1. Our Undergraduate Students and Their Accomplishments
Courtney McAnuff
Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management
Rutgers University–New Brunswick
August 28, 2018

2. Enrollment Management
Influences enrollment and campus revenue through strategic enrollment planning and research
Guides campus practices in student recruitment, financial aid, merit, and tuition discounting
Focuses on college choice, transition to college, melt, retention, and graduation
Ensures RU meets federal and state guidelines
Enrollment Management

3. Enrollment Management: Functional Areas
Chancellor
Rutgers University–
New Brunswick
Enrollment Management: Functional Areas
Vice Chancellor Enrollment Management
Undergraduate Admissions
Financial Aid
Registrar
One Stop Student Services Center

4. First-Year Enrollment: Fall 2018 (preliminary)
Rutgers–New Brunswick:
Applications: 41,000+ (increase of 8%)
Expected enrollment*: 7,000 (record)
Universitywide:
Applications: 45,000+ ( increase of 9%)
Expected enrollment*: 9,300 (record)
First-Year Enrollment: Fall 2018 (preliminary)
Notes: Data as of August 17 and subject to change with final counts.
*Projected as of August 17 based on historic melt.

5. First-Year Enrolling Student Profile: Fall 2018 (preliminary)
Regularly-admitted enrolling first-year students at Rutgers–New Brunswick:
Mean SAT Score: 1299
Mean GPA: 3.7
Gender: 51% Female, 49% Male
Race/Ethnicity:
White: 35.3% Two or More Races: 3.7%
Asian: 33.0% Puerto Rican: 2.3%
Other Hispanic: 9.7% Hawaiian/Pac. Islander: 0.1%
Foreign: 8.7% Native American: 0.1%
Black: 5.8% Unknown: 1.5%
First-Year Enrolling Student Profile: Fall 2018 (preliminary)
Notes: Projected as of August 17 based on historic melt and subject to change with final counts.
SAT score average based on new redesigned SAT.

6. Regularly-admitted enrolling first-year students to the Honors College:
Mean SAT: 1478*
Residency: 75% New Jersey % Out-of-state
4% International
Gender: 49% Female, 51% Male
Race/Ethnicity:
Asian: 44% Puerto Rican: 4%
White: 29% Pacific Islander: 2%
Other Latino: 11% Unknown: 3%
Black: 7%
First-Year Enrolling Student Honors College Profile: Fall 2018 (preliminary)
Note: Projected as of August 17 based on historic melt and subject to change with final counts.
SAT score average based on new redesigned SAT.

7. Enrolling Student Geographic Distribution: Fall 2018 (preliminary)
Regularly-admitted enrolling first-year and transfer students combined at Rutgers–New Brunswick:
Top Sending
States
Top Sending Countries
Enrolling Student Geographic Distribution: Fall 2018 (preliminary)
State N
New York
165
Pennsylvania 75
California 45
Massachusetts 30
Maryland
Country N
China
520
Indonesia 85
South Korea 30
Vietnam 10
Brazil 5
Note: Counts shown for legacy Rutgers, and include first-year and transfer students.
Projected as of August 17 based on historic melt and subject to change with final counts.

8. Additional Enrolling Student Information Fall 2018
Approximately 28% (1,950) of first-year enrolling students to Rutgers University–New Brunswick are first-generation to college.
Top 5 popular areas of academic interest for enrolling students:
Health professions and related programs
Business management, marketing, and related support services
Engineering
Biological and biomedical sciences
Computer and information sciences and support services
Additional Enrolling Student Information Fall 2018
Source: OIRAP

9. Headcount Enrollment of Undergraduate Students: Fall 2017
New Brunswick
Total
(full and part time)
School of Arts and Sciences
20,734
Rutgers Business School
4,046
School of Engineering
3,894
Sch. of Env. & Bio. Sciences
3,129
School of Nursing
996
E. Mario School of Pharmacy
868
Mason Gross Sch. of Arts
840
School of Health Professions
503
Sch. Mgmt & Labor Relations
353
EJB Sch. of Planning & Public Pol.
278
35,641
Headcount Enrollment of Undergraduate Students: Fall 2017
Source: OIRAP Fact Book

10. Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender & Race/Ethnicity: Fall 2017
Enrollment at Rutgers–New Brunswick:
Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender & Race/Ethnicity: Fall 2017
Source: Enrollment Management Quick Facts 2017

11. Undergraduate Enrollment by Residency: Fall 2017
Enrollment at Rutgers–New Brunswick:
Undergraduate Enrollment by Residency: Fall 2017
Source: OIRAP

12. Tuition and Financial Aid
$11,886 NJ residents
$28,194 non-NJ residents
80% of students at RU (73% first-year in NB) receive financial aid
Total university financial aid budget is approximately $1 billion dollars
Tuition and Financial Aid
Sources: Undergraduate Admissions, Office of Financial Aid

13. Retention and Graduation
Notes: 1-YR retention rate based on 2016 entering cohort of First-Time Bachelor’s Degree-seeking Undergrads . Graduation rates based on First-Time, Full-Time 2010 entering cohort.

14. RU–NB Graduation by Race/Ethnicity

15. Returning Student Noteworthy Accolades: Fall 2018
RU–NB has earned a spot as one of the nation’s “Top Producers of Fulbright Students” as reported by the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Our students have received support from:
National Science Foundation
NASA
National Institute of Health
Smithsonian Institution
Metropolitan Museum of Art
British Research Council
Japanese Education Ministry
Returning Student Noteworthy Accolades: Fall 2018
Source: Rutgers–New Brunswick By the Numbers.

16. Enrollment Growth Snapshot
RU–NB Enrollment Goals (by Fall 2022):
FY enrollment to 7,000
OOS/INT’L to 30% of FY
Improve academic profile
of FY class
Enrollment Growth Snapshot

17. Key Initiatives in Enrollment Management
One Stop Student Services Center and Hybrid/Pop-Up
Strategic Enrollment Planning
RU Here
Enrollment Management Website, Newsletter, Open House
Key Initiatives in Enrollment Management

18. Questions