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The Big Ten Experience

Learn, research, compete, and connect on a national stage alongside some of the country’s leading universities while staying rooted in the access, opportunity, and public impact that define Rutgers.

Built for Big Moments

Rutgers competes in one of the nation’s most recognized conferences, expanding the university’s visibility, reach, and impact on a national stage. From athletics, to research, and academics, the Big Ten experience connects Rutgers students and faculty to a larger network of opportunity that extends far beyond campus.

Big Ten Athletics

Nationally televised games, historic rivalries, and major conference competition put Rutgers athletics on one of college sports’ biggest stages. From football Saturdays to postseason play across the year, Big Ten athletics bring tradition, intensity, and Scarlet pride to the Rutgers experience.

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Big Ten Research

Through the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA), Rutgers students and faculty collaborate with researchers across the country, combining expertise and resources to tackle challenges too great for any one institution alone. Together, Big Ten universities conduct more than $10 billion in funded research each year, driving discoveries that shape lives around the world.

Being part of the Big Ten means the groundbreaking, life-saving research happening at Rutgers is recognized on a national scale. Through the extensive network and visibility, Rutgers can share its discoveries more broadly, strengthening its research reputation and connecting more people with innovations that have the potential to improve lives.

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Built for Breakthroughs

    For the 1 in 20 Americans fighting cancer, a single breakthrough can change everything. At Rutgers Cancer Institute, researchers are developing a cellular therapy that uses a patient’s own immune cells to recognize and attack the disease. For patients who had exhausted every available option, tumors shrank or disappeared. By bringing research, clinical trials, and patient care together, Rutgers is creating new possibilities for people when they need them most.

    Asthma affects 1 in 4 kids in our most densely populated cities. At Rutgers Health, we’re working to change that. Dr. Reynold Panettieri and his team are leading the way with the world’s first simple and accessible asthma test, advancing research and improving diagnosis and care for patients everywhere. Here, research doesn’t just ask questions. It listens.

    Big Ten Academics

    The Rutgers experience reaches far beyond New Brunswick. Through the Big Ten Academic Alliance, Rutgers students can access world-class library collections, study rare languages, join traveling scholar and summer research programs, and connect with peers and faculty across the country.

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    In Good Company

    Rutgers–New Brunswick is also a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU) and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), connecting students and faculty to a network of leading research universities across the country.