Rutgers University

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Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Former names
Queen's College
(1766–1825)
Rutgers College
(1825–1924)
Rutgers University
(1924–1945)
MottoSol iustitiae et occidentem illustra (Latin)
Motto in English
"Sun of righteousness, shine also upon the West."[1]
TypePrivate college (1766–1945)
Public land-grant research university
EstablishedNovember 10, 1766; 258 years ago (1766-11-10)
AccreditationMSCHE
Religious affiliation
Nonsectarian - historically Dutch Reformed
Academic affiliation
Endowment$1.99 billion (2023)
(system-wide)[2]
Budget$5.4 billion (2023–24)[3]
PresidentJonathan Holloway
Academic staff
4,314[4]
Administrative staff
6,757[4]
Students68,942[5]
Undergraduates49,359[5]
Postgraduates19,583[5]
Location
New Brunswick–Piscataway
,
New Jersey
,
United States
CampusSmall city[6], 6,088 acres (2,464 ha)
Other campuses
Newspaper
Colors  Scarlet[7]
Nickname
Sporting affiliations
MascotSir Henry, the Scarlet Knight[9]
Websiterutgers.edu

Rutgers University (/ˈrʌtɡərz/ RUT-gərz), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of three campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's College,[10] 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 colonial colleges that were chartered before the American Revolution.[11][12]

In 1825, Queen's College was renamed Rutgers College[13] in honor of Colonel Henry Rutgers, whose substantial gift to the school had stabilized its finances during a period of uncertainty.[14] For most of its existence, Rutgers was a private liberal arts college. It has evolved into a coeducational public research university since being designated the State University of New Jersey by the state's legislature in 1945 and 1956.[15]

Rutgers has several distinct campuses. Since colonial times, its historic core has been situated along College Avenue in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Rutgers University–New Brunswick also includes the landscaped campus of Douglass College, a women's college that was traditionally paired with Rutgers, the College Farm, and additional grounds in adjacent Piscataway. Apart from the New Brunswick core, campuses at Rutgers University–Newark; Rutgers University–Camden; and Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences complete the university's main footprint. The university has additional facilities throughout the state, including oceanographic research facilities at the Jersey Shore.[16]

Rutgers is a land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant university, as well as the largest university in the state.[17] 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.[5] The university is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education[18] and is a member of the Association of American Universities[19] and the Universities Research Association.[20]

  1. ^ "Official Rutgers University Seal". Rutgers University. Archived from the original on January 15, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  2. ^ As of June 30, 2023. "U.S. and Canadian 2023 NCSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2023 Endowment Market Value, Change in Market Value from FY22 to FY23, and FY23 Endowment Market Values Per Full-time Equivalent Student" (XLSX). National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). February 15, 2024. Archived from the original on May 23, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  3. ^ Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, " Fiscal Year 2023–2024 Budget Facts", Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference factbook was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "IPEDS-Rutgers University". Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  7. ^ "Colors | Visual Identity System". Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  8. ^ "School Info Big Ten Conference Official Site". Archived from the original on June 30, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  9. ^ "Sir Henry, the Scarlet Knight". Scarlet Knights. June 11, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
  10. ^ "Our Revolutionary Roots". rutgers.edu. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 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).
  13. ^ Institutional Research and Planning, Factbook, Almanac of Historical Facts Archived October 20, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Accessed September 7, 2013
  14. ^ "Rutgers University – Colonel Henry Rutgers Society". Support.rutgers.edu. Archived from the original on August 1, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ "Largest New Jersey Colleges and Universities". Univstats. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ Association of American Universities.Association of American Universities. Retrieved August 6, 2006 Archived August 19, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  20. ^ Universities Research Association, Inc. Universities (Members) Archived May 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 26, 2013.