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Art & design at Rutgers

Rutgers graduates about 82 art & design majors a year. That puts it 59th of 828 schools we score for art & design, a standout program at 86 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $53,000 four years out, 1.18× what the same major pays nationally.

86/100Standout#59 of 828 for art & design →
Graduates a year82under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$53,0001.18× the same major nationally
Research in the field$390Ka year, NSF
Admit rate58%whole school
SAT middle 50%1270–1480whole school

Around Rutgers

Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey in 2026
Rutgers Zimmerli Art Museum 2026iPhoto: Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey in 2026
Rutgers Zimmerli Art Museum 2026bPhoto: Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Second Reformed Church of New Brunswick, also known as the College Avenue Co
Second Reformed Church, New Brunswick, NJPhoto: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
View of the steeple of the Second Reformed Church, also known as the College Ave
Steeple, Second Reformed Church, New Brunswick, NJPhoto: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where art & design happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Center For Latino Arts And Culture, Zimmerli Art Museum, Art History Annex.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 56 · Dorm 13 · Chapel 3 · Dining 3 · Library 2 · Athletics 1.

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Nearby in the art & design ranking

  1. Texas Christian University 86
  2. San Francisco State University 86
  3. Hamilton College 86
  4. Princeton University 86
  5. Pomona College 85
  6. Swarthmore College 85
  7. Iowa State University of Science and Technology 85
  8. Clemson University 85

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Rutgers with every school we score in art & design. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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