Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national public research university and the state’s preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Rutgers is dedicated to teaching that meets the highest standards of excellence; to conducting research that breaks new ground; and to turning knowledge into solutions for local, national, and global communities.
As it was at our founding in 1766, the heart of our mission is preparing students to become productive members of society and good citizens of the world. Rutgers teaches across the full educational spectrum: preschool to precollege; undergraduate to graduate and postdoctoral; and continuing education for professional and personal advancement. Rutgers is New Jersey’s land-grant institution and one of the nation’s foremost research universities, and as such, we educate, make discoveries, serve as an engine of economic growth, and generate ideas for improving people’s lives.
Rutgers is the sole university in the United States that is a colonial college, a land-grant institution, and a public university. The university draws on a storied legacy of innovation and strong ties to a complex and diverse state to serve the public through education, research, and community engagement.
Chartered in 1766 as Queen’s College, Rutgers is the nation’s eighth oldest institution of higher learning and has a centuries-old tradition of rising to the challenges of each new generation. Soon after opening in New Brunswick in 1771—with one instructor and a handful of students—the college was caught up in the struggle for independence. During the war, classes were suspended on several occasions as students, faculty, and alumni joined the fight for freedom. That revolutionary legacy is preserved today in the university’s name—in 1825, Queen’s College became Rutgers College to honor trustee and Revolutionary War veteran Colonel Henry Rutgers.
Mission
As the sole comprehensive public research university in the state’s system of higher education, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, has the threefold mission of: ” providing for the instructional needs of New Jersey’s citizens through its undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs.
Courses Offered
Undergraduate Programs
- Bachelor Degree Programs
Graduate Programs
- master of city and regional studies (M.C.R.S.)
- master of arts in liberal studies (M.A.L.S.)
- master of human resource management (M.H.R.M.)
- master of quantitative finance (M.Q.F.), Rutgers
Schools and Colleges
School of Arts and Sciences
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Mason Gross School of the Arts
Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick
School of Communication and Information
School of Engineering
School of Management and Labor Relations
School of Social Work
College of Nursing
Graduate School–New Brunswick
Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
Graduate School of Education
Newark College of Arts and Sciences
College of Nursing
School of Criminal Justice
School of Law
School of Public Affairs and Administration
Camden College of Arts and Sciences
University College
School of Business
Contact Details
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
57 US Highway 1
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8554
Official website: http://www.rutgers.edu/
