University profile

Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Location: New Brunswick, NJ

Minimum graduate stipend

$40,000 per 10-month appointment Official

Paid over 10 months · 2025-2026 · FY26; AAUP-AFT agreement 2022-26 · FY26 academic-year (10-month) minimum base salary. The agreement ran to Jun 30 2026; a successor agreement or FY27 figure was not located.

Official: published by the university · Source: Rutgers Office of Human Resources: TA/GA highlights of the AAUP-AFT agreement · Verified 2026-09-28

Other stipend figures

Supporting detail: pay scales, specific schools or departments, and prior years. These are not the headline figure above.

University-wide · Ta ga calendar year $46,000/yr Official Paid over 12 months · 2025-2026 · FY26; AAUP-AFT agreement 2022-26 · FY26 calendar-year (12-month) minimum base salary. Source: Rutgers Office of Human Resources: TA/GA highlights of the AAUP-AFT agreement · Verified 2026-09-28

Cost of living in New Brunswick, NJ

City-median rent is a city-level figure, not a near-campus price; university graduate housing lines are the university's own published rates. Each line is labeled with its own source.

Rent, 1-bedroom (city median) $2,320/mo Estimated City median 1BR. Small sample (50 listings); treat as high-side. Source: Zumper city median asking rent (Sept 2026) · Verified 2026-09-27
Rent, 2-bedroom split two ways (university graduate housing, shared, per person) $1,188 to $1,199/mo Official Buell/Starkey 4-bedroom $14,254 and Johnson 2-bedroom $14,386 per person per year. 2026-27, 12-month contract; monthly derived by dividing by 12. A 9-month option is $12,100-$12,220 (about $1,344-$1,358 per month). Source: Rutgers Residence Life: Rates and Billing · Verified 2026-09-29
Rent, 2-bedroom split two ways (city median) $1,542/mo Estimated City median 2BR, split two ways. Small sample (50 listings); treat as high-side. Source: Zumper city median asking rent (Sept 2026) · Verified 2026-09-27
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Parking $115 to $230/semester Official Commuter primary $115 (Busch/Livingston/Cook) or $230 (College Ave/Douglass); resident $200. Fall 2026 permits (valid Aug 16 2026 to Jan 16 2027). The per-semester unit is inferred from the validity dates. Secondary vehicle $20. Source: Rutgers Institutional Planning & Operations: Student Parking Permits · Verified 2026-09-28
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Master's tuition

Published tuition (before any aid). PhD students usually have tuition waived; their offer letter confirms. This is not part of the stipend-versus-cost-of-living comparison.

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