Multi-campus public research university in New Jersey
"Rutgers" redirects here. For other uses, see Rutgers (disambiguation).
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Latin: Universitas Rutgersensis Civitatis Novae Caesareae[1]
Former names
Queen's College (1766–1825) Rutgers College (1825–1924) Rutgers University (1924–1945)
Motto
Sol iustitiae et occidentem illustra (Latin)
Motto in English
"Sun of righteousness, shine also upon the West."[2]
Type
Private (1766–1945) Public land-grant research university
Established
November 10, 1766; 257 years ago (1766-11-10)
Accreditation
MSCHE
Religious affiliation
Nonsectarian - historically Dutch Reformed
Academic affiliation
AAU
CUMU
ORAU
URA
Sea-grant
Space-grant
Endowment
$1.98 billion (2021)[3]
Budget
$4.4 billion (2017–18)[4]
President
Jonathan Holloway
Academic staff
4,314[5]
Administrative staff
6,757[5]
Students
68,942[6]
Undergraduates
49,359[6]
Postgraduates
19,583[6]
Location
New Brunswick–Piscataway
,
New Jersey
,
United States
Campus
Small city[7], 6,088 acres (2,464 ha)
Other campuses
Blackwood
Camden
Newark
Scotch Plains
Stratford
Newspaper
The Daily Targum
The Observer
The Gleaner
Colors
Scarlet[8]
Nickname
Scarlet Knights
Scarlet Raptors
Scarlet Raiders
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division I FBS – Big Ten[9]
NJAC
CVC
Mascot
Sir Henry[10]
Website
www.rutgers.edu
Rutgers University (/ˈrʌtɡərz/RUT-gərz; RU), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's College,[11] and was affiliated with the Dutch Reformed Church. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States, the second-oldest in New Jersey after Princeton University, and one of nine U.S. colonial colleges that were chartered before the American Revolution.[12][13]
In 1825, Queen's College was renamed Rutgers College[14] in honor of Colonel Henry Rutgers, whose substantial gift to the school had stabilized its finances during a period of uncertainty.[15] For most of its existence, Rutgers was a private liberal arts college but it has evolved into a coeducational public research university after being designated The State University of New Jersey by the New Jersey Legislature via laws enacted in 1945 and 1956.[16]
Rutgers has four distinct campuses: Rutgers University–New Brunswick, including grounds in adjacent Piscataway; Rutgers University–Newark; Rutgers University–Camden; and Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences. The university has additional facilities throughout the state, including oceanographic research facilities at the Jersey Shore.[17]
Rutgers is a land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant university, as well as the largest university in the state.[18] Instruction is offered by 9,000 faculty members in 175 academic departments to over 45,000 undergraduate students and more than 20,000 graduate and professional students.[6] The university is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[19] and is a member of the Association of American Universities[20] and the Universities Research Association.[21]
^Doctor Honoris Causa Archived September 4, 2015, at the Wayback Machine diploma of Linus Pauling.
^"Official Rutgers University Seal". Rutgers University. Archived from the original on January 15, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
^As of December 31, 2021 The Endowment (Report). Rutgers University. December 31, 2021. Archived from the original on August 2, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
^Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, "Fiscal Year 2017–2018 Working Budget" Archived October 1, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, July 23, 2017.
^ abCite error: The named reference factbook was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ abcdRutgers, The State University of New Jersey. "Numbers, Statistics and Stories to Tell: Facts & Figures Archived August 20, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
^"IPEDS-Rutgers University". Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
^"Colors | Visual Identity System". Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
^"School Info Big Ten Conference Official Site". Archived from the original on June 30, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
^Sir Henry, The Scarlet Knight Archived July 7, 2022, at the Wayback Machine, Rutgers University Scarlet Knights. Accessed July 31, 2022.
^"Our Revolutionary Roots". rutgers.edu. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
^Stoeckel, Althea. "Presidents, professors, and politics: the colonial colleges and the American revolution" Archived August 2, 2022, at the Wayback Machine, Conspectus of History (1976) 1(3):45–56.
^Chapter XXIII. Education. § 13. Colonial Colleges Archived October 20, 2013, at the Wayback Machine in The Cambridge History of English and American Literature. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1907–1921; online edition, 2000).
^Institutional Research and Planning, Factbook, Almanac of Historical Facts Archived October 20, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Accessed September 7, 2013
^"Rutgers University – Colonel Henry Rutgers Society". Support.rutgers.edu. Archived from the original on August 1, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
^State of New Jersey. New Jersey Statutes Annotated 18A:65–1 et seq. enacted by P.L. 1945, ch. 49, p. 115; P.L. 1956, ch. 61.
^Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Numbers, Statistics & Stories to Tell: Facts & Figures Archived August 20, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
^"Largest New Jersey Colleges and Universities". Univstats. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
^Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Institution Directory: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Archived October 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine and Statement of Accreditation Status: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Archived October 17, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
^Association of American Universities.Association of American Universities. Retrieved August 6, 2006 Archived August 19, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
^Universities Research Association, Inc. Universities (Members) Archived May 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
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