Academics
At Rutgers, academics are about personal achievement, discovery, and community involvement. We’re a big university with countless opportunities to explore and pursue your interests. Across the university’s three locations—and online—undergraduate and graduate students, professionals, and lifelong learners alike encounter a diverse array of educational and research opportunities, delivered by world-class faculty.
Benefits of Rutgers Academics
Rutgers graduates are hired by leading corporations, attend top graduate schools, and win competitive medical residency matches. Rutgers ranks as one of the top public universities in the nation, reflecting our dedication to student experience and excellence.
Undergraduate Student Success
Rutgers welcomes more than 13,000 first-year and transfer students annually, many of whom are first-generation undergraduate students. Students choose Rutgers for their education because of its long history as a top research university, the breadth of academic and cultural opportunities, its diverse and welcoming student body, the proximity to the New York City and Philadelphia metro areas, and so much more.
Graduate and Professional Degrees
Through our graduate and professional degree programs, Rutgers trains future generations of physicians, lawyers, scientists, business leaders, pharmacists, professors, public policy professionals, nurses, and so many more of the world’s changemakers.
Online Degree Programs
Earn an undergraduate, graduate, or doctorate degree from one of America’s highest-ranked, most diverse public research universities while enjoying the benefits of online learning. Rutgers online degree programs offer flexibility to match your lifestyle while maintaining Rutgers' academic excellence, reputation, and affordability.
Global Learning
Rutgers prepares its students to go out and succeed in the world, and it welcomes the world to come learn, research, and thrive in New Jersey. Every Rutgers student is welcome to experience international study and has access to affordable opportunities to study abroad. Additionally, Rutgers welcomes international students and helps them feel at home.
Engaging Student Research
World-class researchers delve into today’s complex challenges—an experience that students can share in and learn from. Whether in the laboratory or out in the field, Rutgers students get ample and rewarding research opportunities.
A Top Public University Attracts Top Scholars
Brilliant scholars make Rutgers an academic powerhouse and a top public research university. Our diverse faculty have records of the highest scholarly achievement, develop bold ideas, and their everyday dedication prepares students for success and improves the quality of life for people around the world.
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