The 2021–22 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team represented Rutgers University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights, led by 27th year head coach C. Vivian Stringer, played their home games at the Jersey Mike's Arena, as a member of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 3–14 in Big Ten play to finish in thirteenth place. As the thirteenth seed in the when they defeated Penn State in the First Round before losing to Indiana in the Second Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.