Degrees Conferred
Explore official Rutgers degree data, trends, and key metrics.
Definitions
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Associate's Degree
A degree that normally requires at least two but less than four years of full-time equivalent college-level work.
Bachelor's Degree
A degree that normally requires at least four but not more than five years of full-time equivalent college-level work.
Campus
One of four Chancellor Led Units at Rutgers University: Camden, New Brunswick, Newark, or Rutgers Health. For federal reporting, Rutgers Health is combined with New Brunswick.
Certificate
A formal postsecondary credential awarded upon satisfactory completion of a program of study that does not result in a degree.
Doctoral - Professional Practice
A doctoral degree that prepares the recipient for professional practice and provides the knowledge and skills required for professional recognition, credentialing, or licensure. The total time to the degree, including pre-professional preparation, is at least six full-time-equivalent academic years. Examples include MD, JD, DMD, PharmD, and similar degrees.
Doctoral - Research/Scholarship
A doctoral degree that requires advanced study beyond the master's level, including the preparation and defense of a dissertation based on original research or completion of an original project demonstrating substantial artistic or scholarly achievement.
Major
The student's field of study associated with the credential awarded. For federal reporting, majors are classified using the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) taxonomy.
Master's Degree
A degree that requires the successful completion of a program of study of generally one or two full-time-equivalent academic years of work beyond the bachelor's degree.
Year
The July 1 through June 30 reporting period in which degrees were conferred. For example, 2025–26 includes degrees conferred from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. This reporting period is based on federal reporting guidelines and does not correspond to the Rutgers academic calendar.
FAQs
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Does the dashboard count students or credentials?
The dashboard counts credentials conferred, not necessarily unique students. A student who receives more than one credential during the reporting year may contribute more than one credential to the total.
Why might these counts differ from graduate or commencement counts?
This dashboard reports credentials conferred during the July 1 through June 30 reporting period rather than an unduplicated count of graduates or commencement participants. A student may receive more than one credential, and the timing of degree conferral may differ from commencement participation or from reporting periods used in other university reports.
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