Rutgers School of Nursing

Rutgers University School of Nursing is the nursing school at Rutgers University, with headquarters in Newark and additional campuses at New Brunswick, and Blackwood, New Jersey.As one of the nation’s largest, most comprehensive nursing schools, Rutgers School of Nursing is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in education, research, evidence-based health care delivery, and the promotion of community health.

In 1955, the School of Nursing received accreditation by the National League for Nursing. The School of Nursing became the College of Nursing on March 6, 1956. Ella V. Stonsby was appointed the first dean of the College.