Rutgers University—New Brunswick is a public institution that was started in 1766. It has a undergraduate enrollment of 36,158, its environment is city, and the campus size is 2,685 acres. It uses a semester-based academic year. Its in-state tuition/fees are $15,003; out-of-state tuition/fees are $31,785
Rutgers University–New Brunswick, the flagship campus of New Jersey’s state university, is split into five mini campuses, each with a unique environment and identity, student center and dining options. Freshmen are not required to live on campus. learners can join more than 500 student clubs and organizations, including more than 80 fraternities and sororities.

Among its graduate offerings, Rutgers has a highly ranked Graduate School of Education. The university also awards one of the highest numbers of doctorate degrees a year among U.S. schools. As a public research university, Rutgers is home to unique institutions such as the Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, where learners take hands-on courses in the sciences and work on community projects.

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights participate in the NCAA Division I Big Ten Conference. After more than two decades in the Big East conference, Rutgers joined the Big Ten Conference in 2014, where it competes with the University of Maryland—College Park, University of Iowa and other schools. It offers football, basketball, soccer, tennis, golf, wrestling, track and field, and a host of other sports programs. The women’s basketball team won the WNIT championship in 2014, and the men’s track team won its first Big East Outdoor Championship in 2005.

Rutgers was started in 1766 as Queen’s College, an all-male institution, and affiliated with the Dutch Reformed Church. It was renamed Rutgers College in 1825 and became a land-grant institution in 1864. Women were allowed to join the university in 1918. The university officially became The State University of New Jersey in the mid-20th century.