Our People: The Heart of Rutgers

Rutgers–New Brunswick Students

• 42,000-plus full- and part-time students
• 30,038 full-time undergraduates
• 1,555 part-time undergraduates
• 5,293 full-time graduate students
• 3,548 part-time graduate students
• 51% of full-time undergrads are men; 49% are women
• 59% of full-time grad students are women; 41% are men
• Students come from all 21 New Jersey counties
• 16% of students come from outside New Jersey
• Students come from every U.S. state
• Students come from 105 countries, from Albania to Zimbabwe
• 2,089 new first-time transfer students
• 85% of first-year undergraduates live in university housing
• 46% of all undergraduates live in university housing

Rutgers–New Brunswick Faculty and Staff

• 3,955 full-time faculty: 2,328 men, 1,637 women
• 1086 part-time faculty: 552 men, 534 women
• 5,481 full-time staff: 2,256 men, 3,225 women
• 207 part-time staff: 64 men, 143 women
• Faculty are nationally recognized and include 32 National Academies members and 15 American Academy of Arts and Sciences members. Membership in these academies is a pinnacle of scholarly achievement.

Our Academics: Depth, Breadth, Quality

• 14 schools and colleges at Rutgers–New Brunswick
• 100-plus undergraduate majors
• 160-plus graduate degree programs
• Top-ranked programs
• 175-plus centers and institutes
• 21 libraries
• 20 computer labs managed by the Office of Information Technology with 1,000 computers for students
• 110 RU-tv channels, including classroom tutorials, faculty interviews, and more
• 5 majors with the most bachelor’s degrees conferred: psychology, economics, communication, biology, political science

Our Facilities: Historic to Ultramodern

• 5 campuses: Busch, College Avenue, Douglass, George H. Cook, Livingston
• 2,681 acres
• 658 buildings
• Historic buildings, including Old Queens National Historic Landmark
• New Jersey’s most extensive network of research laboratories
• Specialized facilities: writing, TV production, cell and DNA research, art creation and performance, spinal cord injury research, biomedical engineering, wireless technology development, agriculture, food science, and much more
• More than 15,000 residence hall beds
• 100% of residence halls are wired; wireless access is all over campus
• 6 students centers: Busch Campus Center, Cook Campus Center, Douglass Campus Center, Livingston Student Center, Rutgers Student Center, Student Activities Center
• Dozens of dining options
• 100% of buildings audited in 2009 for lighting energy efficiency; new lights now being installed
• More than 13.5 tons, or 27 million pounds, of materials recycled/reused in the course of a year
• High Point Solutions Stadium: Only NCAA Division I football stadium in New York/New Jersey metro region, 52,454-seat capacity, student sections are 134 to 141 in south end zone
• Louis Brown Athletic Center (“The RAC”): 8,000-seat arena dubbed “louder than a 757,” excellent sight lines and acoustics, fans right on top of the action

Our Involvement: A Caring Community

• 400-plus student organizations
• 70-plus fraternities and sororities
• 700-plus dance marathon participants raised more than $500,000 for sick children
• 52,344 hours of community service performed by fraternities and sororities
• $331,119 raised for charity by fraternities and sororities
• 100 students spent 3,000 hours as Big Buddies to area youngsters
• 56 students spent 2,640 hours in alternative winter/spring break community service

Our Recreation: Keeping Fit

• 5,000-plus students work out in our fitness centers each day
• 6,000-plus tennis balls used at Busch Tennis Center each academic year
• 5,000-plus children learn to swim each year in our swim programs
• 51 club sports and 2,100-plus club sport athletes—almost four times the number of varsity athletes
• 430,000 square feet of indoor recreation space, equal to six football fields
• 304 CPR-certified recreation staff
• 91,000 miles/week run on our 32 treadmills
• 1.4 million gallons of water in our three swimming pools
• 15-plus recreation centers and parks: Basecamp Adventure and Outdoor Recreation Center • Busch Tennis Center • College Avenue Gym • Cook/Douglass Recreation Center • Deiner Park • Helyar Woods • Livingston Recreation Center • Loree Recreational Complex • Rockoff Hall Tech Gym and Spa • Rutgers Ecological Preserve • Rutgers Fitness Center (Easton Avenue Gym) • Rutgers University Golf Course • Scarlet Knight Sport Club Field • University Park • Werblin Recreation Center