Test-optional, with exceptions for some programsEA

Rutgers University—Camden

NJ · Public · Mid-Atlantic · National university · Top 100 tier · 3,940 undergraduates (small)

Admission rates

Latest admit rates

Overall admit rate67.5%
Early roundNot reported by roundEarly-round counts not in the CDS
Regular round†Not reported by roundEarly-round counts not in the CDS

† Not reported by round: this school publishes an overall admit rate but not applicant and admit counts for each round, so early and regular rates can’t be shown.

Trends, Fall 2025–Fall 2025

Admission rates

Overall
0%35%70%'2567.5%

Early plans

Fall 2027 applicants

Early Action, non-binding · as reported in the Common Data SetWhat this means:
Early Decision (Common Data Set)No Early Decision
Early Action (Common Data Set)Early Action

Testing

Testing policy

Fall 2027
Test-optional, with exceptions for some programsTest-optional for most; scores required for the BS/DO programSchool testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026
Fall 2028
Fall 2028 policy not yet announced.School testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026

Superscoring

What this means:

SAT
Superscores
ACT
Superscores

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Test-optional for fall 2027 entry. No SAT/ACT cross-combining.

How to send scores

Official scores required when you apply

Have the College Board or ACT send official scores when you apply.

School’s words: “All SAT and ACT scores must be sent directly from the testing agency to Rutgers. ... Unofficial test scores cannot be accepted.”

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Students submitting scores

Est. % submitting scores‡31%SAT 29% + ACT 2%

‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.

Submitted SAT29%
Submitted ACT2%

Score ranges (middle 50%)

Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.

SAT composite
Combined SAT not reported; section scores shown below
SAT Reading & Writing
520–650 median 580
500800
SAT Math
505–630 median 580
500800
ACT composite
23–32 median 29
2036

Trends, Fall 2025–Fall 2025

Share of enrolled students submitting scores

SAT + ACT (est.)SATACT
0%50%100%'2531%29%2%

SAT composite, middle 50%

Not reported in any year shown.

ACT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
36322824'2523–323223

Waitlist admit rate

Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.

Not reported

What is a waitlist? How is it different from a deferral?

Test policy in each Common Data Set

History only. The current policy is under Testing above.

  1. Fall 2027 Test-optional2025-26 CDS
  2. Fall 2026 CDS not available2024-25 CDS
  3. Fall 2025 CDS not available2023-24 CDS
  4. Fall 2024 CDS not available2022-23 CDS
  5. Fall 2023 CDS not available2021-22 CDS
  6. Fall 2022 CDS not available2020-21 CDS
  7. Fall 2021 CDS not available2019-20 CDS

Sources