The School of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

The School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Offering an unparalleled liberal-arts education, the School of Arts and Sciences is the largest and most diverse unit at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. With more than 800 faculty, 23,000 students, and 70 majors, the School provides an education of uncommon depth and breadth in the life sciences, the physical and mathematical sciences, the humanities, the social and behavioral sciences, and international studies. The School combines exceptional teaching with world-class research, creating opportunities for faculty to share their expertise in the classroom with a student body that uniquely combines academic excellence and social, economic, and cultural diversity. In a public research university like Rutgers, the School of Arts and Sciences educates citizens, trains the next generation of scholars and scientists and public leaders, and undertakes transformative research of value to our entire society.

Created in 2006 as part of a major initiative to transform undergraduate education at Rutgers, the school unites the four undergraduate Colleges of the Rutgers New Brunswick/ Piscataway Campus: Douglass College, Livingston College, Rutgers College, and University College. The mission of the School of Arts and Sciences is to serve the State of New Jersey through teaching and research that extend the boundaries of human knowledge and improve the quality of human life.