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 Standings in New Jersey
# 1 public national university
# 1 public national university, undergraduate engineering
# 1 public national university, undergraduate computer science
# 1 public national university, veterans
# 1 public national university, freshman retention rate
# 1 national university, undergraduate business
# 1 national university, most students transferring in

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

Forbes: America's Top Colleges
# 17 public university
# 49 in the nation, all schools

Princeton Review
Best 389 Colleges

Chronicle of Higher Education
Top Producer of Fulbright Students

U.S. News & World Report: Top 50, Best Graduate Schools
# 1 in the nation, African American History
# 1 in the nation, Women’s History
# 2 in the nation, School Library Media
# 3 in the nation, Library Services for Children and Youth
# 6 in the nation, Digital Librarianship
# 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
# 9 in the nation, African American Literature
# 9 in the nation, Business–Supply Chain/Logistics
# 10 in the nation, American Literature after 1865
# 10 in the nation, Library Information Systems
# 12 in the nation, Cultural History
# 14 in the nation, British Literature, 18th – 20th Century
# 16 in the nation, Business–Online Master’s Business (excluding M.B.A.)
# 16 in the nation, Fine Arts–Painting/Drawing
# 16 in the nation, Literary Criticism and Theory
# 16 in the nation, Social Work
# 17 in the nation, English
# 21 in the nation, History
# 21 in the nation, Industrial/Manufacturing/Systems Engineering
# 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, Statistics
# 25 in the nation, Business–Part-Time M.B.A.
# 25 in the nation, Public Affairs—Urban Planning and Policy
# 27 in the nation, Mathematics
# 28 in the nation, Physics
# 31 in the nation, Sociology
# 32 in the nation, Aerospace/Aeronautical/Astronautical Engineering 
# 34 in the nation, Biostatistics
# 37 in the nation, Clinical Psychology
# 41 in the nation, Computer Engineering
# 41 in the nation, Computer Science
# 43 in the nation, Education
# 45 in the nation, Business
# 46 in the nation, Public Affairs
# 47 in the nation, Civil Engineering
# 47 in the nation, Earth Science
# 48 in the nation, Materials Engineering
# 48 in the nation, Political Science
# 49 in the nation, Economics
# 49 in the nation, Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engineering
# 49 in the nation, Mechanical Engineering
# 50 in the nation, Biomedical Engineering/Bioengineering

Bloomberg Businessweek: Best Business Schools, Rutgers Business School
# 1 in New Jersey
# 1 public school in New York/New Jersey metro region
# 22 public school in the nation
# 52 in the nation

Poets & Quants: Best Undergraduate Business Schools
# 1 in New Jersey
# 1 public school in New York/New Jersey metro region
# 14 public school in the nation
# 40 in the nation

Financial Times: Executive M.B.A.
# 73 in the world, Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick
# 21 in the nation, Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick

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

Financial Times: Executive Education–Open Enrollment
# 47 in the world, Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick
# 6 in the nation, Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick
# 4 public university in the nation, Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick

QuantNet: Best Financial Engineering Programs
# 16 in the nation, Quantitative Finance

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

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

The Wrap: Top 50 Film Schools of 2022
# 30 in the nation

Shanghai Ranking: Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 
# 19 in the world, # 11 in the nation, Mathematics
# 20 in the world, # 11 in the nation, Electrical and Electronic Engineering
# 28 in the world, # 18 in the nation, Communication
# 28 in the world, # 3 in the nation, Food Science and Technology
# 29 in the world, # 16 in the nation, Oceanography
# 33 in the world, # 21 in the nation, Atmospheric Science
# 35 in the world, # 10 in the nation, Automation and Control
# 46 in the world, # 31 in the nation, Business Administration
# 47 in the world, # 18 in the nation, Public Administration

Top 75 in the World: Management, Political Science, Psychology, Statistics

Top 100 in the World: Computer Science and Engineering, Education, Finance, Geography, Library and Information Science

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

CWTS Leiden Ranking of Scientific Impact (The Netherlands)
# 119 in the world
# 34 in the nation
# 21 public university in the nation
# 35 in the world, # 18 in the nation: Social Sciences and Humanities
# 109 in the world, # 38 in the nation: Biomedical and Health Sciences

Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject (U.K.)
# 42 in the world, # 15 in the nation, Archaeology
# 29 in the world, # 13 in the nation, Architecture
# 43 in the world, # 17 in the nation, Art, Performing Arts, Design
# 47 in the world, # 17 in the nation, Languages, Literature, Linguistics
# 48 in the world, # 17 in the nation, History, Philosophy, Theology
# 49 in the world, # 17 in the nation, Arts and Humanities

QS World University Rankings by Subject (U.K.)
Top 100 in the World: Communications and Media Studies, English Languages and Literature, Library and Information Management (# 13 in the world), Philosophy (# 2 in the world)

U.S. News & World Report: Best Global Universities by Subject
# 25 in the world, # 3 in the nation, Food Science and Technology
# 49 in the world, # 15 in the nation, Agricultural Sciences
# 54 in the world, # 14 in the nation, Pharmacology and Toxicology
# 65 in the world, # 26 in the nation, Arts and Humanities
# 66 in the world, # 24 in the nation, Mathematics
# 69 in the world, # 30 in the nation, Economics and Business
# 80 in the world, # 31 in the nation, Cell Biology
# 83 in the world, # 36 in the nation, Social Sciences and Public Health
# 85 in the world, # 26 in the nation, Computer Science
# 91 in the world, # 37 in the nation, Biology and Biochemistry
# 98 in the world, # 42 in the nation, Education and Educational Research
# 99 in the world, # 37 in the nation, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

Times Higher Education: Global University Employability Ranking
# 177 in the world
# 38 in the nation
# 13 public university in the nation

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

Reuters Top 100
The World's Most Innovative Universities

U.S. News & World Report
Among all national universities ranked by U.S. News & World Report, Rutgers University–New Brunswick ties for 37th in campus ethnic diversity, and among AAU public institutions in the U.S. News & World Report rankings, is topped in campus ethnic diversity only by University of California school. Among Big Ten schools, Rutgers–New Brunswick ranks first in campus ethnic diversity and social mobility.

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

Association of American Medical Colleges
# 16 in the nation, undergraduate institutions supplying 15 or more African-American applicants to U.S. medical schools  
# 16 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

U.S. News & World Report: America's Best Colleges–Most Transfer Students (Transferring to Rutgers)
# 1 in the Big Ten
# 35 in the nation

Military Times: Best for Vets, Colleges
# 13 in the nation, 4-year institutions
# 2 in the Mid-Atlantic region

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

Content current as of September 6, 2023