Note: Current high school students who are taking college courses during high school should apply as first-year applicants, regardless of the number of college credits earned while in high school.
If this is your first time applying to Rutgers, you'll need to create a CommunityID in order to begin your application. To create a Rutgers CommunityID, provide your email address and create an 8-character password. You should create only one student account and submit just one application for the year you intend to enroll. If you created an account already, log in using the email address and 8-character password submitted previously.
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Changes in legal name, date of birth, as well as corrections to or the addition of a social security number, must be done with documentation (a government issued photo ID for name change or date of birth update and a signed copy of a social security card to update or change social security number). Send a request to make these types of changes to our admissions offices. The student's application portal can then be updated to request the needed documentation and such documentation can then be uploaded directly to the application portal.
Always include your full name, RUID, and email address used on your Rutgers application, when sending communications about your application.
Complete the online application carefully as it cannot be changed after it has been submitted. You can apply to as many as three Rutgers schools on a single application and independent decisions will be made for each school to which you apply.
You should submit only one application.
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The admissions essay is recommended for transfer applicants as an opportunity to provide additional information about yourself. Essays must be included in the space provided on the application and submitted on the application form. Essays may not be submitted separately. Be sure to clear any formatting before pasting your essay into the online application. If you do not clear formatting, the punctuation in your essay may change.
The essay is limited to 3,800 characters, including spaces.
A non-refundable $70 application fee is required. (See fee information for the School of Health Professions.) Rutgers must receive the fee or a fee waiver before your application will be considered complete and ready for review.
Please choose one of these fee payment options:
Transcripts required for review can be uploaded with the application or mailed to Rutgers directly from your school. Uploading transcripts with the application or through the Application Portal is preferred because it will expedite the completion of your file; however, if you are admitted and decide to enroll, official transcripts must be sent directly from each college attended, either electronically or by mail.
Transfer students who, after high school graduation, have completed less than 24 college credits are required to provide their high school transcript(s). Unofficial copies can be uploaded with the application or through the Application Portal. For transfer students who have completed 24 or more credits, submission of a high school transcript is recommended. The admissions committee may request a high school transcript from an applicant who has more than 24 college credits if they do not provide the necessary information on the application regarding entrance subjects completed in high school. Your high school transcript must include all courses and final grades earned from grade 9 through graduation or leaving. Your transcript should certify any diplomas you have earned. If you were educated outside the U.S., make sure you submit all the required documents.
All enrolling students must work with their college(s) to send final official transcripts, either electronically or by mail to:
University Enrollment Services Admissions Processing
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
65 Davidson Road, Room 308
Piscataway, NJ 08854-8097
This address is for receiving mailed documents only. We are unable to meet with students and families in person at this location.
Students with a GED diploma/certificate are required to submit their official results. A transcript of any and all high school work attempted is required in addition to the GED results.
The Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) program is open to eligible New Jersey residents. Interested students should review the eligibility requirements. All transfer applicants seeking participation in the Rutgers EOF program, with or without prior EOF status, will be considered on a space- and funding-available basis using specific criteria established by the school at Rutgers where you plan to enroll.
English proficiency is required of applicants whose secondary schooling has been outside the U.S. in a country where English is not the principal language, regardless of U.S. residency or citizenship.
A portfolio, audition, or interview demonstrating your artistic talent is required of all Mason Gross School of the Arts applicants. The department will contact you with specific instructions shortly after you have submitted your application for admission. To learn more about the talent assessment requirements and deadlines, please visit the school’s website for audition and portfolio information.
For transfer applicants to the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy during the fall 2024 admissions cycle, the Pharmacy College Admissions Test (PCAT) will be optional. However, we encourage you to take the PCAT if are able to do so.
Letters of recommendation are not used for admissions consideration. The Rutgers application provides multiple opportunities for applicants to describe their accomplishments, activities, community service, and personal experiences. Students should be certain to complete all sections of the Rutgers application to describe themselves.
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey maintains test-optional and test-blind policies through 2025 . Students who graduated from high school less than two years ago, and do not have 12 or more subsequent college credits completed with grades by the application due date, and who wish to submit a standardized test score with their application through 2025 may still do so.
Please visit the sections below for additional information on the submission of SAT and ACT standardized test scores for spring or fall admission to Rutgers–New Brunswick, Camden, or Newark.
The SAT and ACT test score submissions are optional for undergraduate applicants. If you feel your standardized test scores will benefit you in the admissions process, applicants are encouraged to submit them. If you are unable to submit a test score, or choose not to, you will still receive full admission consideration. You are required to submit at least one standardized test score if you attended a school with non-traditional evaluation methods where traditional alpha or numerical grades are not assigned (i.e. mastery or narrative assessments).
The SAT and ACT test submissions are not required for all undergraduate transfer applicants. You are NOT required to submit any standardized test score if you attended a school or county college with non-traditional evaluation methods where traditional alpha or numerical grades are not assigned (i.e. mastery or narrative assessments).
The SAT and ACT test submissions are optional for undergraduate applicants. Transfer students are not required to submit an SAT or ACT score. If you feel your standardized test scores will benefit you in the admissions process, applicants are encouraged to submit them. If you are unable to submit a test score or choose not to, you will still receive full admission consideration. You are required to submit at least one standardized test score if you attended a school with non-traditional evaluation methods where traditional alpha or numerical grades are not assigned (i.e. mastery or narrative assessments). Please note that enrolling students with an Evidence-based reading and writing (EBRW) SAT score of 650 or higher or an ACT reading score of 32 or higher will be exempt from taking the English placement exam. These exemptions are granted only if official scores have been sent to Rutgers.
We understand the many COVID-19 related challenges students are facing when preparing for, and scheduling standardized tests. If you are not able to, or choose not to submit SAT or ACT scores, you will not be disadvantaged in our application review process. We urge students not to compromise their health and safety to take a standardized test. Your application will be considered on the basis of the other important credentials you have presented that demonstrate to Rutgers your promise and potential.
For students admitted to Rutgers, the submission of SAT or ACT scores after admission will not impact the decision. Scores submitted after admission may be considered in the honors or merit-based scholarship selection processes, but only if the scores serve to aid the student to earn an honors invitation or scholarship. A student’s admission, merit-based scholarship award, or honors invitation will never be impacted negatively by submitting SAT or ACT scores after offers have been issued. For students who received a decision that they were not admitted to Rutgers, and who then wish to submit SAT or ACT scores for reconsideration for admission, please contact us to request reconsideration. Be sure to include your name and RUID in the online form.
If your standardized test scores fall within or above the 50 percentile found on our Rutgers-New Brunswick Admissions profile and Rutgers-Camden Admissions profile, we highly encourage students to submit them.
Please contact us within one week of submitting your application to let us know that you want to update your application to have your scores considered as part of your application review. Please include your name, RUID, and test date. Please note that you can change your decision only once during the application process.
Please contact us within one week of submitting your application requesting that your test scores not be considered as part of your application review. Please include your name, RUID, and test date. Please note that you can change your decision only once during the application process.
Rutgers–Newark no longer requires submission of SAT and ACT standardized test scores for students applying for spring 2022 and beyond.