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 called Queen's College, and was affiliated with the Dutch Reformed Church. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States, the second-oldest in New …
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 called Queen's College, and was affiliated with the Dutch Reformed Church. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States, the second-oldest in New Jersey, and one of nine colonial colleges that were chartered before the American Revolution.
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."
Type: Private college (1766–1945) · Public land-grant research university
Established: November 10, 1766
Accreditation: MSCHE
Religious affiliation: Nonsectarian - historically Dutch Reformed
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