Rutgers–Camden

Rutgers
The State University of New Jersey
Camden

Official Seal of Rutgers University
Former names	College of South Jersey, South Jersey Law School
Motto	Sol iustitiae et occidentem illustra
Motto in English	Sun of righteousness, shine upon the West also.
Type	Public, Research university
Established	November 10, 1766
Endowment	US $603 million (systemwide)
Chancellor	Phoebe A. Haddon
President	Robert L. Barchi
Academic staff	254
Administrative staff	430
Students	6,158
Undergraduates	4,497
Postgraduates	1,661
Location	Camden, New Jersey, U.S.
Campus	Urban/Suburban
Alma Mater	On the Banks of the Old Raritan
Colors	Scarlet
Athletics	NCAA Division III New Jersey Athletic Conference
Sports	18 sports teams
Mascot	Scarlet Raptors
Website	camden.rutgers.edu

Rutgers University–Camden is one of three regional campuses of Rutgers University, New Jersey's public research university. It is located in Camden, New Jersey, United States. Founded in the 1920s, Rutgers–Camden began as an amalgam of the South Jersey Law School and the College of South Jersey. It is the southernmost of the three regional campuses of Rutgers—the others being located in New Brunswick and Newark. The city of Camden is located on the Delaware River, east of Philadelphia.

Rutgers–Camden began as the South Jersey Law School and the College of South Jersey. The schools were founded by a group of citizens led by Collingswood mayor and lawyer Arthur E. Armitage. In 1950, the two schools became the Camden campus when they merged with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. After decades of providing students with a comprehensive liberal arts curriculum, in 1981 Rutgers–Camden began to offer its first master's degree programs, in biology, English, and business administration. In 1989, the growing demand for business offerings led to the founding of the School of Business–Camden, the first business school in southern New Jersey to earn prestigious accreditation from the AACSB International. Rutgers–Camden achieved another academic first in 2007: launching the first doctoral program on its campus—and the very first of its kind in the nation—with the PhD degree in childhood studies. Today, Rutgers–Camden boasts two additional PhD degrees in integrative biology and public affairs. The business school offers a four-year undergraduate business curriculum along with MBA, professional master’s, and executive programs. The law school, ranked highly and nationally, boasts a new and impressive facility complete with a state-of-the-art moot courtroom. In 2011, the School of Nursing became the newest academic unit at Rutgers–Camden, providing health care institutions throughout the region with high-caliber nursing professionals.

In 2002, Rutgers University–Camden and the University of Havana signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formalize research and exchange opportunities for students and faculty. It was renewed in 2016.