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Rutgers University–New Brunswick

An Academic Powerhouse Serving New Jersey and the World

The historic birthplace and flagship of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is also the leading public university in New Jersey, a top 25 public national university, and a top 100 world university. Explore the rankings below.

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# 1 Public University in New Jersey

U.S. News & World Report: America's Best Colleges

Standings in New Jersey
# 1 public national university
# 1 public national university, freshman retention rate
# 1 public national university, undergraduate business
# 1 public national university, undergraduate engineering
# 1 public national university, veterans

Top 25 Public University in the Nation

  • U.S. News & World Report
  • QS World University Rankings: USA (U.K.)
  • Center for World University Rankings (United Arab Emirates)
  • CWTS Leiden Ranking (The Netherlands)

Top 100 World University

  • Center for World University Rankings (United Arab Emirates)
  • CWTS Leiden (The Netherlands)

America's Best Colleges

U.S. News & World Report: America's Best Colleges

# 23 in the nation, public national universities
# 63 in the nation, all national universities

QS World University Rankings: USA

# 15 in the nation, public universities
# 42 in the national, all universities

Washington Monthly College Guide and Rankings

# 29 in the nation, public national universities

The Business Journals: Rankings of U.S. Public Colleges

# 28 in the nation

Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education: The Top U.S. Colleges

# 35 in the nation, public schools

Forbes: America's Top Colleges

# 32 in the nation, public schools

Princeton Review

Best 386 Colleges

Best Value in Higher Education

Forbes: Best Value Colleges

# 29 in the nation, public colleges

Standout in Providing Access to Education

New York Times College Access Index: Top Colleges Doing the Most for the American Dream

# 32 in the nation
# 12 public school in the nation

Transfer Students Choose Rutgers

U.S. News & World Report: America's Best Colleges–Most Transfer Students (Transferring to Rutgers)

#1 in the Big Ten
# 43 in the nation

Best for Vets

Military Times Edge: Best for Vets

# 13 in the nation, 4-year institutions

Best Graduate Schools and Programs

U.S. News & World Report: Top 50, Best Graduate Schools

# 1 in the nation, African American History
# 1 in the nation, Women’s History
# 2 in the nation, School Library Media
# 3 in the nation, Library Services for Children and Youth
# 6 in the nation, Digital Librarianship
# 6 in the nation, Gender and Literature
# 6 in the nation, Library and Information Studies Programs
# 7 in the nation, Modern U.S. History
# 8 in the nation, Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics
# 9 in the nation, African American Literature
# 10 in the nation, American Literature after 1865
# 10 in the nation, Library Information Systems
# 12 in the nation, Business–Online Master’s Business (excluding M.B.A.)
# 12 in the nation, Business–Supply Chain Logistics
# 12 in the nation, Cultural History
# 12 in the nation, Urban Planning and Policy
# 14 in the nation, British Literature
# 16 in the nation, Fine Arts–Painting/Drawing
# 16 in the nation, Literary Criticism and Theory
# 17 in the nation, English
# 17 in the nation, Social Work
# 20 in the nation, Business–Production/Operations Management
# 21 in the nation, History
# 21 in the nation, Industrial/Manufacturing/Systems Engineering
# 22 in the nation, Mathematics
# 23 in the nation, Fine Arts Programs
# 28 in the nation, Business–Part-Time MBA
# 28 in the nation, Physics
# 31 in the nation, Sociology
# 34 in the nation, Public Policy Analysis
# 35 in the nation, Aerospace/Aeronautical/Astronautical Engineering   
# 37 in the nation, Clinical Psychology
# 37 in the nation, Computer Science
# 40 in the nation, Statistics
# 41 in the nation, Mechanical Engineering
# 44 in the nation, Business
# 44 in the nation, Computer Engineering
# 45 in the nation, Biomedical Engineering/Bioengineering
# 45 in the nation, Public Affairs Programs
# 46 in the nation, Chemical Engineering
# 46 in the nation, Materials Engineering
# 47 in the nation, Education
# 48 in the nation, Economics
# 48 in the nation, Political Science
# 50 in the nation, Civil Engineering
# 50 in the nation, Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engineering

Bloomberg Businessweek: Best Business Schools, Full-Time M.B.A., Rutgers Business School

# 1 in New Jersey
# 1 public school in New York/New Jersey metro region
# 31 public school in the nation
# 62 in the nation

Financial Times: Americas and Asia-Pacific Top 25 Business Schools

# 24 in the Americas, Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick
# 19 in the nation, Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick
# 6 public university in the nation, Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick
# 1 public university in the Northeast, Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick

Financial Times: Executive M.B.A.

# 79 in the world, Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick
# 23 in the nation, Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick
# 9 public university in the nation, Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick

Poets & Quants: Best EMBAs in New York Metro

#4 in New York metro region (Columbia, Cornell, NYU, Rutgers Business School)
#1 public university in New York/New Jersey metro region

The Economist: World EMBA

# 48 in the world, Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick
# 32 in the nation, Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick
# 13 public university in the nation, Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick
# 1 public university in New York/New Jersey metro region

Financial Times: Executive Education–Open Enrollment

# 49 in the world, Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick
# 10 in the nation, Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick
# 4 public university in the nation, Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick

QS Global MBA Rankings

# 53 in the nation, Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick
# 25 public university in the nation, Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick

QuantNet: Best Financial Engineering Programs

# 15 in the nation, Quantitative Finance (MQF)

Planetizen: Guide to Graduate Urban Planning Programs

# 3 in the nation, Rutgers’ Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy

Best Undergraduate Schools and Programs

Money: 50 Best Colleges for Business Majors

# 34 in the nation
# 21 public school in the nation

Poets & Quants: Best Undergraduate Business Programs

# 19 public school in the nation

Poets & Quants: Top Value Undergraduate Business Schools (Return on Investment)

# 13 in the nation

Backstage Magazine

19 MFA and MA Acting Programs You Should Know About, Rutgers' Mason Gross School of the Arts

The Wrap: Top 50 Film Schools of 2020

# 30 in the nation

Diversity University

U.S. News & World Report

Among all national universities ranked by U.S. News & World Report, Rutgers University–New Brunswick ties for 30th in diversity, and among AAU public institutions in the U.S. News & World Report rankings, is topped in diversity only by University of California schools. Among Big Ten schools, Rutgers University–New Brunswick ranks first in diversity.

Diverse Issues in Higher Education: Top 100 Degree Producers

# 5 in the nation, doctoral degrees, professional practice, conferred to minority students across all disciplines
# 8 in the nation, doctoral degrees, research and scholarship, conferred to minority students across all disciplines
# 22 in the nation, baccalaureate degrees conferred to minority undergraduates across all disciplines
# 25 in the nation, master's degrees conferred to minority undergraduates across all disciplines

Association of American Medical Colleges

# 3 in the nation, undergraduate institutions supplying 15 or more African-American applicants to U.S. medical schools  
# 14 in the nation, undergraduate institutions supplying 50 or more applicants to U.S. medical schools

BestColleges and Campus Pride

25 Best Colleges for LGBTQ Students Nationwide for 2020

Campus Pride Best of the Best: 40 LGBTQ-Friendly College and Universities by Region

Top Colleges in the Mid-Atlantic Region

Top World University

Academic Ranking of World Universities (China) by Subject

# 15 in the world, # 11 in the nation, Communication
# 20 in the world, # 14 in the nation, Electrical and Electronic Engineering
# 23 in the world, # 13 in the nation, Mathematics
# 25 in the world, # 4 in the nation, Food Science and Technology
# 27 in the world, # 18 in the nation, Atmospheric Science
# 36 in the world, # 19 in the nation, Oceanography
# 38 in the world, # 24 in the nation, Management
# 50 in the world, #33 in the nation, Political Science
Top 75 in the World: Business Administration, Finance, Library and Information Science, Management, Psychology, Public Administration, Statistics
Top 100 in the World: Computer Science and Engineering, Education, Environmental Science and Engineering, Instruments Science and Technology

Center for World University Rankings (United Arab Emirates)

# 50 in the world
# 29 in the nation
# 12 public university in the nation

CWTS Leiden Ranking of Scientific Impact (The Netherlands)

# 93 in the world
# 34 in the nation
# 20 public university in the nation
Top 40 in the world: Social Sciences and Humanities
Top 100 in the world: Biomedical and Health Sciences

Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject (U.K.)

# 25 in the world, # 14 in the nation, Architecture
# 36 in the world, # 15 in the nation, Art, Performing Arts, Design
# 40 in the world, # 15 in the nation, Arts and Humanities
# 40 in the world, # 15 in the nation, History, Philosophy, Theology
# 40 in the world, # 15 in the nation, Languages, Literature, Linguistics
# 74 in the world, # 26 in the nation, Geography
# 86 in the world (tied), # 35 in the nation (tied), Accounting and Finance
# 90 in the world, # 36 in the nation, Communications and Media Studies
# 91 in the world (tied,) # 36 in the nation (tied), Economics and Econometrics
# 92 in the world (tied), # 37 in the nation (tied), Business and Economics
# 92 in the world (tied,) # 37 in the nation (tied), Business and Management
# 98 in the world, # 39 in the nation, Politics and International Studies
# 98 in the world, # 38 in the nation, Sociology
# 100 in the world, # 39 in the nation, Social Sciences

QS World University Rankings by Subject (U.K.)

Top 100 in the World: Arts and Humanities, Library and Information Management (# 11 in the world), Philosophy (# 2 in the world)

U.S. News & World Report: Best Global Universities by Subject

# 34 in the world, # 19 in the nation, Arts and Humanities
# 34 in the world, # 11 in the nation, Pharmacology and Toxicology
# 39 in the world, # 19 in the nation, Mathematics
# 53 in the world, # 20 in the nation, Agricultural Sciences
# 57 in the world, # 27 in the nation, Economics and Business
# 62 in the world, # 32 in the nation, Cell Biology
# 68 in the world, # 29 in the nation, Computer Science
# 77 in the world, # 35 in the nation, Biology and Biochemistry
# 77 in the world, # 27 in the nation, Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology
# 79 in the world, # 26 in the nation, Chemistry
# 88 in the world, # 34 in the nation, Infectious Disease
# 88 in the world, # 39 in the nation, Microbiology
# 80 in the world, # 35 in the nation, Social Sciences and Public Health

Emerging/Times Higher Education: Global University Employability Ranking

Top Universities for Graduate Employability
# 167 in the world
# 31 in the nation
# 7 public university in the nation

Top 100 in the World for Innovation

National Academy of Inventors

Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents
# 57 in the world

Reuters Top 100

The World's Most Innovative Universities

Facilities and Sustainability

Recyclemania

# 1 in the nation, 13th consecutive year, Total Recycling (schools that recycle the highest gross tonnage of combined paper, cardboard, and bottle and cans regardless of campus population)
# 1 in the nation, Gameday Basketball Per Capita Category
# 2 in the nation, Electronics Category

TopManagementDegrees.Com

# 13 in the nation, 50 Most Beautiful Business Schools, Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick, 100 Rock (Rutgers University–New Brunswick)

NJ.com: Most Beautiful Place in Each of NJ's 21 Counties

Rutgers Gardens, Rutgers University–New Brunswick (Middlesex County)

Additional Rankings

The Chronicle of Higher Education

U.S. Institutions Producing the Most Fulbright Students, Doctoral Institutions
# 13 public university in the nation
12th consecutive year as a top-producer
One of only 16 universities to earn the top-producer distinction for the past 10 years

American Parliamentary Debate Association (2018–2019)

# 14 in the nation, College of the Year. Top 20 in order: Yale, Harvard, George Washington, Georgetown, University of Chicago, Brown, University of Virginia, Brandeis, Boston University, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, American, William & Mary, Rutgers, Swarthmore, Stanford, Northeastern, Wellesley, Johns Hopkins, CUNY

The Daily Meal: 75 Best Colleges for Food

#13 in the nation

Content current as of March 31, 2021