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

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
    Hispanic or Latino 66 74 117 91 53 36 50 48 89 48
    Not Hispanic or Latino 439 385 676 620 391 322 483 513 715 812
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2
      Asian 124 103 167 120 61 64 114 138 178 249
      Black or African American 77 77 120 86 53 39 43 46 62 70
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2
      White 231 196 379 401 259 208 313 317 462 453
      More than one race 7 9 9 13 17 10 12 11 12 36
    Unknown ethnicity and race 24 16 28 32 273 12 37 46 18 48
  Temporary visa holders 143 57 257 275 327 160 246 273 126 144
  Science and engineering 672 532 1,078 1,008 1,021 525 806 871 948 1,052
    Science 492 372 865 730 728 333 509 597 671 729
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 26 18 50 59 62 19 1 1 0 0
      Biological and biomedical sciences 227 163 265 120 87 63 85 164 50 155
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 300 53
      Computer and information sciences 23 25 40 60 79 62 60 56 4 7
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 22
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 14 11 19 40 29 5 16 27 44 36
      Mathematics and statistics 36 14 48 52 52 36 51 67 52 75
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 40 5 17 22 33 0 159 151 5 177
      Natural resources and conservation 22 17 38 51 49 22 29 6 0 0
      Physical sciences 33 26 102 57 67 32 29 45 28 73
      Psychology 2 1 18 16 19 2 19 7 10 2
      Social sciences 69 92 268 253 251 92 60 73 172 127
    Engineering 180 160 213 278 293 192 297 274 277 323
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 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
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 39 38 29 37 45 41 71 76 71 50
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 34 29 51 68 81 47 76 42 0 65
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 30 23 60 69 50 40 58 59 120 120
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 23 29 34 26 50 8 35 34 0 5
      Mechanical engineering 40 27 21 38 31 34 33 36 57 61
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3
      Other engineering 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 0 0 0 10 23 5 10 9 0 0
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 0 0 0 10 23 5 10 9 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
  Science and engineering 518 531 446 578 464 558 441 469 582 645
    Science 398 444 341 526 385 462 333 342 453 507
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 5 6 3 2 2 5 1 1 1 1
      Biological and biomedical sciences 175 194 175 204 167 212 182 193 153 219
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 61 50 59 12 11 115 112
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 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
      Mathematics and statistics 18 22 17 15 19 18 14 19 12 22
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 12 12 5 16 14 24 6 1 0 0
      Physical sciences 75 82 67 94 76 70 46 41 87 74
      Psychology 19 15 16 12 17 12 14 16 15 15
      Social sciences 74 98 44 97 17 28 24 23 23 16
    Engineering 120 87 105 52 79 96 108 127 129 138
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 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
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 19 20 25 9 35 16 19 18 18 24
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 18 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 68 42 48 0 0 48 53 53 62 53
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5
      Mechanical engineering 14 14 19 26 23 16 16 12 9 11
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 19
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Health 4 4 4 1 8 1 4 4 4 4
      Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other health 4 4 4 1 8 1 4 4 4 4

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

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
  Science and engineering 168 141 116 156 178 186 173 188 217 198
    Science 157 131 108 150 164 169 165 174 192 174
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 6 7 8 10 9 3 4 2 3 4
      Biological and biomedical sciences 95 74 70 91 87 94 86 93 77 79
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 6
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 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
      Mathematics and statistics 3 3 3 5 7 3 6 7 7 7
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 1 2 3 4 3 11 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 4 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 0
      Physical sciences 15 20 14 30 32 44 46 44 38 25
      Psychology 24 16 6 6 20 7 14 15 15 13
      Social sciences 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2
    Engineering 11 10 8 6 14 17 8 14 25 24
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 2 3 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 2 2 4 3 2 4 2 1 2 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 3
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 6 6 6
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 7 6 6
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 2 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 7 9
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
    Health 56 31 27 24 33 13 14 34 24 25
      Clinical medicine 40 31 26 23 24 10 10 33 23 23
      Other health 16 0 1 1 9 3 4 1 1 2

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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