New Brunswick, New Jersey · MD · Public
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is a public MD school in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It ranks 43rd of 191 US medical schools on our overall 2026 ranking. It received $156M in NIH research funding in fiscal year 2025. Of its graduates from 2005 to 2019 who practice in the US, 16.9% are in primary care and 34.3% stayed in New Jersey. The median federal debt of its graduates is $208,386.
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School admissions: MCAT, GPA and acceptance rate
We haven't found an entering-class profile published by Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School yet, so its MCAT, GPA and acceptance figures aren't shown. Check the school's own admissions pages at newbrunswick.rutgers.edu.
How Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School ranks
On our balanced ranking it is 43rd of 191. Each measure below is a percentile among US medical schools: 100 is the best. Rank schools on your own weights.
| Measure | Value | Percentile | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research fundingNIH dollars to the school and its research hospitals | $156M | 77 | 45 of 194 |
| Admissions selectivityMCAT of the entering class, as the school publishes it | — | — | — |
| Primary careGraduates practicing primary care | 16.9% | 20 | 131 of 163 |
| Rural practiceGraduates practicing in rural areas | 4.9% | 17 | 135 of 163 |
| Stay in stateGraduates practicing in the school's state | 34.3% | 48 | 85 of 163 |
| Low debtMedian federal debt at graduation | $208K | 49 | 77 of 152 |
| Class diversityGraduates from groups underrepresented in medicine | 23.1% | 74 | 49 of 189 |
Where Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School graduates practice
Most common specialties
Primary careOther specialties
793 physicians who graduated from 2005 to 2019 and are enrolled in Medicare, by their primary specialty and first listed practice address. Pediatrics and psychiatry are under-counted because fewer of those physicians bill Medicare.
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School research funding
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School received $156M in NIH funding in fiscal year 2025 across 266 awards. That ranks 45th of 194 US medical schools.
Who funds it
Share of the school's own NIH funding by institute.
Largest research projects
- NJ ACTS: A Platform for Translational Science in New JerseyReynold Panettieri · NCATS · $5.6M
- Resources, Workforce Development, and Animal Models for the Rutgers RBLDavid Alland · NIAID · $4.3M
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Cost and class
Debt is the median federal loan debt (Stafford and Grad PLUS) of graduates, from the College Scorecard, for the university's MD and DO graduates together. Class figures are the school's 2023-24 graduates (IPEDS), counted with another medical school at the same university. Underrepresented in medicine = Black, Hispanic, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
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Questions about Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Is Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School a good medical school?
It ranks 43rd of 191 on our overall ranking, which weights research funding and admissions selectivity most. Whether it is good for you depends on what you want; the rankings page lets you weight primary care, rural practice, staying in state, debt and diversity yourself.
Is Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School good for primary care?
16.9% of its 2005–2019 graduates practice primary care, 131st of 163 US schools with enough graduates to measure.
Where do Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School graduates practice?
34.3% practice in New Jersey and 4.9% in rural areas. The most common specialties are anesthesiology (10.1%), internal medicine (7.7%), family medicine (7.4%).
How much research funding does Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School get?
$156M from the NIH in fiscal year 2025, 45th of 194 US medical schools.
How much debt do Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School graduates have?
The median federal student loan debt of its graduates is $208,386, from the College Scorecard (for the university's MD and DO graduates together).
Cite this page
2 Minute Medicine. Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School: Medical School Profile and Ranking. Updated October 28, 2026. https://www.2minutemedicine.com/medical-school-rankings/rutgers-robert-wood-johnson-medical-school/
Sources: NIH RePORTER fiscal year 2025 (research funding); CMS Doctors and Clinicians file (where 2005–2019 graduates practice); USDA rural-urban commuting area codes 2020 (rural ZIP codes); College Scorecard (median federal debt); IPEDS 2023–24 (graduates and class makeup); each school's own admissions pages (admissions figures, linked on each school page). Methodology · Download the data (CSV)