Rutgers University-New Brunswick
What Rutgers University-New Brunswick's own numbers say, from its Common Data Set 2023-24.
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- 27% of admitted students chose to enroll, higher than 92% of similar colleges.
- Applications rose 5% from 2018-19 to 2023-24 (41,348 to 43,347).
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- Most admits who named a round (21 of 26) applied Early Action; 5 used Regular Decision.
- Computer science, data and engineering are the most common intended majors among posted admits, often with apps, hackathons, robotics or internships behind them.
- Many admits had very strong scores, with SAT about 1500-1590 or ACT 33-36, though some got in with SAT near 1300-1400 or GPA near 3.1-3.5.
- Many admits founded or led an organisation, such as a nonprofit, a tech club, a food pantry or a business.
- Many admits did research or paid internships, from economics and data science to cancer imaging, NLP and independent climate work.
- Students report decisions arrive in waves, school by school, with most Early Action acceptances in December and early January rather than November.
- Students report a flood of applications (about 77,000 after joining the Common App) and an overall admit rate near 28 percent, so odds feel unpredictable.
- Students report Honors College and scholarship decisions come around mid-March, and merit money is scarce outside Honors.
- Students report that deferred applicants were asked to send first-semester grades and that portal statuses sometimes show before any email.
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