Transfer Admissions

The percentage of applicants who were offered admission to Rutgers. Calculated as the number of admitted students divided by the number of applicants.

An applicant who has been offered admission to Rutgers for the selected term.

An individual who has submitted a completed application for admission to Rutgers for the selected term.

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.

The date when Rutgers captures its official student enrollment snapshot, typically on the fifth Friday of the fall and spring semesters. This is also referred to as Phase III Reporting.

An applicant is an individual who submitted a completed application to Rutgers for the selected term. An admitted student is an applicant who was offered admission. An enrolled student is an admitted student who is enrolled in courses at Rutgers as of the census date.

A first-year student has not previously enrolled at another postsecondary institution after completing high school, except through dual enrollment or similar pre-college programs. A transfer student has prior postsecondary enrollment or coursework after high school before enrolling at Rutgers.

The admit rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission to Rutgers. The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who enrolled at Rutgers by the census date.

Admissions counts can differ because reports may use different definitions of applicants or enrolled students, different points in the admissions cycle, or different campus, school, or program groupings. This dashboard uses the definitions and reporting methodology described in the glossary and data notes.