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Acceptance Rate 58.15%
Yield 20.53%
SAT Score 1,410
ACT Score 31
Applicants 68,614

Rutgers Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 58.15% at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. Total 68,614 students applied and 39,899 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,410 and the average ACT score is 31.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$70
Graduate Application Fees$70
Admission Informationhttps://admissions.rutgers.edu/
Online Applicationhttps://admissions.rutgers.edu/apply
Acceptance Rate58.15%
Average Test Scores1,410 SAT / 31 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 58.15%. A total of 68,614 students (32,652 men and 35,948 women) have applied to and 39,899 (18,574 men and 21,314 women) students admitted to Rutgers University-New Brunswick.
Among them, 4,045 male and 4,146 female students have enrolled into Rutgers and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 20.53%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Rutgers
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants68,61432,65235,948014
Admitted39,89918,57421,31400
Enrolled8,1914,0454,14600
Acceptance Rate 58.15% 56.88% 59.29% - 0.00%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 20.53% 21.78% 19.45% - -
[Chart] Rutgers University-New Brunswick Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Rutgers, 4,109 applicants (50% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 432 applicants (5%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,410 at Rutgers. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,500 and 25th percentile score is 1,310.
The average ACT score is 31 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 33 and the 25th percentile score is 28.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Rutgers. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Rutgers with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Rutgers
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total131014101500
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing650690730
Math660720770
ACT Composite283133
Math263033
English283235
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Rutgers University-New Brunswick, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 3 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Admission Test Scores, Work experience.
Application Requirements for Rutgers
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Rutgers

The calendar system at Rutgers University-New Brunswick is Semester. Rutgers University-New Brunswick accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Rutgers University-New Brunswick accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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