Welcome to Rutgers–New Brunswick
Whether you're a first-year student or well on the way to your degree, Rutgers is a big place with limitless possibilities. Click below to find handy tips to start your semester off right.
This is more than a campus. It’s a place where your voice matters, your experiences shape the future, and your story becomes part of ours.
We get it. There’s a lot to take in here. But with the right info, it’s easy to find your way around, get settled (or resettled), and feel at home. Start with the basics and go from there.
Learn more about Fall Move-In, the roommate guide agreement, parking info, bus schedules, where to do laundry, and your eclectic options for a bite to eat.
Explore the many available resources for student success, complete your fall semester checklist, take a look at the Academic Calendar, and learn more about educational support as you progress in your studies.
There are so many ways to get involved at Rutgers–New Brunswick: join a club or team, attend live campus events, step out of your comfort zone, and meet new friends along the way.
Wellness is essential to student life at Rutgers–New Brunswick. Roll out your mat for a yoga class, enjoy a stroll around campus, or take a few moments to meditate. Attend a wellness event or receive mental health support. Your wellness journey is all about you.
Enjoy free access to fitness and wellness classes at one of our full-service rec centers
From city streets and solar rooftops to quiet ponds and historic landmarks, each Rutgers–New Brunswick campus has its own story and its own community. And they all converge around a city named Jersey’s Best Destination of the Year 2025.
Busch is home to Rutgers' high-tech health schools and research centers, as well as the 52,000-seat SHI Stadium and the university's most comprehensive gym at Werblin Recreation Center.
A great place to spend the semester or an afternoon, the G.H. Cook residential campus offers timeless tranquility with its wide-open green spaces, pastoral pond, and even a working organic farm.
Anchored by the Rutgers Business School building, Livingston’s amenities include a first-run movie theater, the rollicking Jersey Mike's Arena, and a 32-acre solar array providing 60% of campus power.
Everywhere you look, you’ll find historical and architectural marvels on College Avenue, dating back to the American Revolution. Today, the campus is home to the Honors College, where high-achieving students live and learn.
Journey to the past as you surround yourself with colonial architecture and sprawling lawns, as well as historic Douglass Residential College. This campus is also home to the Global Village living-learning communities.
What’s it really like to be a Rutgers student? In our Rutgers for Real video series, students speak from the heart. No script, just real talk. In this episode at The Yard, hear what it means to be back on campus, straight from the students living it.
There's never a wrong time to make a difference. Here's a snapshot of how Rutgers students are creating positive change on campus and around the world.
Tuesday, August 26, 2025, 11:00 a.m.-Saturday, September 13, 2025, 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 11:30 a.m.-Friday, September 19, 2025, 3:30 p.m. | Jersey Mike's Arena, Piscataway
Friday, September 19, 2025, 9:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m. | Proteomics Room 120, Piscataway
Thursday, October 16, 2025, 12:00 p.m.-Sunday, October 19, 2025, 8:00 p.m.
