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New Jersey's Economic Engine

Rutgers is Vital to the New Jersey Economy

Rutgers is vital to the New Jersey economy—preparing the workforce, providing thousands of jobs, purchasing goods and services from New Jersey companies, building important new buildings, growing the health care field, guiding new businesses, and bringing new products and ideas to market. And we take many of our best ideas and share them across the globe.

$478M

in annual Rutgers spending with NJ-based businesses

367,000

Rutgers alumni live, work, shop, and pay taxes in NJ

21

New Jersey counties employs Rutgers' alumni and researchers

1,300+

Clinical providers in 50+ towns and 16 counties

Richard Weeks Engineering building

Rutgers' investment in world-class facilities