Transit Options

• New Jersey Transit operates a major station in New Brunswick.
• The New Brunswick train station is just a few stops from a main Amtrak hub at Metropark in Iselin.
• Bus service around the area is offered by both New Jersey Transit and Suburban Transit.

Commuting

• The University College Community serves adults and nontraditional students.
• Use campus maps to help find your way around Rutgers–New Brunswick.
• Get a student parking permit.
• Find out information about parking lots for commuters.
• Learn about NJ Transit’s 25 percent discount for monthly bus and rail passes for full-time students.
• The New Jersey Transit New Brunswick station is within walking distance of the College Avenue Campus.
• You can check on highway construction updates from the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
• Check traffic cameras operating on highways around the state.
• Before you head to Rutgers, think about checking the real-time traffic updates at 511NJ, a one-stop resource for commuters and motorists in the Garden State.
• You can reach 511NJ on your phone. Just dial 511 for up-to-date information from New Jersey’s traffic information hotline.
• Sign up for E-ZPass, an electronic toll collection system, to ease your commute.
• Need a place to hang out between classes? The student centers on Rutgers–New Brunswick’s five campuses provide cafés and lounges.
• Learn about special meal plans for commuters and other students living off campus.
• Douglass Residential College, with its innovative and supportive programs for women at Rutgers, is open to commuting students.

Get the News

• Rutgers Today is an essential source for university news.
• Pick up a copy of the Daily Targum, the second-oldest college newspaper in the nation.
• Learn more about the Rutgers community from Rutgers Magazine.
• Student-run media outlets provide a bounty of news.

Don’t Forget to Eat

• Learn about the options for meal plans, including costs and how to sign up.
• Learn about Rutgers–New Brunswick’s dining halls and eateries.
• Check the hours and menus for Rutgers–New Brunswick’s four dining facilities—Brower Commons (College Avenue), Busch Dining Hall, Neilson Dining Hall (Cook/Douglass), and Livingston Dining Commons.
• Find out where to pick up a coffee or sandwich at the campus’s cafés and snack bars.

IDs and Cards

• Get your student RUconnection ID.
• The RU Express program lets you use your ID card as a debit card at on-campus and off-campus locations, including food courts, laundry facilities, and athletic venues.
• Your RUID is a unique 9-digit number that Rutgers assigns to you as your identification number.
• The NetID is an online identification used for campus services.

Five Tips for Taking Charge of the Rutgers Experience

At Rutgers, you want to seek out the opportunities available, and that means taking the initiative and learning how to navigate the wonderful world of university life.

Rutgers has it all, but you’ll need to decide what’s for you—and then go for it!

Here are five ways to help you jump-start your Rutgers experience:

1. Meet with an adviser—a surefire way to get helpful, concrete guidance.
2. Tap into the myRutgers portal to learn about university news, gain access to grades and schedules, check out menus at campus eateries, and more.
3. Pick up a copy of the Daily Targum for Rutgers news.
4. Get on a bus, and check out another of Rutgers–New Brunswick’s five campuses.
5. Learn what’s happening, and do something fun!