Rutgers School of Engineering

The School of Engineering at Rutgers University was founded in 1914 as the College of Engineering. It was originally a part of the Rutgers Scientific School, which was founded in 1864. The school has seven academic departments, with a combined undergraduate student enrollment of over 2,400 students. It offers over 25 academic and professional degree programs. These include several interdisciplinary programs, such as Environmental Engineering (formerly called bioenvironmental engineering or bioresource engineering) with the Department of Environmental Science, and the graduate program in mechanics.