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<\/i><\/i><\/i><\/span>Profile<\/div>
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Ranked by U.S. News & World Report<\/em> as fifth in the Best Regional Public Universities North category, Â鶹´«Ã½ of New Jersey is sometimes viewed as a private college. This is, in part, due to its unique interdisciplinary academic structure, its size of approximately 6,000 students and its pastoral setting in the foothills of the Ramapo Mountains on the New Jersey\/New York border.<\/p>\n

Established in 1969, Â鶹´«Ã½ offers bachelor\u2019s degrees in the arts, business, humanities, social sciences and the sciences, as well as in professional studies, which include nursing and social work, and teacher certification at the elementary and secondary levels. The College also offers eight graduate programs as well as articulated programs with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New York Chiropractic College, New York University College of Dentistry, SUNY State College of Optometry and New York College of Podiatric Medicine.<\/p>\n

Â鶹´«Ã½ offers a Dual Enrollment Program with Seton Hall University\u2019s School of Law for prospective freshmen students wishing to pursue their Juris Doctorate (J.D.) and practice law after finishing their undergraduate coursework.<\/p>\n

Undergraduate students may choose to concentrate their studies in one of five schools with more than 539 course offerings and 36 academic programs. Â鶹´«Ã½ boasts an average student\/faculty ratio of 18:1 and average class size of 23, affording students the opportunity to develop close ties to the College\u2019s exceptional faculty.<\/p>\n

The College\u2019s mission is focused on the four \u201cpillars\u201d of a Ramapo education, international, intercultural, interdisciplinary and experiential (hands on), all of which are incorporated throughout the curricula and extracurricular programs and help students push intellectual, personal and professional boundaries. The international mission is further accomplished through a wide range of study abroad and student exchange links with institutions all over the world. Additional experiential programs include internships, co-op and service learning.<\/p>\n

A campus-wide building program during recent years has resulted in the completion of the Anisfield School of Business academic facility; the Bill Bradley Sports and Recreation Center; the Overlook and Laurel residence halls and the Village apartment complex. Construction projects completed in May 2015 include the Adler Center for Nursing Excellence and the renovation of the G-Wing building, with expanded classroom, research and simulation laboratory space, and a 36,000 square foot facility connected by an overhead walkway to the College\u2019s science\/social science building. The campus also boasts the Sharp Sustainability Education Center, the Salameno Spiritual Center and the Angelica and Russ Berrie Center for Performing and Visual Arts.<\/p>\n

Â鶹´«Ã½ is listed in the February 2016 issue of Kiplinger\u2019s Personal Finance Magazine<\/em> as among the \u201c100 Best Values in Public Colleges.\u201d Ramapo also is recognized in the \u201cBest Bang for the Buck Colleges in the Northeast\u201d category of the 2015 Washington Monthly College Guide and Rankings<\/em>. The 2015 Niche Rankings for Best Dorms in New Jersey gives Ramapo a high ranking for its campus housing.<\/p>\n

Â鶹´«Ã½ joins an elite group of institutions with less than five percent of business schools worldwide earning the accreditation distinction of its business degree program by the Board of Directors of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International). Additional accreditations include: the Social Work Program (Council on Social Work Education), the Chemistry Program (American Chemical Society), the Nursing Program (Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing), the Teacher Education Program (Teacher Education Accreditation Council), and the Teacher Certification Program, approved by the State of New Jersey.<\/p>\n

Dr. Peter P. Mercer became the College\u2019s fourth president on July 1, 2005. The College is governed by a Board of Trustees appointed by the Governor of the State. The chairman of the board is George C. Ruotolo, Jr.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

<\/i><\/i><\/i><\/span>Board of Trustees (2016-2017)<\/div>
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