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Cook/Douglass Campus

Where ideas grow.

Explore Cook/Douglass

Cook and Douglass bring together two distinct campuses united by a shared sense of community. Here, classrooms extend into gardens, farms, studios, and historic spaces, creating an environment where learning feels hands-on, personal, and deeply connected to the world around you.

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Cook Campus

Science isn’t confined to the classroom at Cook. It’s part of everyday life, from working farms and Rutgers Gardens to research fields and sustainability initiatives across campus. Home to the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Cook is a place where students explore real-world challenges through hands-on learning and discovery.

Rutgers Gardens staff and students harvest fresh produce to sell at the Rutgers Farmers Market.

Douglass Campus

For more than a century, Douglass has empowered women to lead with confidence and purpose. Home to Douglass Residential College, the campus combines a close-knit residential community with opportunities for leadership, mentorship, and scholarship. Institutes including the Eagleton Institute of Politics and the Institute for Women’s Leadership continue that tradition by preparing students to make an impact far beyond Rutgers.

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Rutgers Gardens staff and students harvest fresh produce to sell at the Rutgers Farmers Market.
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A Trip Around Cook/Douglass

Take a quick tour of Cook/Douglass, from Passion Puddle and the Kissing Bridge to Mason Gross creative spaces, Neilson Dining Hall, and the spots students settle into throughout the day.

A Trip Around Cook/Douglass

A short video tour of the Cook/Douglass campus showing scenes of Passion Puddle, the Kissing Bridge, Mason Gross buildings, Neilson Dining Hall, and study and dining areas.

Daily Life Among the Gardens and Halls

Find out where to grab a meal, discover a quiet corner when it's time to focus, and learn about campus housing options.

Get to Know Cook/Doug

Arts, research, history, cooperative living, and campus traditions run deep here. You'll see it in places like these.

Bench in front of Passion Puddle on a bright fall day on Cook Campus
A student feeds milk to a sheep at the Rutgers Farm
Rutgers Gardens staff and students sell freshly harvested produce at the Rutgers Farmers Market
Take a stroll through Rutgers Gardens
A student looking at specimens at the Rutgers Entomological Museum
A spring day outside the Douglass Student Center on Douglass campus.
The Rutgers Symphony Band performs Halcyon Hearts - Kathy Copley (b. 1998) at The Nicholas Music Center, conducted by Dr. Julia Baumanis.
Voorhees Chapel on Douglass campus on a spring afternoon.
Overhead view through trees of Ravine Bridge also known as the Kissing Bridge
Students wearing Rutgers Day t-shirts standing in front of a Rutgers Day Info Booth
Students hanging out at the Global Learning Village Lounge area

Visit scenic Passion Puddle, voted one of the most romantic spots on an American college campus.

Visit some furry friends at the Rutgers Farm.

Pick up some up some fruits, veggies, and local treats at the Rutgers Community Farmers Market.

Take a stroll around Rutgers Gardens.

Explore a collection of over 200,000 pinned specimens at the Rutgers Entomological Museum and a collection of plants, algae, and fungi at the Chrysler Herbarium, the largest research herbarium in New Jersey.

Douglass Student Center is an historic arts hub with quiet lounges, theater space, great dining, and a commuter student lounge.

Immerse yourself in the arts at Loree Dance Theater, Nicholas Music Center, and Victoria J. Mastrobuono Theater.

Built in 1925, Voorhees Chapel is home to a large mechanical-action pipe organ.

Nicknamed the "Kissing Bridge," the Ravine Bridge spans the scenic gorge near the Mason Gross Performing Arts Center.

Attend the annual Rutgers Day/Ag Field Day event in April.

Expand your world view with a Global Village Learning Communities experience.

Find Your Way Around

From grassy paths to the streets of downtown New Brunswick, here's what you need to know to get where you’re going.

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Spend some time on Cook/Douglass to see how arts, research, and history come together across green, open spaces, then picture what your days here could look like.