Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, /'r?tg?rz/, commonly referred to as Rutgers University, Rutgers, or RU, is an American public research university and the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey in the United States.Originally chartered as Queen's College on 10 November 1766, Rutgers is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine "Colonial Colleges" founded before the American Revolution. The college was renamed Rutgers College in 1825 in honour of Colonel Henry Rutgers (1745–1830), a New York City landowner, philanthropist and former military officer, whose generous donation to the school allowed it reopen after years of financial difficulty. For most of its existence, Rutgers was a private liberal arts college affiliated with the Dutch Reformed Church and admitted only male students. The college expanded its role in research and instruction in agriculture, engineering, and science when it was named as the state's sole land-grant college in 1864 under the Morrill Act of 1862. It gained university status in 1924 with the introduction of graduate education and further expansion. However, Rutgers evolved into a coeducational public research university after being designated "The State University of New Jersey" by the New Jersey Legislature in laws enacted in 1945 and 1956. It is one of only two colonial colleges that later became public universities.Rutgers has four campuses that serve approximately 65,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. The university's four campuses offer instruction by distinguished faculty in 175 academic departments and Rutgers is widely regarded as one of the top public university systems in the world. The university's largest campuses are located in the City of New Brunswick and adjacent Piscataway Township, with additional campuses in Newark and Camden. The Newark campus was formerly the University of Newark, which merged into the Rutgers system in 1946. The Camden campus was created in 1950 after Rutgers acquired two institutions: the College of South Jersey and the South Jersey Law School. Rutgers is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and is a member of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation, the Association of American Universities and the Universities Research Association
Endowment ($)
7.835E8
Former name
Queen's College (1766–1825)
Rutgers College (1825–1925)
Rutgers University (1925-1945)
Founding date
1766-11-10
Motto
Sol iustitiae et occidentem illustra
Sun of righteousness, shine upon the West also.
Number of postgraduate students
14821
Number of students
58788
Number of undergraduate students
43967
Official school colour
Scarlet
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