Required Credentials for Transfer Applicants

• When you submit the online application, you may use the secure payment gateway to pay the application fee with a valid credit card.
• You also may pay the fee online with a credit card via the link on your Rutgers CommunityID account, but only after 24-72 hours have passed since you submitted the application.

• You may mail us a check made payable to "Rutgers University." Please include your full name and RUID.

• Applicants who are currently serving in the U.S. Military, are Military Veterans, or Military Dependents who plan to apply for educational benefits under the GI Bill receive a waiver of the application fee. 
• If paying the application fee would pose a financial hardship and you do not have one of the above fee waivers, ask your college transfer adviser, a member of a social service agency, or other third party familiar with your financial situation to provide you with a letter requesting a waiver based on your specific circumstances
• Be certain your full name and RUID are clearly printed on the form or letter.
• If you received an EOF grant from any New Jersey college, please ask your previous EOF counselor/director to provide an EOF Transfer Form (PDF) and fax or mail the form to us.
• After submitting your application, you should upload your official waiver via your Rutgers CommunityID account within one week. Look for the red "Application Fee" link that will direct to the upload function. You can also fax or mail the waiver to us, but you only need to submit it once.

Transfer students who, after high school graduation, have completed less than 24 college credits are required to provide their high school transcript(s). Unofficial copies can be uploaded with the application or through the Application Portal. For transfer students who have completed 24 or more credits, submission of a high school transcript is recommended. The admissions committee may request a high school transcript from an applicant who has more than 24 college credits if they do not provide the necessary information on the application regarding entrance subjects completed in high school.

Your high school transcript must include all courses and final grades earned from grade 9 through graduation or leaving. Your transcript should certify any diplomas you have earned.

If you were educated outside the U.S., make sure you submit all the required documents.

A college transcript from each college you attend must include all courses attempted and grades earned each term, through the end of August (spring applicants) or through the end of December (fall applicants).  

Please note the following: 

• If your college registrar requires an email address to send official college transcripts, use transcripts@admissions.rutgers.edu (This email address should be used for transcripts only). 

• If you are currently enrolled in college, you must list your courses in progress on the application.  

• If you were educated outside of the U.S., make sure you submit all required documents.  

All enrolling students must work with their college(s) to send final official transcripts, either electronically or by mail to:

University Enrollment Services Admissions Processing
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
65 Davidson Road, Room 308
Piscataway, NJ 08854-8097

This address is for receiving mailed documents only. We are unable to meet with students and families in person at this location. 

The SAT and ACT test score submissions are optional for undergraduate applicants. 

If you feel your standardized test scores will benefit you in the admissions process, applicants are encouraged to submit them. If you are unable to submit a test score, or choose not to, you will still receive full admission consideration.

You are required to submit at least one standardized test score if you attended a school with non-traditional evaluation methods where traditional alpha or numerical grades are not assigned (i.e. mastery or narrative assessments).

The SAT and ACT test submissions are not required for all undergraduate transfer applicants.

You are NOT required to submit any standardized test score if you attended a school or county college with non-traditional evaluation methods where traditional alpha or numerical grades are not assigned (i.e. mastery or narrative assessments).

The SAT and ACT test submissions are optional for undergraduate applicants.  

If you feel your standardized test scores will benefit you in the admissions process, applicants are encouraged to submit them. If you are unable to submit a test score, or choose not to, you will still receive full admission consideration.

You are required to submit at least one standardized test score if you attended a school with non-traditional evaluation methods where traditional alpha or numerical grades are not assigned (i.e. mastery or narrative assessments).

Please note that enrolling students with an Evidence-based reading and writing (EBRW) SAT score of 650 or higher or an ACT reading score of 32 or higher will be exempt from taking the English placement exam. These exemptions are granted only if official scores have been sent to Rutgers.

We understand the many COVID-19 related challenges students are facing when preparing for, and scheduling standardized tests. If you are not able to, or c­hoose not to submit SAT or ACT scores, you will not be disadvantaged in our application review process. We urge students not to compromise their health and safety to take a standardized test. Your application will be considered on the basis of the other important credentials you have presented that demonstrate to Rutgers your promise and potential. 

For students admitted to Rutgers, the submission of SAT or ACT scores after admission will not impact the decision. Scores submitted after admission may be considered in the honors or merit-based scholarship selection processes, but only if the scores serve to aid the student to earn an honors invitation or scholarship. A student’s admission, merit-based scholarship award, or honors invitation will never be impacted negatively by submitting SAT or ACT scores after offers have been issued.

For students who received a decision that they were not admitted to Rutgers, and who then wish to submit SAT or ACT scores for reconsideration for admission, please contact us to request reconsideration. Be sure to include your name and RUID in the online form.

If your standardized test scores fall within or above the 50 percentile found on our Rutgers-New Brunswick Admissions profile and Rutgers-Camden Admissions profile, we highly encourage students to submit them.

Please contact us within one week of submitting your application to let us know that you want to update your application to have your scores considered as part of your application review. Please include your name, RUID, and test date. Please note that you can change your decision only once during the application process.

Please contact us within one week of submitting your application requesting that your test scores not be considered as part of your application review. Please include your name, RUID, and test date. Please note that you can change your decision only once during the application process.

Rutgers–Newark no longer requires submission of SAT and ACT standardized test scores for students applying for spring 2022 and beyond.