What GPA do you need to get into Rutgers?

Among 397 applicants who posted a Rutgers admission on r/collegeresults, the median unweighted GPA was 3.90 and the middle half reported 3.70 to 3.98 (267 reported a GPA). Rutgers sets no minimum GPA; these are what admitted posters reported.

What SAT score do you need for Rutgers?

Among 397 applicants who posted a Rutgers admission on r/collegeresults, the median SAT was 1,510 and the middle half scored 1,440 to 1,550 (302 reported an SAT). The median ACT was 34.

Does applying early help at Rutgers?

In these posts, 98% of early applicants who reported a result were admitted (176 of 180), against 96% in regular decision (55 of 57). Early pools differ in who applies, so this is a description, not a promise.

What extracurriculars do Rutgers admits have?

The most common activity types among admitted posters were nonprofit/service (69%), athletics (47%), internship (39%), tutoring/teaching (38%). 81% held at least one leadership role and 62% listed a national or international award.

What is the Rutgers acceptance rate?

The official rate is published by Rutgers in its Common Data Set. These pages do not compute one: people who post results are a self-selected group, so the share of admits among them is far higher than the real rate.

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How to get into Rutgers

What 397 admitted applicants actually had: their grades, test scores, activities, awards and intended majors, counted from 432 Rutgers results that students posted for the 2016 to 2027 cycles. Every number below is counted, not estimated.

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Rutgers admits by the numbers

Median unweighted GPA

3.90

Middle half 3.70 to 3.98

Median SAT

1,510

Middle half 1,440 to 1,550

Median ACT

Middle half 32 to 35

Median weighted GPA

4.36

Middle half 4.09 to 4.67

Results posted: 397 admitted, 20 rejected, 15 waitlisted. People who post results are a self-selected group, so this is not the Rutgers acceptance rate; the official rate is in Rutgers’s Common Data Set.

Admitted vs. rejected: grades are not the difference

Median	Admitted	Rejected
Unweighted GPA	3.90	3.92
SAT	1,510	1,510

When the rejected applicants’ numbers sit this close to the admitted ones, the decision was made somewhere else in the file: the activities, the essays and the letters. That is where the rest of this page looks.

What Rutgers admits did outside class

Share of admitted applicants listing at least one activity of each type.

Nonprofit/Service69%
Athletics47%
Internship39%
Tutoring/Teaching38%
Work/Job35%
Research32%
STEM club/competition30%
Music26%

Held a leadership role

81%

Founded something

39%

National or intl. award

62%

Did research

32%

Early vs. regular decision at Rutgers

Early (180 results)98%
Regular (57 results)96%

Share of posters in each round who were admitted. Early applicants are a different group (often stronger and more certain), so read this as a description of these posts, not as odds.

Intended majors of Rutgers admits

Computer Science23%
Engineering12%
Business9%
Biology7%
Economics7%
Pre-med/Health6%

Who got in

Of the admitted posters, 12% first-generation, 13% low income, 16% underrepresented minority, 10% legacy, 1% recruited athlete and 11% international. Of those who said where they enrolled, 2% chose Rutgers.

Three recent Rutgers admits

2026 cycle · RD · Business
Teen entrepreneur who built a STEM business and app and mentors middle schoolers.
GPA 3.97 UW · SAT 1570 · Original post
2026 cycle · Computer Science
CS researcher with ISEF-placing ML work, robotics, cybersecurity research at UCLA, and suicide-prevention volunteering.
GPA 4.00 UW · ACT 36 · Original post
2026 cycle · EA · Engineering
Robotics team captain and founder of a global coding nonprofit, with strong physics and calculus preparation.
GPA 3.98 UW · SAT 1590 · Original post

Where else Rutgers admits got in

Rutgers admissions questions

What GPA do you need to get into Rutgers?: Among 397 applicants who posted a Rutgers admission on r/collegeresults, the median unweighted GPA was 3.90 and the middle half reported 3.70 to 3.98 (267 reported a GPA). Rutgers sets no minimum GPA; these are what admitted posters reported.
What SAT score do you need for Rutgers?: Among 397 applicants who posted a Rutgers admission on r/collegeresults, the median SAT was 1,510 and the middle half scored 1,440 to 1,550 (302 reported an SAT). The median ACT was 34.
Does applying early help at Rutgers?: In these posts, 98% of early applicants who reported a result were admitted (176 of 180), against 96% in regular decision (55 of 57). Early pools differ in who applies, so this is a description, not a promise.
What extracurriculars do Rutgers admits have?: The most common activity types among admitted posters were nonprofit/service (69%), athletics (47%), internship (39%), tutoring/teaching (38%). 81% held at least one leadership role and 62% listed a national or international award.
What is the Rutgers acceptance rate?: The official rate is published by Rutgers in its Common Data Set. These pages do not compute one: people who post results are a self-selected group, so the share of admits among them is far higher than the real rate.

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Source: self-reported results posts on r/collegeresults, each linked from our Database, counted across the 2016 to 2027 cycles with transfer applicants excluded. Aristo Scholars is not affiliated with Rutgers. All colleges