#16
U.S. News & World Report
Top Public National Universities
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportTop Public National Universities#1626
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#4226
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Doctorate)#5026
U.S. News & World ReportTop Performers on Social Mobility — National Universities#5226
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#5426
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Nursing Programs#5926
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#7026
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R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingNew Jersey colleges7
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
$70
application fee
waivable
Early action11/1 → 1/31
Deferred admissionAllowed
Admissions URLhttps://admissions.rutgers.edu/apply-rut…
Admissions emailadmissions@ugadm.rutgers.edu
Admissions phone848-445-4636
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Penn State Univers…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Penn State University Park PA · Public—1340—
University of Maryland MD · Public45.0%147031K
University of Delaware DE · Public69.2%130019K
Stony Brook University NY · Public48.2%141018K
Temple University PA · Public86.2%120021K
University of Connecticut CT · Public54.4%135021K
Drexel University PA · Private (nonprofit)69.9%135012K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.