New Brunswick Graduate Students

Resources to help you get around campus, New Brunswick, and the greater metropolitan area

The major providers of mass transit in the New Brunswick area are 

- New Jersey Transit has buses and trains through New Jersey and into New York City and Philadelphia. It also provides rail service to the Newark Airport. Review transit schedules and buy tickets on their mobile app. 

Learn about the NJ Transit Student Discount. 

- Amtrak has a rail station at nearby MetroPark (Iselin, NJ) and provides rail transportation throughout the Northeast region across the country

- Suburban Transit provides bus service to the New Brunswick area and connect New Jersey to New York City. The bus stop is on the street, across from New Brunswick train station

Driver Information

For traffic and roadway information, check out 511NJ and the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. These sites can help you find real-time road information and updates on construction and road closures before you leave your home or office!

Learn your way around campus

Carless? Get around on foot, bike, or bus. 

Parking on campus? Get your permit in order, and check which parking lots you are permitted to park in.

Feel safe on campus:

Rutgers University Police Department also provides Public Safety Escorts to walk you to your vehicle, on-campus residence, or Rutgers transit. 

Students can also request service from the Knight Mover, providing transportation across the New Brunswick/Piscataway campuses during select hours. 

Lounges, Libraries, and More

Rutgers has student centers and other spaces across the campuses for students to study and take advantage of time between classes. Amenities include lounges, game rooms, dining halls, computer labs and food courts. Here is a list of locations by campus:

Busch Campus

• Busch Student Center: Fireside Lounge, International Lounge, Quiet Lounge, and OCSA Lounge
• Busch Library of Science and Medicine
• Busch Campus Computing Center (Allison Road Classroom Building)    
  • Learning Center - Room 332
• Paul Robeson Cultural Center

Cook Campus

• Cook Student Center: Lounges, Computer Lab, Game Room

Douglass Campus

• Douglass Student Center: Douglass Lounge, NJC Lounge, Computer Lab
• Mabel Smith Douglass Library
• Learning Center- Loree Building, Room 124

Livingston Campus

• Livingston Student Center: Collaborative Learning Center, RutgersZone, Gathering Lounge, Coffeehouse, and other Lounges
• Learning Center- Tillett Hall, Room 111
• Carr Library
• Computer Lab- Tillett Hall, Room 111, 114
• Asian American Cultural Center

College Ave Campus

• College Avenue Student Center: Computer Lab, Red Lion Lounge, Main Lounge, and S Lounge (4th floor)
• Student Activities Center: Raritan River Lounge, Graduate Student Lounge (temporary location due to renovations, as of March 2018)
• Alexander Library- Computer Lab, Graduate Reading Room
• Kreeger Learning Center- Computer Lab
• Rutgers Barnes & Noble
• Center for Latino Arts and Culture 

Available Amenities