- Chartered in 1766 as Queen's College
- Eighth-oldest college in the nation
- Named New Jersey's land-grant college in 1864
- Designated The State University of New Jersey by legislative acts in 1945 and 1956
- Member of the Association of American Universities, the 62 leading research universities in North America
- Made up of 27 degree-granting units, 17 of which offer graduate programs
- Located on three regional campuses in Camden, Newark, and New Brunswick, in the center of the Washington/Boston corridor between Philadelphia and New York City
- Enrolls more than 50,00 students, 12,000 of whom are graduate students
- Employs 2,645 faculty, 99 percent of whom hold the terminal degree in their field
- Library system ranks among the top university research libraries in the nation
- Has 338,000 living alumni
- Offers more than 100 distinct bachelor's, 100 master's, and 80 doctoral and professional degree programs
