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.

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.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1448,03633,90116,85617,04514,1355,4118,724
2014-1548,378
342
34,544
643
17,144
288
17,400
355
13,834
-301
5,356
-55
8,478
-246
2015-1649,428
1,050
35,484
940
17,580
436
17,904
504
13,944
110
5,460
104
8,484
6
2016-1750,146
718
36,168
684
17,926
346
18,242
338
13,978
34
5,489
29
8,489
5
2017-1849,577
-569
35,641
-527
17,728
-198
17,913
-329
13,936
-42
5,390
-99
8,546
57
2018-1950,254
677
36,039
398
17,862
134
18,177
264
14,215
279
5,505
115
8,710
164
2019-2050,173
-81
36,158
119
18,098
236
18,060
-117
14,015
-200
5,268
-237
8,747
37
2020-2150,411
238
35,844
-314
17,831
-267
18,013
-47
14,567
552
5,336
68
9,231
484
2021-2250,804
393
36,152
308
18,032
201
18,120
107
14,652
85
5,322
-14
9,330
99
2022-2350,637
-167
36,344
192
18,156
124
18,188
68
14,293
-359
5,198
-124
9,095
-235
Average49,78435,62817,72117,90614,1575,3748,783
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.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1433,90131,75915,97515,7842,1428811,261
2014-1534,54432,41116,23816,1732,1339061,227
2015-1635,48433,39216,70016,6922,0928801,212
2016-1736,16834,02017,01617,0042,1489101,238
2017-1835,64133,67716,86216,8151,9648661,098
2018-1936,03934,05216,94717,1051,9879151,072
2019-2036,15834,28517,21417,0711,873884989
2020-2135,84433,78816,84216,9462,0569891,067
2021-2236,15234,38917,18517,2041,763847916
2022-2336,34434,66717,33217,3351,677824853
Average35,62835,62816,83116,81335,6288901,093
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.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1414,1358,5623,6134,9495,5731,7983,775
2014-1513,8348,5593,5644,9955,2751,7923,483
2015-1613,9448,7373,6715,0665,2071,7893,418
2016-1713,9788,7293,6495,0805,2491,8403,409
2017-1813,9368,5173,5564,9615,4191,8343,585
2018-1914,2158,7013,6315,0705,5141,8743,640
2019-2014,0158,5383,5165,0225,4771,7523,725
2020-2114,5678,8963,4995,3975,6711,8373,834
2021-2214,6528,8563,5545,3025,7961,7684,028
2022-2314,2938,6963,5155,1815,5971,6833,914
Average14,15714,1573,5775,10214,1571,7973,681
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).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-143410,5953,8915,25613421,5301,319
2014-153010,8503,8745,43812320,9161,341
2015-163511,1083,9315,77510920,6291,384
2016-173811,3654,0296,03310520,3291,368
2017-183011,5553,8766,02910519,7231,382
2018-193112,0243,8386,1749019,5561,573
2019-202612,5093,6506,1808518,8121,676
2020-213013,0513,8706,4367318,3271,762
2021-222813,7483,9146,6585818,0471,797
2022-233414,1853,9397,2914017,0981,760
Average3212,0993,8816,1279219,4971,536
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.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1548,3781,7498,81637,813
2015-1649,4281,7998,85338,776
2016-1750,1461,96210,49937,685
2017-1849,5772,25511,81735,505
2018-1950,2542,50110,36837,385
2019-2050,1732,0549,87138,248
2020-2150,41140,6253,4846,302
2021-2250,8047,58730,05413,163
2022-2350,6373,75819,66727,212
Average49,9797,14312,60330,232

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