Transfer Acceptance Rate

For the application year 2024, Rutgers University - New Brunswick has a transfer acceptance rate of 55.2%, with 4,206 out of 7,619 applicants admitted. This marks a substantial increase from the previous year's acceptance rate of 29.5% for the Class of 2027, where only 2,270 of 7,688 applicants were accepted. The historical data for prior years is sparse, but the jump in acceptance rates suggests that Rutgers has become significantly more open to transfer students recently. The average GPA of accepted transfer students is 3.43, indicating that Rutgers continues to attract competitive candidates.