Rutgers University

: For other meanings of Rutgers, see Rutgers (disambiguation)

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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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Motto

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Sol iustitiae et occidentem illustra

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(Sun of righteousness, shine upon the West also.)

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Established

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10 November 1766

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10 November - 1766

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School type

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Public, Research University

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President

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Richard L. McCormick

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Location

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Three campuses: New Brunswick / Piscataway, Camden and Newark, New Jersey

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New Brunswick - Piscataway - Camden - Newark - New Jersey

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USA

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Enrollment

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51,480 undergraduate,12,904 graduate

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Faculty

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2,552

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Endowment

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US$398.2 million

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Athletics

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27 Sports Teams

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Website

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www.rutgers.edu

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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is the largest institution for higher education in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The university's primary campus is located in the cities of New Brunswick and Piscataway, with two branch campuses in Newark and Camden. Rutgers offers more than 100 distinct bachelor, 100 master, and 80 doctoral and professional degree programs across 29 degree-granting schools and colleges, 16 of which offer graduate programs of study. Rutgers has been coined as one of the "Public Ivies" - a public university that provides an "Ivy League" collegiate experience - according to THE PUBLIC IVIES: America's Flagship Public Universities (2001, ISBN 0060953624).

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U.S. state - New Jersey - New Brunswick - Piscataway - Newark - Camden - Public Ivies - Ivy League

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Rutgers is the eighth-oldest institution of higher learning established in the United States, originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. While originally a Dutch Reformed institution, the university is now non-sectarian and makes no religious demands on its students.

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Eighth-oldest - United States - 1766 - Dutch Reformed

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Rutgers was designated the State University of New Jersey by legislative acts in 1945 and 1956. The University of Newark merged with Rutgers in 1946, expanding the school to include the current campus in Newark. The College of South Jersey, which became the Camden campus, merged in 1950.

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1945 - 1956 - University of Newark - 1946 - College of South Jersey - 1950

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