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Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
65 Davidson Road, Room #202
Piscataway, NJ 08854-8097

Official telephone: (848) 445-1000
Website: https://newbrunswick.rutgers.edu/
Screen last updated on: September 2025
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 93%
Student:Faculty ratio: 15:1
Total faculty: 1850 men, 2019 women
Full-time faculty: 1116 men, 1098 women
Part-time faculty: 734 men, 921 women
Graduation rate: 85% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning, external degree program, online courses
Combined 3-2 programs available:
Institution offers 3-2 degree programs.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: offered on-campus
Air Force ROTC: offered on-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • African Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • African Studies
  • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
  • Ecology
  • European Studies/Civilization
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
  • Latin American Studies
  • Nursing Science
  • Occupational Therapist Assistant
  • Physics, Other
  • Pre-Dentistry Studies
  • Pre-Law Studies
  • Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other
  • Russian Studies
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General
  • African Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • African Studies
  • African-American/Black Studies
  • Agricultural Engineering
  • Agriculture, General
  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Animal Sciences, General
  • Anthropology, General
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Astrophysics
  • Biochemistry
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biometry/Biometrics
  • Biotechnology
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
  • Ceramic Sciences and Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Chinese Language and Literature
  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
  • Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other
  • Cognitive Science, General
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
  • Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist
  • Dance, General
  • Design and Visual Communications, General
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • East Asian Studies
  • Ecology
  • Economics, General
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering Science
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • Entomology
  • Environmental Design/Architecture
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies
  • Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General
  • European Studies/Civilization
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Finance, General
  • Food Science
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
  • French Language and Literature
  • Geography
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Language and Literature
  • Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
  • Health Services Administration
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Italian Language and Literature
  • Japanese Language and Literature
  • Jewish/Judaic Studies
  • Journalism
  • Korean Language and Literature
  • Labor and Industrial Relations
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Latin American Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Management Science
  • Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medieval and Renaissance Studies
  • Meteorology
  • Microbiology, General
  • Molecular Biology
  • Molecular Genetics
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music, General
  • Near and Middle Eastern Studies
  • Nursing Science
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Pharmacy
  • Philosophy
  • Physics, General
  • Physics, Other
  • Plant Sciences, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Portuguese Language and Literature
  • Pre-Dentistry Studies
  • Pre-Law Studies
  • Psychology, General
  • Public Health, General
  • Public Policy Analysis, General
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Russian Language and Literature
  • Russian Studies
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Statistics, General
  • Urban Studies/Affairs
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General
  • Women's Studies
Certificates

  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other
  • Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist
  • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
  • Dental Assisting/Assistant
  • Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
  • Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician
  • Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
  • Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
  • Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist
  • Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • True
 
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