Student Population at Rutgers
Total Enrollment
50,637
Undergraduate
36,344
Graduate
14,293
Online Enrollment
3,758
Men Students
23,354
Women Students
27,283
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 50,637 students have enrolled at Rutgers University-New Brunswick - 36,344 undergraduate and 14,293 graduate.
By gender, 23,354 male and 27,283 female students are attending Rutgers University-New Brunswick. By attendance status, there are 43,363 full-time students and 7,274 part-time students.
The number of students at Rutgers University-New Brunswick is very large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in New Jersey. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as The University of Texas at Austin and University of Virginia-Main Campus, its population is average (average population is 43,930).
Rutgers University-New Brunswick offers online degree/certificate programs and 3,758 students enrolled in online programs.
*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.
Enrollment Comparison Chart
The below chart compares the student population between Rutgers University-New Brunswick and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 23,354 male and 27,283 female students attending Rutgers. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.86 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Rutgers.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 36,344 | 34,667 | 1,677 |
Men | 18,156 | 17,332 | 824 |
Women | 18,188 | 17,335 | 853 |
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 14,293 | 8,696 | 5,597 |
Men | 5,198 | 3,515 | 1,683 |
Women | 9,095 | 5,181 | 3,914 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 17,098 White students (33.77%) and 14,185 Asian students (28.01%) at Rutgers University-New Brunswick(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Rutgers University-New Brunswick.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 29 | 13 | 16 |
Asian | 11,792 | 6,070 | 5,722 |
Black or African American | 2,471 | 987 | 1,484 |
Hispanic | 5,472 | 2,389 | 3,083 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 33 | 20 | 13 |
White | 11,772 | 6,050 | 5,722 |
Two or More Races | 1,302 | 630 | 672 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 756 | 379 | 377 |
Total | 36,344 | 18,156 | 18,188 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1 | 4 |
Asian | 2,393 | 848 | 1,545 |
Black or African American | 1,468 | 384 | 1,084 |
Hispanic | 1,819 | 520 | 1,299 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 7 | 2 | 5 |
White | 5,326 | 1,813 | 3,513 |
Two or More Races | 458 | 162 | 296 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 316 | 90 | 226 |
Total | 14,293 | 5,198 | 9,095 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 38,753 students whose age under twenty five and 5,594 students whose age is over thirty years old at Rutgers University-New Brunswick.
Especially, 94 students are younger than eighteen and 39 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Rutgers University-New Brunswick.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 36,344 | 18,156 | 18,188 |
Under 18 | 94 | 55 | 39 |
18-19 | 13,044 | 6,322 | 6,722 |
20-21 | 15,200 | 7,484 | 7,716 |
22-24 | 6,138 | 3,431 | 2,707 |
25-29 | 1,072 | 552 | 520 |
30-34 | 374 | 175 | 199 |
35-39 | 164 | 67 | 97 |
40-49 | 168 | 48 | 120 |
50-64 | 83 | 20 | 63 |
65 and over | 7 | 2 | 5 |
Total | 36,344 | 18,156 | 18,188 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 14,293 | 5,198 | 9,095 |
20-21 | 122 | 45 | 77 |
22-24 | 4,155 | 1,532 | 2,623 |
25-29 | 5,218 | 2,038 | 3,180 |
30-34 | 2,124 | 794 | 1,330 |
35-39 | 1,110 | 353 | 757 |
40-49 | 1,054 | 297 | 757 |
50-64 | 478 | 128 | 350 |
65 and over | 32 | 11 | 21 |
Total | 14,293 | 5,198 | 9,095 |
Online Student Population
At Rutgers University-New Brunswick, 23,425 students (46.26% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 3,758 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 2,910 students live in New Jersey where Rutgers University-New Brunswick is located in and 699 students have enrolled from other states.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 50,637 | 36,344 | 14,293 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 3,758 | 773 | 2,985 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 19,667 | 17,644 | 2,023 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 27,212 | 17,927 | 9,285 |
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 3,758 | 773 | 2,985 |
New Jersey Residents | 2,910 | 650 | 2,260 |
Other State in U.S. | 699 | 61 | 638 |
Outside of U.S. | 149 | 62 | 87 |
Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 |