Barnes and Noble At Rutgers University

I really enjoy this B&N. The entire upstairs serves as a proper bookstore, the first level is a cross between college paraphernalia and books to get you in the front door, and the bottom level is where you’ll find your textbooks.
It’s never crowded, there are tables for those who want to study but don’t want the atmosphere of a library, and the Starbucks/​café area is very spacious!
I never feel underwhelmed here… meaning it has all that I need and even more that I want and even things I didn’t know I wanted. Since I live in the area, I’ll spend a weekend afternoon here and search for new fun reads and always come up with something interesting! Highly recommend!

Countless books, quiet study space, and aromatic Starbucks coffee and pastries! What else can you ask for! This Rutgers Barnes and Nobles is only a few years old, so it’s in amazing shape! It has three stories: the basement consists of all the textbooks and school and dorm supplies. The first floor consists of Rutgers wear such as hoodies and t-​shirts, novels, Clinique makeup, the Starbucks café and seating area, and miscellaneous items. The second floor consists of mainly books and a small area of chairs and tables for study. This floor is generally very quiet and allows people to concentrate and get work done! However, not every table is by an outlet, so it can be inconvenient if you have work on your laptop. The Starbucks seating area has a lot more available outlets!
Also, this bookstore is right next to the train station and has a screen of the train times! During this cold weather, you can grab a coffee while you wait for the train.
Generally, this place is very well staffed and doesn’t get to packed, but during the book rush week and last week (finals time), that line at the book registers in the basement is insane. Plan accordingly.
In a normal day of the semester, I love to swing by, grab coffee, and do homework!

This is the super Barnes and Noble in New Brunswick. The have a café, mini-​Mary, Clinque, Electronics section, all sorts of Rutgers items and apparel, and of course the bookstore. The store is two floors, I believe a basement too for student textbooks. A nice place to hang out at, lounge around, grab a bite, and shop at. It’s also located right by the train station and many other restaurants and stores.

Wish this place was:
A. Open when I was an undergrad
B. Open when I was a grad student
C. Open later to study
Overall a fantastic place to study.

I am a RU student and am writing regarding the B&N textbook rental division. Worst ever! Others companies give you multiple reminders as it gets closer to the date the textbook is due to be returned. Who remembers the date from the beginning of the semester? The first time that B&N contacts you at the end of the semester is to tell you that the book is overdue and they have assessed a large late fee. DONT RENT FROM B&N.

The B&N café at Rutgers brings the vibes of the hit show «F.R.I.E.N.D.S.» «Seinfeld» and «Gilmore Girls» into one velvety «PSL» building a sense of community, one coffee cup at a time. the music the barista’s play is stellar, too!

Really amazing store. I love the reading section upstairs.

Once in a while, when I pay a little visit to RU-​NB, I end up stopping here to look around.
At least the address on this Unilocal page is correct, as I’ve noticed there were some «duplicates» with wrong addresses on them. I even «checked in» on the one with a wrong address as well (SMH). This is located in the College Ave. campus area, and the rail station is close behind.
The exterior of the building looked really nice, especially with the clock on top. Once inside, I saw a huge souvenir section which was labeled with the Rutgers logo. I’ve gotta admit that those polo shirts looked really nice. A Starbucks (which was crowded at the time I ventured in) was in there as well. All of this was on the middle floor. Downstairs was where the textbooks were sold. They also had a decent supply of essentials for the dorm and off-​campus housing. Essentials for note-​taking and coursework were also sold on the lower level as well.
Upstairs was where they carried the various genres of books that you could also get at other Barnes and Noble stores as well. A nice electronic section (with accessories) was located up there as well. Seating areas were upstairs too for reading and studying. Hey, can’t go wrong with reading by the window! I chilled at a seat there briefly before moving around. Compared with the Menlo Park and East Brunswick locations, the selection of books were not as extensive as the other places (rather smaller), but the shelves were just as organized.
Overall, the interiors of the store looked nice and clean. Same is said for the atmosphere. As far as the prices were concerned, I wouldn’t expect much of a sale here. Maybe you would pay extra for the convenience or something, but I don’t know.
As with any Barnes and Noble location, I always enjoy looking around to see what they have. Considering my alumni spirit is (and always will be) intact, I would always come back here whenever I’m visiting with a friend on this campus. RU!

This is a great place to go and study, but could get extremely crowded. There are the tables on the 3^rd floor next to the escalator, in the back of the second floor and in the coffee shop in the 2^nd (main) floor. Although it is a great place to study, like all book stores, it is extremely over priced. I was looking at GMAT books — they were $ 50+ there, however, when I went online they were half the price or less. I recommend going for the atmosphere and comparing prices, but I do not recommend buying there (at least for the study materials). They have a lot of rutgers gear and give clothing for the Fashion Show (to support Dance Marathon) which is a great cause.

I can’t lie — I miss the Rutgers Bookstore of days gone by. There was SO MUCH stuff with Rutgers logos plastered on them. It made finding gifts for fellow RU fans and alum so much easier because the selection was so much better. Now that the bookstore is corporately owned, the focus is on the books and the Starbucks. The selection of apparel is ok, but it’s centered around big brands and big price tags.
The plus side is the plentiful quiet reading areas upstairs with the non-​textbooks. Being a B&N, they have a great selection of non-​academic reading materials. I remember having to drive all the way to the B&N on Route 1 to find pleasure reading material when I was a student, so this is a great change.
While I appreciate the positive changes, I can’t help but miss the bigger selection of children’s apparel and fun goodies at the old bookstore. It is more convenient to campus now, but it feels less like a store focused on all things Rutgers and more like a Barnes & Noble that happens to be on a college campus.