Enrollment Trends at Rutgers

The student population at Rutgers University-New Brunswick is 50,637 (36,344 undergraduate and 14,293 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 2,601 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Rutgers is 71.77% which is increased by 2,443 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 158 and it has been increasing. The female to male ratio is 1.17 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

3,758 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 114.87% since 2014.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 49,784 where 50,637 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

71.77% of total students is undergraduate students and 28.23% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 2,443 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 158 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.17 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Rutgers than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Rutgers University-New Brunswick since 2013.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	48,036	33,901	16,856	17,045	14,135	5,411	8,724
2014-15	48,378 342	34,544 643	17,144 288	17,400 355	13,834 -301	5,356 -55	8,478 -246
2015-16	49,428 1,050	35,484 940	17,580 436	17,904 504	13,944 110	5,460 104	8,484 6
2016-17	50,146 718	36,168 684	17,926 346	18,242 338	13,978 34	5,489 29	8,489 5
2017-18	49,577 -569	35,641 -527	17,728 -198	17,913 -329	13,936 -42	5,390 -99	8,546 57
2018-19	50,254 677	36,039 398	17,862 134	18,177 264	14,215 279	5,505 115	8,710 164
2019-20	50,173 -81	36,158 119	18,098 236	18,060 -117	14,015 -200	5,268 -237	8,747 37
2020-21	50,411 238	35,844 -314	17,831 -267	18,013 -47	14,567 552	5,336 68	9,231 484
2021-22	50,804 393	36,152 308	18,032 201	18,120 107	14,652 85	5,322 -14	9,330 99
2022-23	50,637 -167	36,344 192	18,156 124	18,188 68	14,293 -359	5,198 -124	9,095 -235
Average	49,784	35,628	17,721	17,906	14,157	5,374	8,783

Rutgers University-New Brunswick Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 35,628 where 36,344 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Rutgers University-New Brunswick since 2013.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	33,901	31,759	15,975	15,784	2,142	881	1,261
2014-15	34,544	32,411	16,238	16,173	2,133	906	1,227
2015-16	35,484	33,392	16,700	16,692	2,092	880	1,212
2016-17	36,168	34,020	17,016	17,004	2,148	910	1,238
2017-18	35,641	33,677	16,862	16,815	1,964	866	1,098
2018-19	36,039	34,052	16,947	17,105	1,987	915	1,072
2019-20	36,158	34,285	17,214	17,071	1,873	884	989
2020-21	35,844	33,788	16,842	16,946	2,056	989	1,067
2021-22	36,152	34,389	17,185	17,204	1,763	847	916
2022-23	36,344	34,667	17,332	17,335	1,677	824	853
Average	35,628	35,628	16,831	16,813	35,628	890	1,093

Rutgers University-New Brunswick Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 14,157 where 14,293 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Rutgers University-New Brunswick since 2013.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	14,135	8,562	3,613	4,949	5,573	1,798	3,775
2014-15	13,834	8,559	3,564	4,995	5,275	1,792	3,483
2015-16	13,944	8,737	3,671	5,066	5,207	1,789	3,418
2016-17	13,978	8,729	3,649	5,080	5,249	1,840	3,409
2017-18	13,936	8,517	3,556	4,961	5,419	1,834	3,585
2018-19	14,215	8,701	3,631	5,070	5,514	1,874	3,640
2019-20	14,015	8,538	3,516	5,022	5,477	1,752	3,725
2020-21	14,567	8,896	3,499	5,397	5,671	1,837	3,834
2021-22	14,652	8,856	3,554	5,302	5,796	1,768	4,028
2022-23	14,293	8,696	3,515	5,181	5,597	1,683	3,914
Average	14,157	14,157	3,577	5,102	14,157	1,797	3,681

Rutgers University-New Brunswick Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 33.77% and the percentage of black students is 7.78% at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. 28.01% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Rutgers University-New Brunswick over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	34	10,595	3,891	5,256	134	21,530	1,319
2014-15	30	10,850	3,874	5,438	123	20,916	1,341
2015-16	35	11,108	3,931	5,775	109	20,629	1,384
2016-17	38	11,365	4,029	6,033	105	20,329	1,368
2017-18	30	11,555	3,876	6,029	105	19,723	1,382
2018-19	31	12,024	3,838	6,174	90	19,556	1,573
2019-20	26	12,509	3,650	6,180	85	18,812	1,676
2020-21	30	13,051	3,870	6,436	73	18,327	1,762
2021-22	28	13,748	3,914	6,658	58	18,047	1,797
2022-23	34	14,185	3,939	7,291	40	17,098	1,760
Average	32	12,099	3,881	6,127	92	19,497	1,536

Rutgers University-New Brunswick Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,758 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 7% of total students. The number of online students has increased 114.87% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Rutgers University-New Brunswick from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	48,378	1,749	8,816	37,813
2015-16	49,428	1,799	8,853	38,776
2016-17	50,146	1,962	10,499	37,685
2017-18	49,577	2,255	11,817	35,505
2018-19	50,254	2,501	10,368	37,385
2019-20	50,173	2,054	9,871	38,248
2020-21	50,411	40,625	3,484	6,302
2021-22	50,804	7,587	30,054	13,163
2022-23	50,637	3,758	19,667	27,212
Average	49,979	7,143	12,603	30,232

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