About Rutgers University, New Brunswick:

Rutgers University–New Brunswick is the flagship home of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. We are a leading national research university committed to excellence in teaching, innovative research across a broad spectrum of subjects, and service that improves our local, national, and global communities. A member of the Association of American Universities and the Big Ten Conference, Rutgers is one of America’s nine original colonial colleges and one of America’s first land-grant institutions. Charming tree-lined campuses and state-of-the-art research and academic facilities host a convergence ofworld-class programs in disciplines as disparate as philosophy and oncology, physics and theater, urban planning and oceanography. Rutgers–New Brunswick straddles the Raritan River and offers convenient access to New York City (38 mi., 61 km) and Philadelphia (65 mi., 105 km) and the beautiful beaches of the Jersey Shore. Smart, ambitious, and thoughtful people from all over come together in the heart of the Northeast Corridor to create a campus community that’s diverse, energetic, and inclusive. Rutgers University–New Brunswick comprises • more than 49,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students • approximately 10,000 faculty and staff • 17 degree-granting schools • 175+ research centers • a premier Honors College • Douglass Residential College for women



World University Rankings

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
World University Rankings 98 111 118 109 109 118 112 129 137 144 145 163 164 152 166 200

By Fields

Field 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Agriculture 52 62 72 66 41 91 115 110 104 125 126 116 105 112 120
Engineering 115 85 127 107 106 103 113 149 154 161 147 163 201 229 224
Life Sciences 130 122 165 171 131 134 153 152 172 186 182 179 128 142 147
Medicine 263 277 - 269 277 289 286 299 295 301-350 301-350 301-350 233 227 254
Natural Sciences 90 70 63 66 62 59 68 76 82 86 110 101 117 137 158
Social Sciences 38 64 71 72 58 64 75 78 77 83 82 84 84 87 88

By Subjects

Subject 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Agricultural Sciences 29 41 42 46 46 43 58 60 56 56 55 78
Biology & Biochemistry - - - - - - - - 146 134 - -
Chemistry 117 95 104 107 111 121 117 125 117 118 139 140
Chemical Engineering 263 233 229 264 287 - - 351-400 351-400 301-350 - 301-350
Civil Engineering 115 136 165 160 194 159 190 181 176 195 164 157
Clinical Medicine - - - - - - - - 351-400 277 258 293
Computer Science 112 71 67 61 114 109 121 137 123 150 217 219
Economics & Business - - - - - - - - 66 63 - 68
Electrical Engineering 143 94 104 128 171 186 172 173 174 179 224 238
Environment / Ecology 71 105 119 134 124 121 140 155 150 132 - -
Geosciences 58 71 65 77 86 85 87 96 118 124 - 123
Immunology - - - - - - - - - 179 - 204
Materials Science 99 127 129 140 141 144 148 137 140 150 165 169
Mathematics 40 31 33 38 53 45 52 64 55 53 82 90
Mechanical Engineering 182 189 162 152 136 184 218 197 201 242 214 239
Microbiology - - - - - - - - 227 112 - 127
Molecular Biology & Genetics - - - - - - - - 144 114 - 141
Neuroscience & Behavior - - - - - - - - 229 147 - 173
Pharmacology & Toxicolog - 46 72 100 101 90 101 116 123 63 73 72
Physics 61 58 46 72 76 97 105 131 118 144 156 158
Plant & Animal Science 94 158 127 190 184 172 225 161 156 136 123 113
Psychiatry / Psychology - - - - - - - - 114 125 - 102
Social Sciences, General - - - - - - - - 101 101 94 102
Space Science - - - - - - - - 119 119 - 204
Energy Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - -
Environmental Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - 182
Biomedical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - 157