Multi-campus public research university in New Jersey
Rutgers University 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
Endowment $1.98 billion (2021)[3] Budget $5.4 billion (2023–24)[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 , , United States
Campus Small city[7] , 6,088 acres (2,464 ha) Other campuses Newspaper Colors Scarlet [8] Nickname Sporting affiliations
Mascot Sir Henry[10] Website www .rutgers .edu
Rutgers University ( 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 2023–2024 Budget Facts" , Retrieved May 24, 2024.
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^ a b c d Rutgers, 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.