NJ
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
2.24 incidents / 1,000 students
New Brunswick, NJ · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Across 2022–2024, Rutgers University-New Brunswick reported 203 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count rose over that span (largest filed category: Burglary). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Montclair State University.
- 2.24
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,101
- Rank of 2,072
- #56
- NJ rank
- 52,269
- Enrolled students
2.24 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Rutgers University-New Brunswick reports 2.24 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 30% below Michigan State University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Michigan State University (5.32/1k); University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (3.75/1k); Houston Community College (0.32/1k); Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus (2.85/1k); University of Wisconsin-Madison (3.80/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Montclair State University (2.70/1k); Rowan University (6.61/1k); Kean University (0.79/1k); New Jersey Institute of Technology (0.98/1k); Rutgers University-Newark (5.74/1k); William Paterson University of New Jersey (1.81/1k); Beth Medrash Govoha (0.10/1k); Seton Hall University (1.78/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 2.24
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,101
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 53%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 73
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 186380 · Rutgers University-New Brunswick 2.24/1k score rate · #1,101/2,072
RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-REPORT
- RATE-MID 2.24/1k
- RANK-LOWER #1,101/2,072
- ST-MID #56 in state
- BELOW-PEER Georgia Institute of Technology-Main · 0.61 back
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ 4%
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-LARGE 52,269
- FIRE-REPORT 21 fires
Nearest enrollment peer: Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus (+0.61/1k)
Rutgers University-New Brunswick sheet RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-REPORT · peer Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-REPORT. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus (+0.61/1k). National rank #1,101 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Rutgers University-New Brunswick reports 2.24 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 30% below Michigan State University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Michigan State University (5.32/1k); University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (3.75/1k); Houston Community College (0.32/1k); Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus (2.85/1k); University of Wisconsin-Madison (3.80/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Montclair State University (2.70/1k); Rowan University (6.61/1k); Kean University (0.79/1k); New Jersey Institute of Technology (0.98/1k); Rutgers University-Newark (5.74/1k); William Paterson University of New Jersey (1.81/1k); Beth Medrash Govoha (0.10/1k); Seton Hall University (1.78/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Rutgers on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Houston Community College · lowest peer 0.32
Houston Community College — lowest peer
0.32 per 1,000 students
- Rutgers University-New Brunswick · this campus
Rutgers University-New Brunswick — this campus
2.24 per 1,000 students
- Georgia Institute of Technology-Main · near
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus — near
2.85 per 1,000 students
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor · near
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor — near
3.75 per 1,000 students
- University of Wisconsin-Madison · near
University of Wisconsin-Madison — near
3.8 per 1,000 students
- Michigan State University · highest peer
Michigan State University — highest peer
5.32 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Rutgers University-New Brunswick's 2.24/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Rutgers University-New Brunswick increased from 60 to 73 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 37 NJ 4-year peers in this comparison, Rutgers University-New Brunswick is larger than 100% and safer-reporting than 31% - the larger, higher-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
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- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Rutgers University-New Bru…: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern International College-Jersey City | 495 | 0.00 | 0 | 78 |
| Pillar College | 556 | 0.00 | 3 | 78 |
| Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine | 610 | 0.00 | 6 | 78 |
| Strayer University-New Jersey | 796 | 0.00 | 8 | 78 |
| Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | 799 | 0.00 | 11 | 78 |
| Saint Elizabeth University | 871 | 1.15 | 14 | 53 |
| Eastwick College-Hackensack | 1,171 | 0.00 | 17 | 78 |
| Eastwick College-Ramsey | 1,203 | 0.00 | 19 | 78 |
| Chamberlain University-New Jersey | 1,226 | 0.82 | 22 | 64 |
| Centenary University | 1,398 | 7.15 | 25 | 3 |
| Berkeley College-Woodland Park | 1,996 | 0.00 | 28 | 78 |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick (this campus) | 52,269 | 2.24 | 100 | 31 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
Enrollment scale
How campus size shapes the safety figures
With 52,269 enrolled students, Rutgers University-New Brunswick is the 28th largest of the 5,585 institutions in this dataset with a reported enrollment, ahead of 5,557 of them. Closest same-state same-level scored peers by enrollment: Montclair State University (2.70/1k); Rowan University (6.61/1k); Kean University (0.79/1k); New Jersey Institute of Technology (0.98/1k); Rutgers University-Newark (5.74/1k); William Paterson University of New Jersey (1.81/1k); Beth Medrash Govoha (0.10/1k); Seton Hall University (1.78/1k). The score above normalizes 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students, so compare it with similarly sized campuses instead of treating a higher raw count as evidence that a campus is less safe (Michigan State University is the nearest similar-enrollment comparison on this profile).
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Rutgers University-New Brunswick rose from 60 to 73 (+22%). The increase shows up in Aggravated Assault (5 to 16), Rape (14 to 19) and Motor Vehicle Theft (6 to 9). Falling over the same period: Burglary (24 to 17) and Fondling (9 to 6).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 7 Clery Act categories here: Burglary, Rape, Fondling, Aggravated Assault, Motor Vehicle Theft, Robbery and Arson.
The remaining 4 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, Incest, Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter, Negligent Manslaughter and Statutory Rape. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyRutgers University-New Brunswick: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising 4% (70 → 73 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 70 |
| 2023 | 60 |
| 2024 | 73 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 17 | 24 | 15 |
| Rape | 19 | 14 | 16 |
| Fondling | 6 | 9 | 17 |
| Aggravated Assault | 16 | 5 | 9 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 9 | 6 | 6 |
| Robbery | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Arson | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
162 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 7 | 2 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
Rutgers University-New Brunswick vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
MI
Michigan State University
5.32 incidents / 1,000 students
MI
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
3.75 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Rutgers University-New Brunswick sits on price and outcomes
At $24,406, Rutgers University-New Brunswick's reported average net price is cheaper than 73% among 129 New Jersey colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $18,173.
- $24,406
- average net price
- $18,173
- New Jersey median
- 2.8×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $18,673
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $16,343, while those above $110,000 record $35,016 - roughly 2.1 times as much. A published average of $24,406 therefore describes very few families well; the bracket nearest your own income is the more useful figure.
Median reported earnings six years after entry are $61,263, roughly 2.5 times a year of net price. That is a workable ratio, though it says nothing about how long the programme takes to finish.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $17,929
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $37,441
- Avg Net Price
- $24,406
- Median Debt
- $21,500
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 28%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- SAT Average
- 1410
- SAT Math Range
- 660-770
- ACT Average
- 30
- ACT Range
- 28-33
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 84%
- Retention Rate
- 93%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $61,263
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $74,479
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 78%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 134 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI · 52,089 enrolled
Safety Score 5.32
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI · 52,855 enrolled
Safety Score 3.75
Houston Community College
Houston, TX · 53,253 enrolled
Safety Score 0.32
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta, GA · 53,363 enrolled
Safety Score 2.85
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI · 51,044 enrolled
Safety Score 3.80
Closest by National Rank
Rutgers University-New Brunswick (national rank #1101) sits near City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College (#1100) and Ranken Technical College (#1102) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College
Chicago, IL
National Rank #1100
Ranken Technical College
Saint Louis, MO
National Rank #1102
Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA
National Rank #1099
Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ
National Rank #1103
Framingham State University
Framingham, MA
National Rank #1104
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Rutgers University-New Brunswick, both outside NJ so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI · 52,089 enrolled
Safety score 5.32
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI · 52,855 enrolled
Safety score 3.75
Houston Community College
Houston, TX · 53,253 enrolled
Safety score 0.32
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta, GA · 53,363 enrolled
Safety score 2.85
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI · 51,044 enrolled
Safety score 3.80
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park, PA · 50,737 enrolled
Safety score 4.22
American Public University System
Charles Town, WV · 50,715 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX · 53,864 enrolled
Safety score 1.95
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Ranken Technical College
Saint Louis, MO · 1,784 enrolled
Safety score 2.24
Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA · 8,976 enrolled
Safety score 2.23
Framingham State University
Framingham, MA · 4,002 enrolled
Safety score 2.25
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO · 31,543 enrolled
Safety score 2.25
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA · 21,153 enrolled
Safety score 2.22
Bethel University
Saint Paul, MN · 3,603 enrolled
Safety score 2.22
Howard University
Washington, DC · 14,890 enrolled
Safety score 2.22
Florida International University
Miami, FL · 54,723 enrolled
Safety score 2.27
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Rutgers University-New Brunswick safe?
Rutgers University-New Brunswick has a safety score of 2.24 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,101 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Michigan State University (5.32/1k). Same-state same-level set: Montclair State University (2.70/1k); Rowan University (6.61/1k); Kean University (0.79/1k); New Jersey Institute of Technology (0.98/1k); Rutgers University-Newark (5.74/1k); William Paterson University of New Jersey (1.81/1k); Beth Medrash Govoha (0.10/1k); Seton Hall University (1.78/1k).
What crimes are reported at Rutgers University-New Brunswick?
For calendar year 2024, Rutgers University-New Brunswick reported Rape (19), Burglary (17), Aggravated Assault (16), Motor Vehicle Theft (9) and Fondling (6), and 2 further categories in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Rutgers University-New Brunswick compare to similar schools?
Rutgers University-New Brunswick reports 30% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Michigan State University. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Michigan State University (5.32/1k); University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (3.75/1k); Houston Community College (0.32/1k); Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus (2.85/1k); University of Wisconsin-Madison (3.80/1k). Same-state same-level set: Montclair State University (2.70/1k); Rowan University (6.61/1k); Kean University (0.79/1k); New Jersey Institute of Technology (0.98/1k); Rutgers University-Newark (5.74/1k); William Paterson University of New Jersey (1.81/1k); Beth Medrash Govoha (0.10/1k); Seton Hall University (1.78/1k).
Does Rutgers University-New Brunswick have fire safety data?
Yes. Rutgers University-New Brunswick reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. 21 fires were reported in the most recent year.
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