Our amazing and diverse constellation of students, faculty, and staff—tens of thousands live, learn, and work here—sends its high-flying energy and ideas crisscrossing five interconnected campus communities that comprise Rutgers–New Brunswick. And those same thousands find close-knit, meaningful niches that make a big state school manageable, accessible, and comfortable.

An Academic Powerhouse

Learning, teaching, researching, and working at an institution with the intellectual might found at Rutgers–New Brunswick mean you have access to one of the great academic powerhouses.

Simply put, Rutgers–New Brunswick has a depth and breadth of resources found nowhere else in New Jersey and found rarely at other institutions nationwide.

• Dozens of highly regarded schools, colleges, and libraries
• Scores of academic departments, research centers, laboratories, studios, and performance venues
• Hundreds of undergraduate majors and graduate programs
• Thousands of courses
• Tens of thousands of faculty, students, and staff with an incredible diversity of backgrounds, interests, and scholarship

Stellar Faculty

Our faculty are national and international experts in their fields. These standout scholars are here to teach you, whether you are an undergraduate taking a one-of-kind Byrne First-Year Seminar, a professional pursuing a master’s degree to advance a career, or a graduate student on track to becoming a groundbreaking researcher.

Location, Location, Location

Spanning New Brunswick, Piscataway, and adjacent towns in central New Jersey, Rutgers–New Brunswick is at the epicenter of America’s northeast corridor that runs from Boston to Washington, D.C.—with excellent air, rail, bus, and highway connections to all points. Why is this significant? Because super location attracts super people who come for the easy access to world-class everything. Put all these people in one place and you get a crossroads of culture where new ideas arise.