Mission:

As the sole comprehensive public research university in the state's system of higher education, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, has the threefold mission of:

Providing for the instructional needs of New Jersey's citizens through its undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs;
Conducting the cutting-edge research that contributes to the medical, environmental, social and cultural well-being of the state, as well as aiding the economy and the state's businesses and industries; and
Performing public service in support of the needs of the citizens of the state and its local, county, and state governments.