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Mission and Goals

As the sole comprehensive public university in New Jersey's system of higher education, Rutgers University has the threefold mission of: - providing for the instructional needs of New Jersey's citizens through it undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs;   - conducting the cutting-edge research which contributes to the medical, environmental, social and cultural well-being of the state, as well aiding the economy and the state's businesses and industries;   - performing public service in support of the needs of the citizen of the state and its local country, and state governments.      Each component of the university's mission reinforces and supports the other two. For example, research creates the new knowledge necessary to support quality instruction and innovative public service. The mission of the university is accomplished through the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, which complement and support each other, permitting the most effective use of state resources on behalf of the citizens of the state.      In pursuit of its mission, Rutgers seeks to be academically excellent, fully accessible, and representative of the states; diverse citizenry.