
Rutgers University
Rutgers University, 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... Wikipedia
- Former names: Queen's College, (1766–1825), Rutgers College, (1825–1924), Rutgers University, (1924–1945)
- Motto: Sol iustitiae et occidentem illustra (Latin)
- Motto (English): "Sun of righteousness, shine also upon the West."
- Type: Private college (1766–1945), Public land-grant research university
- Established: November 10, 1766
- Religious affiliation: Nonsectarian - historically Dutch Reformed
- Academic affiliation: AAU, CUMU, ORAU, URA, Sea-grant, Space-grant
- Endowment: $2.06 billion (2024), (system-wide)
- Budget: $5.6 billion (2024–25)
- President: Jonathan Holloway
- Academic staff: 4,314
- Administrative staff: 6,757
- Students: 68,942
- Undergraduates: 49,359
- Postgraduates: 19,583
- Campus: Small city
- Other campuses: Blackwood, Camden, Newark, Scotch Plains, Stratford
- Colors: Scarlet
- Mascot: Sir Henry, the Scarlet Knight
- Sporting affiliations: NCAA Division I FBS – Big Ten, NJAC, CVC
- Website: rutgers.edu
- Data source: DuckDuckGo