 56% | | Women | 57% | | All | 56% |
SAT Test Scores:| SAT | Middle 50% |
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| Verbal | 520-630 | | Math | 550-670 |
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses) AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (32 awarded) - Agricultural Economics
- Agriculture
- Food Science
ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (76 awarded) ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (84 awarded) - City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning
- Environmental Design/Architecture
ART STUDIES (100 awarded) BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (567 awarded) - Accounting
- Business Administration and Management
- Finance
- Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
- Labor and Industrial Relations
- Management Science
- Marketing/Marketing Management
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (198 awarded) - Computer and Information Sciences
- Information Science/Studies
CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (75 awarded) - Environmental Science
- Environmental Studies
- Natural Resources Management and Policy
DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (70 awarded) - Dance
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
EDUCATION AND TEACHING (487 awarded) - Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
- Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
- Education
- Educational Leadership and Administration
- Educational Statistics and Research Methods
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- English/Language Arts Teacher Education
- Foreign Language Teacher Education
- Mathematics Teacher Education
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
- Reading Teacher Education
- Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
- Social Studies Teacher Education
- Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
- Special Education and Teaching
- Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas
ENGINEERING (631 awarded) - Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering
- Ceramic Sciences and Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
- Engineering Science
- Industrial Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Operations Research
FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (370 awarded) - Public Policy Analysis
- Social Work
FINE ARTS (68 awarded) - Art History, Criticism and Conservation
LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (13 awarded) LAW (1 awarded) LIBERAL ARTS (1,986 awarded) - African-American/Black Studies
- American/United States Studies/Civilization
- Anthropology
- Chinese Language and Literature
- Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
- Comparative Literature
- East Asian Studies
- Economics
- English Language and Literature
- French Language and Literature
- Geography
- German Language and Literature
- Hispanic-American,Puerto Rican & Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
- History
- Italian Language and Literature
- Latin American Studies
- Library Science/Librarianship
- Linguistics
- Medieval and Renaissance Studies
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
- Near and Middle Eastern Studies
- Political Science and Government
- Russian Language and Literature
- Social Sciences
- Sociology
- Spanish Language and Literature
- Urban Studies/Affairs
- Women's Studies
MATHEMATICS (132 awarded) MEDIA (535 awarded) - Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
- Journalism
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (3 awarded) - Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
MEDICINE (315 awarded) - Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (MS, PhD)
- Neuroscience
- Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])
- Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)
MUSIC (107 awarded) NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (51 awarded) RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (93 awarded) - Jewish/Judaic Studies
- Philosophy
- Religion/Religious Studies
SCIENCE (759 awarded) - Astrophysics
- Biochemistry
- Biological and Physical Sciences
- Biology/Biological Sciences
- Biometry/Biometrics
- Biotechnology
- Botany/Plant Biology
- Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
- Chemistry
- Ecology
- Entomology
- Geology/Earth Science
- Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
- Meteorology
- Microbiology
- Molecular Biology
- Molecular Genetics
- Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
- Physics
- Toxicology
SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (221 awarded) - Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
- Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
THERAPY AND COUNSELING (641 awarded) - Educational Psychology
- Psychology
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