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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Computer and Information Sciences, General (11% of graduates). 16 students for every faculty member, more than at 72% of colleges. 53% of faculty are full-time. Spends $20,585 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

8,624 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 33% of graduates; 107 programs in 23 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Computer and Information Sciences, General 11.010111% 924
    Graduates in this field earn $125,303 4 years out
  2. Psychology, General 42.01017.1% 609
    Graduates in this field earn $56,479 4 years out
  3. Finance, General 52.08015.8% 502
    Graduates in this field earn $100,695 4 years out
  4. Information Science/Studies 11.04015.4% 467
    Graduates in this field earn $87,757 4 years out
  5. Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01014.2% 358
    Graduates in this field earn $68,306 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Computer science, 4.6% → 16% of graduates since 2014–15 (1,391 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$126,906 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $78,177

    4 years after completion$126,906
    National median: $86,176Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $101,599 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $21,500 · 554 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Computer and Information Sciences, General$125,303 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $80,448

    4 years after completion$125,303
    National median: $92,374Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $115,400 · Non-Pell: $112,989(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $20,904 · 1,297 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$108,296 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $82,598

    4 years after completion$108,296
    National median: $100,647Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $118,053 · Non-Pell: $124,676(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $23,000 · 513 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Chemical Engineering$100,729 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $67,777

    4 years after completion$100,729
    National median: $98,158About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $87,168 · Non-Pell: $79,204(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $21,500 · 194 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Finance and Financial Management Services$100,695 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $68,338

    4 years after completion$100,695
    National median: $83,343Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $82,916 · Non-Pell: $89,336(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $20,620 · 886 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college16 to 1
16 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 72% of 1,892More students per faculty →

The college also reports 15 to 1 in its Common Data Set (43,443 students, 2,865 faculty).

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Class sizes

40%

of classes have fewer than 20 students; 19% have 50 or more

Under 20 students 20 or moreStudents per class section
Undergraduate class sections by number of students
StudentssectionsShare
2–958215%
10–1996025%
20–2997325%
30–3938110%
40–492426%
50–9946712%
100+2877%

This counts class sections, not students: a lecture of 300 is one section, so a student is more likely to sit in a large class than the share of sections suggests. Labs and discussion sections are counted separately and left out here.

Programs & curriculum

  • Accelerated program
  • Cross-registration
  • Distance learning
  • Double major
  • Dual enrollment
  • English as a Second Language
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Liberal arts/career combination
  • Student-designed major
  • Teacher certification
  • Weekend college
  • Study abroad
  • Undergraduate research

Requires coursework in arts, English composition, history, humanities, intensive writing, math, a natural science, and social science.

Full-time faculty53%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$131,851

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.

Instruction spending per student$20,585
$20,585
← Lessmore than 90% of 557More →
Endowment per student$34,280
$34,280
← Lessmore than 83% of 537More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;Rutgers University-New Brunswick Common Data Set 2023–24, Fall 2023;Rutgers University-New Brunswick Common Data Set 2023–24, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)