Rutgers Rankings

Rutgers University–New Brunswick

An Academic Powerhouse Serving New Jersey and the World
The historic birthplace and flagship of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is also the leading public university in New Jersey, a top 15 public national university, and a top 100 world university. Explore the rankings below.

U.S. News & World Report: America's Best Colleges
# 15 in the nation, public national universities
# 41 in the nation, all national universities

U.S. News & World Report: America's Best Colleges Standings in New Jersey
# 1 public national university
# 1 national university, undergraduate business
# 1 national university, undergraduate nursing
# 1 public national university, undergraduate computer science
# 1 public national university, undergraduate economics
# 1 public national university, undergraduate engineering
# 1 national university, undergraduate psychology
# 1 public national university, veterans
# 1 public national university, first-year retention rate

Forbes: America's Top Colleges
# 28 public university in the nation

Princeton Review
Best 390 Colleges

Chronicle of Higher Education
Top Producer of Fulbright Scholars

U.S. News & World Report: Top 50, Best Graduate Schools

# 1 in the nation, African American History
# 1 in the nation, School Library Media
# 1 in the nation, Women’s History
# 2 in the nation, Library Services for Children and Youth
# 3 in the nation, Online Business Programs for Veterans (excluding M.B.A.)
# 4 in the nation, Library Information Systems
# 6 in the nation, Gender and Literature
# 6 in the nation, Library and Information Studies
# 7 in the nation, Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics
# 7 in the nation, Modern U.S. History
# 8 in the nation, Business–Online Master's (excluding M.B.A.)
# 9 in the nation, African American Literature
# 10 in the nation, American Literature after 1865
# 10 in the nation, Digital Librarianship
# 11 in the nation, Library Archives and Preservation
# 12 in the nation, Cultural History
# 12 in the nation, Social Work
# 14 in the nation, British Literature, 18th – 20th Century
# 15 in the nation, Business–Supply Chain/Logistics
# 16 in the nation, Fine Arts–Painting/Drawing
# 16 in the nation, Literary Criticism and Theory
# 17 in the nation, English
# 20 in the nation, Public Affairs–Urban Planning and Policy
# 21 in the nation, History
# 23 in the nation, Business–Part-Time M.B.A.
# 23 in the nation, Clinical Psychology
# 23 in the nation, Fine Arts
# 23 in the nation, Mathematics: Algebra/Number Theory/Algebraic Geometry
# 24 in the nation, Condensed Matter Physics
# 24 in the nation, Industrial/Manufacturing/Systems Engineering
# 24 in the nation, Statistics
# 27 in the nation, Mathematics
# 28 in the nation, Aerospace/Aeronautical/Astronautical Engineering 
# 28 in the nation, Physics
# 31 in the nation, Public Affairs–Public Policy Analysis
# 32 in the nation, Sociology
# 34 in the nation, Biostatistics
# 43 in the nation, Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
# 44 in the nation, Computer Science
# 45 in the nation, Computer Engineering
# 45 in the nation, Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engineering
# 47 in the nation, Earth Science
# 47 in the nation, Materials Engineering
# 47 in the nation, Mechanical Engineering
# 47 in the nation, Political Science
# 47 in the nation, Psychology
# 49 in the nation, Education
# 49 in the nation, Public Affairs
# 50 in the nation, Economics

Bloomberg Businessweek: Best Business Schools, Rutgers Business School
# 1 in New Jersey
# 27 public school in the nation
# 59 in the nation

LinkedIn: Top MBA Programs, Rutgers Business School
100 Best Business Schools to Grow Your Career Around the World
# 1 in New Jersey
# 1 public school in New York/New Jersey metro region
# 12 public school in the nation
# 40 in the nation
# 79 in the world
# 5 in the world for Job Placement

Poets & Quants: Best Undergraduate Business Schools, Rutgers Business School
# 1 in New Jersey
# 1 public school in New York/New Jersey metro region
# 17 public school in the nation
# 44 in the nation

Financial Times: Executive MBA
# 78 in the world, Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick
# 20 in the nation, Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick

Poets & Quants: World's Best MBA Programs for Entrepreneurship
# 29 in the world, Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick
# 22 in the nation, Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick
# 10 public university in the nation, Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick
# 1 public university in New York metro region: Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick

Financial Times: Executive Education–Open Enrollment
# 56 in the world, Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick
# 7 in the nation, Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick

Planetizen: Guide to Graduate Urban Planning Programs
# 3 in the nation, Rutgers’ Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy

Backstage Magazine
27 Acting Colleges You Should Know, Rutgers' Mason Gross School of the Arts

MovieMaker.com
30 Best Films Schools in U.S. and Canada

The Wrap: Top 50 Film Schools of 2024
# 33 in the nation

Shanghai Ranking: Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (China)
# 18 in the world, # 9 in the nation, Oceanography
# 24 in the world, # 14 in the nation, Mathematics
# 25 in the world, # 9 in the nation, Electrical and Electronic Engineering
# 29 in the world, # 3 in the nation, Food Science and Technology
# 36 in the world, # 23 in the nation, Sociology
# 40 in the world, # 26 in the nation, Statistics

Top 75 in the World: Atmospheric Science, Communication, Management, Psychology, Public Administration

Top 100 in the World: Ecology, Education, Geography

Center for World University Rankings (United Arab Emirates)
# 63 in the world
# 33 in the nation
# 15 public university in the nation

CWTS Leiden Ranking of Scientific Impact (The Netherlands)
# 126 in the world
# 34 in nation
# 20 public university in the nation
# 34 in the world, # 18 in the nation: Social Sciences and Humanities
# 108 in the world, # 36 in the nation: Biomedical and Health Sciences

Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject (U.K.)
# 58 in the world, # 24 in the nation, Architecture
# 79 in the world, # 20 in the nation, Archaeology
# 87 in the world, # 30 in the nation, Art, Performing Arts, Design
# 97 in the world, # 30 in the nation, Languages, Literature, Linguistics
# 98 in the world, # 30 in the nation, History, Philosophy, Theology
# 100 in the world, # 30 in the nation, Arts and Humanities

QS World University Rankings by Subject (U.K.)
Top 100 in the World: English Languages and Literature, Library and Information Management (# 17 in the world), Philosophy (#3 in the world)

U.S. News & World Report: Best Global Universities by Subject
# 17 in the world, # 2 in the nation, Food Science and Technology
# 25 in the world, # 5 in the nation, Agricultural Sciences
# 73 in the world, # 22 in the nation, Mathematics
# 90 in the world, # 36 in the nation, Arts and Humanities
# 87 in the world, # 26 in the nation, Economics and Business
# 89 in the world, # 23 in the nation, Computer Science
# 94 in the world, # 37 in the nation, Social Sciences and Public Health
# 100 in the world, # 40 in the nation, Biology and Biochemistry
# 101 in the world, # 38 in the nation, Microbiology
# 109 in the world, # 30 in the nation, Plant and Animal Science

Times Higher Education: Global University Employability Ranking
# 199 in the world
# 44 in the nation
# 16 public university in the nation

National Academy of Inventors Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents
# 68 in the world

Reuters Top 100
The World's Most Innovative Universities

QS World University Ranking: Sustainability
# 87 in the world
#13 in the nation

U.S. News & World Report
Among all national universities ranked by U.S. News & World Report, Rutgers University–New Brunswick ties for 36th in social mobility and among Big Ten schools, Rutgers–New Brunswick ranks second in social mobility.

New York Times Colleges Access Index: The Top Colleges with the Greatest Economic Diversity
# 9 among state flagship universities
# 63 in the nation

Diverse Issues in Higher Education: Top 100 Degree Producers
# 7 in the nation, doctoral degrees, professional practice, conferred to minority students across all disciplines
# 8 in the nation, doctoral degrees, research and scholarship, conferred to minority students across all disciplines
# 26 in the nation, baccalaureate degrees conferred to minority undergraduates across all disciplines
# 31 in the nation, master's degrees conferred to minority students across all disciplines

Association of American Medical Colleges
# 12 in the nation, undergraduate institutions supplying 15 or more Black or African-American applicants to U.S. medical schools  
# 18 in the nation, undergraduate institutions supplying 50 or more applicants to U.S. medical schools

Campus Pride Index
2023 Best of the Best Colleges and Universities for LGBTQ+ Students

American Parliamentary Debate Association
# 5 Team of the Year
# 7 Club of the Year
# 14 Speaker of the Year 

Fast Company Ignition Schools
# 39 in the nation

U.S. News & World Report: Best Colleges for Veterans
# 22 in the nation

NJ.com: Most Beautiful Place in Each of NJ's 21 Counties
Rutgers Gardens, Rutgers University–New Brunswick (Middlesex County)

Content current as of June 2, 2025