Its mandate is to improve the quality of life of all New Jersey citizens. The experiment station, a separately budgeted research and outreach unit, is the largest research unit within Rutgers.
Specific research responds to identified needs of the state.
The station sponsors programs with faculty from throughout the university who are trained in a wide range of scientific disciplines and who conduct research at the leading edge of their fields. In addition to its central New Brunswick location, the experiment station has agricultural research centers throughout the state.