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Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Breakdown of “Surrounding City” at Rutgers-New Brunswick

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By Gender
MalesB-
FemalesB
By Major
AccountingA
Aerospace EngineeringB-
Animal StudiesF
Art & Design DepartmentC-
BiologyB-
Business - Management and AdministrationB-
Chemical EngineeringB
ChemistryB-
Civil EngineeringD+
CommunicationsC
Computer EngineeringA-
Computer ScienceA-
CriminalA+
EconomicsB
EducationC
Electrical EngineeringF
Engineering DepartmentB-
EnglishB-
FinanceB-
GeneticsB-
Geography and GeosciencesA
History/Histories (art history/etc.)B+
JournalismA-
Language - French/Spanish/etc.B
MathA-
Mechanical EngineeringF
Neuroscience/Cognitive ScienceB-
NursingF
NutritionC
OtherC
Perfomance ArtsA
PharmacyC-
PhilosophyA-
Physical Therapy/Exercise ScienceA+
PhysicsC+
Political ScienceB-
PreDent and DentistryC
PreMed and MedicalB
PreVet and VeterinaryB+
PsychologyB-
Public HealthB-
School of InformationB-
SociologyB-
UndecidedA

Against similar schools

Surrounding City compared with similar schools in class.

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
 B-
Average of All Schools
 B-
Average of schools in class
 B

Harvard University
 B+
Princeton University
 C+
New York University
 A
Cornell University
 B-
Columbia University in the City of New York
 A-
Yale University
 B
University of Connecticut
 C-
F
A+

Surrounding City

... I am an out of state student so being able to explore a completely new city such as the one Rutgers is in has been amazing ...Read full comment
... There are all different types of people there and one can find just about any ethnicity anywhere in the school ...Read full comment
... The city life around the university is also superb ...Read full comment
... s a train station right there if you really want to get the hell out of there and go to the City or something ...Read full comment
Studying for both my undergraduate and graduate degrees in electrical engineering at Rutgers University was like trench warfare. The competition was ...Read full comment
... There is a lot of diversity, and depending on what campus most of your classes are on you get to experience the rural area and the city area of ...Read full comment
... You will not receive much attention unless you search with some tenacity ...Read full comment
... Its a real city, not an isolated bubble like some college campuses ...Read full comment
... Like a city, some stops are busier than others so push-and-shove a little, because no one wants to be late ...Read full comment
... For starters, the city of New Brunswick, while having a small up-and-coming area, is a slum-infested, dangerous place to live ...Read full comment
... It is also located closer to New York City ...Read full comment
... The city is very clean ...Read full comment
... There have been some projects to revitalize the city ...Read full comment
... Location: New Brunswick = more of the bustling city type, with a short train ride to NYC, parking is a headache ...Read full comment
... The New Brunswick area has a lot to do, from dining to bars and sports stuff, trails, and you're only a 45 min ride from New York City (or you c...Read full comment
... The city of New Brunswick is safe during the daytime but watch your self during the night ...Read full comment
... New Brunswick is a city- and just like any other city, it has it's good parts and it's bad parts ...Read full comment
... Even though parts of campus are pretty, you still can't get away from constant traffic noise and views of a run down city ...Read full comment
... Thugs are everywhere in the city and it's dangerous at night yet police do nothing ...Read full comment
... New York City and Philadelphia are each about an hour away by train, and the New Brunswick station is one block from campus ...Read full comment
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