Rutgers, The State U. New Jersey

Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures Research space
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2025
2024 41 93.7 631
2023 44 93.7 679
2022 44 93.7 680
2021 43 94 691
2020 40 94.5 698
2019 41 94.3 697
2018 38 94.8 700
2017 36 94.9 684
2016 27 96.3 697
2015 32 95.6 693
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   1,820   1,797   1,706   1,771   1,897   1,828   1,851   1,803   2,234   2,111   0
    Hispanic or Latino   243   240   224   230   224   200   182   157   187   148   0
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,478   1,476   1,416   1,482   1,418   1,347   1,383   1,555   1,784   1,685   0
      American Indian or Alaska Native   4   3   2   1   0   0   3   3   5   4   0
      Asian   356   358   389   380   363   246   257   339   339   400   0
      Black or African American   180   181   180   171   214   117   107   139   153   145   0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   9   4   6   4   3   23   26   2   51   13   0
      White   901   914   825   902   805   919   951   1,034   1,181   1,098   0
      More than one race   28   16   14   24   33   42   39   38   55   25   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   99   81   66   59   255   281   286   91   263   278   0
  Temporary visa holders   1,708   1,648   1,565   1,476   1,265   1,502   1,541   1,498   1,951   1,692   0
  Science and engineering   3,472   3,393   3,241   3,224   3,117   3,302   3,364   3,274   4,148   3,766   0
    Science   2,823   2,824   2,717   2,675   2,578   2,620   2,671   2,548   3,327   2,969   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   45   60   39   37   34   71   8   9   14   14   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   948   911   925   951   1,143   986   1,020   908   1,052   1,009   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   192   43   0
      Computer and information sciences   298   416   547   356   204   247   254   243   319   305   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   21   24   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   83   84   62   45   43   64   66   99   130   134   0
      Mathematics and statistics   166   203   171   189   204   260   262   221   297   378   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   236   47   44   46   50   0   123   129   303   110   0
      Natural resources and conservation   88   85   74   102   66   92   31   14   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   334   358   273   340   299   307   349   333   297   253   0
      Psychology   124   138   142   127   126   110   104   120   110   124   0
      Social sciences   501   522   440   482   409   483   454   472   546   530   0
    Engineering   649   569   524   549   539   682   693   726   821   797   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   69   74   85   92   94   80   66   81   85   98   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   68   61   78   102   69   89   109   110   135   141   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   71   65   44   45   54   73   48   80   128   88   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   246   190   138   148   154   225   245   253   230   232   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   80   72   50   50   46   96   87   90   102   79   0
      Mechanical engineering   113   104   129   112   122   119   138   112   101   107   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   40   52   0
      Other engineering   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   56   52   30   23   45   28   28   27   37   37   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   56   52   30   23   45   28   28   27   37   37   0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   529   475   821   743   717   370   570   607   822   908   0
    Hispanic or Latino   66   74   117   91   53   36   50   48   89   48   0
    Not Hispanic or Latino   439   385   676   620   391   322   483   513   715   812   0
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   1   1   2   0
      Asian   124   103   167   120   61   64   114   138   178   249   0
      Black or African American   77   77   120   86   53   39   43   46   62   70   0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   2   0
      White   231   196   379   401   259   208   313   317   462   453   0
      More than one race   7   9   9   13   17   10   12   11   12   36   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   24   16   28   32   273   12   37   46   18   48   0
  Temporary visa holders   143   57   257   275   327   160   246   273   126   144   0
  Science and engineering   672   532   1,078   1,008   1,021   525   806   871   948   1,052   0
    Science   492   372   865   730   728   333   509   597   671   729   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   26   18   50   59   62   19   1   1   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   227   163   265   120   87   63   85   164   50   155   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   300   53   0
      Computer and information sciences   23   25   40   60   79   62   60   56   4   7   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   22   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   14   11   19   40   29   5   16   27   44   36   0
      Mathematics and statistics   36   14   48   52   52   36   51   67   52   75   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   40   5   17   22   33   0   159   151   5   177   0
      Natural resources and conservation   22   17   38   51   49   22   29   6   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   33   26   102   57   67   32   29   45   28   73   0
      Psychology   2   1   18   16   19   2   19   7   10   2   0
      Social sciences   69   92   268   253   251   92   60   73   172   127   0
    Engineering   180   160   213   278   293   192   297   274   277   323   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   9   9   18   40   36   22   24   27   22   19   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   39   38   29   37   45   41   71   76   71   50   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   34   29   51   68   81   47   76   42   0   65   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   30   23   60   69   50   40   58   59   120   120   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   23   29   34   26   50   8   35   34   0   5   0
      Mechanical engineering   40   27   21   38   31   34   33   36   57   61   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   3   0
      Other engineering   5   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   0   0   0   10   23   5   10   9   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   10   23   5   10   9   0   0   0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   522   535   450   579   472   559   445   473   586   649   0
  Science and engineering   518   531   446   578   464   558   441   469   582   645   0
    Science   398   444   341   526   385   462   333   342   453   507   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   5   6   3   2   2   5   1   1   1   1   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   175   194   175   204   167   212   182   193   153   219   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   1   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   61   50   59   12   11   115   112   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   19   15   14   25   23   34   34   37   32   38   0
      Mathematics and statistics   18   22   17   15   19   18   14   19   12   22   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   12   12   5   16   14   24   6   1   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   75   82   67   94   76   70   46   41   87   74   0
      Psychology   19   15   16   12   17   12   14   16   15   15   0
      Social sciences   74   98   44   97   17   28   24   23   23   16   0
    Engineering   120   87   105   52   79   96   108   127   129   138   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   13   11   13   16   20   14   20   26   24   26   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   19   20   25   9   35   16   19   18   18   24   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   1   1   2   0   18   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   68   42   48   0   0   48   53   53   62   53   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   5   0
      Mechanical engineering   14   14   19   26   23   16   16   12   9   11   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   10   19   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   4   4   4   1   8   1   4   4   4   4   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   4   4   4   1   8   1   4   4   4   4   0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support   3,528   3,445   3,271   3,247   3,162   3,330   3,392   3,301   4,185   3,803
  Fellowships   578   636   480   635   593   603   529   451   657   738
    Federal   141   150   141   283   194   247   174   117   207   279
    Institutional   393   438   301   321   368   316   301   246   333   335
    Nonfederal   44   48   38   31   31   40   54   88   117   124
  Research assistantships   713   664   587   520   546   627   602   576   582   559
    Federal   307   283   263   207   262   290   253   248   350   354
    Institutional   378   354   296   284   250   274   279   251   157   139
    Nonfederal   28   27   28   29   34   63   70   77   75   66
  Teaching assistantships   840   890   791   818   760   910   841   847   935   884
    Federal   0   19   7   3   3   7   5   2   0   0
    Institutional   839   871   782   815   755   900   834   841   925   871
    Nonfederal   1   0   2   0   2   3   2   4   10   13
  Other types of support   1,397   1,255   1,413   1,274   1,263   1,190   1,420   1,427   2,011   1,622
    Federal   74   83   39   86   13   15   13   106   29   16
    Institutional   38   35   58   46   54   71   47   75   67   83
    Nonfederal   42   14   48   13   14   31   52   41   53   55
    Personal resources   1,243   1,123   1,268   1,129   1,182   1,073   1,308   1,205   1,862   1,468

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  Science and engineering   399   254   239   254   301   366   302   316   335   333   0
    Science   378   238   222   247   281   339   284   291   301   299   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   11   13   16   14   12   7   4   2   3   4   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   197   110   101   114   134   151   129   135   117   116   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0
      Computer and information sciences   4   1   3   1   2   3   0   0   8   8   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   11   11   8   7   8   21   20   23   26   32   0
      Mathematics and statistics   32   20   19   22   22   28   29   28   9   11   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   6   9   6   7   5   25   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   8   4   7   5   2   1   4   1   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   46   47   44   59   64   78   81   83   74   67   0
      Psychology   45   20   13   8   28   13   17   17   17   15   0
      Social sciences   18   3   5   10   4   12   0   2   5   9   0
    Engineering   21   16   17   7   20   27   18   25   34   34   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   3   4   4   2   7   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   2   3   4   3   2   9   4   4   3   3   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   2   2   1   1   4   3   6   6   9   6   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   4   2   4   0   0   3   1   6   6   6   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   3   3   1   1   1   3   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   4   7   9   6   7   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   6   2   1   0   6   0   0   0   10   12   0
      Other engineering   1   0   2   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   504   195   175   148   141   37   28   39   29   29   0
      Clinical medicine   121   34   31   25   26   31   24   38   28   27   0
      Other health   383   161   144   123   115   6   4   1   1   2   0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   224   172   143   180   211   199   187   222   241   223   0
  Science and engineering   168   141   116   156   178   186   173   188   217   198   0
    Science   157   131   108   150   164   169   165   174   192   174   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   6   7   8   10   9   3   4   2   3   4   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   95   74   70   91   87   94   86   93   77   79   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   2   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   6   6   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   5   7   2   1   5   4   7   12   16   16   0
      Mathematics and statistics   3   3   3   5   7   3   6   7   7   7   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   1   2   3   4   3   11   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   4   1   1   2   1   0   2   1   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   15   20   14   30   32   44   46   44   38   25   0
      Psychology   24   16   6   6   20   7   14   15   15   13   0
      Social sciences   2   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   1   2   0
    Engineering   11   10   8   6   14   17   8   14   25   24   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   2   3   1   1   6   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   2   2   4   3   2   4   2   1   2   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   4   3   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   2   1   0   0   0   3   0   6   6   6   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   2   1   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   4   6   7   6   6   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   2   2   1   0   5   0   0   0   7   9   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   56   31   27   24   33   13   14   34   24   25   0
      Clinical medicine   40   31   26   23   24   10   10   33   23   23   0
      Other health   16   0   1   1   9   3   4   1   1   2   0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

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