Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (), commonly referred to as Rutgers University, Rutgers, or RU, is an American public research university and the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey. 

Rutgers was chartered as Queen's College on November 10, 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution. The college was renamed Rutgers College in 1825 in honor of Colonel Henry Rutgers (1745–1830), a New York City landowner, philanthropist and former military officer, whose $5,000 bond donation to the school allowed it to reopen after years of financial difficulty. For most of its existence, Rutgers was a private liberal arts college affiliated with the Dutch Reformed Church. 

In 1864, the college expanded its role in research and instruction in agriculture, engineering, and science when it was named as the state's sole land-grant college under the Morrill Act of 1862. 

In 1924, it gained university status with the introduction of graduate education and further expansion. However, Rutgers evolved into a coeducational public research university after being designated "The State University of New Jersey" by the New Jersey Legislature in laws enacted in 1945 and 1956. It is one of only two colonial colleges that later became public universities. Rutgers, however, remains something of a public-private hybrid, in particular retaining certain "private rights" against unilateral changes in its governance, name, and structure that the state might otherwise want to impose. QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. How else was Rutgers chartered as?
2. How was Rutgers also named?
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Q2:
1. What act enlarged the college’s fields?
2. Which act added more to the college fields?
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Q3:
1. At what period did the act take place?
2. In what year was the act declared?
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Q4:
1. What is the college’s  full denomination?
2. What is the college fully called?
3. 
Q5:
1. In what year was it charted?
2. At what period was it chartered?
3. 
Q6:
1. What fields did the college enlarge in 1864?
2. What branches did the college expand in 1864?
3. 
Q7:
1. In what year did the college become a university?
2. At what period did the college gain university status?
3. 
Q8:
1. What is the college’s acronyms?
2. What are the college’s initials?
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Q9:
1. How does Rutgers differentiate in age to other colleges
2. What is the difference in age of Rutgers college compared to others?
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Q10:
1. What was added to the college once it became a university?
2. What was introduced to the college when it became a university?
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Q11:
1. What are is the university in?
2. In what locality is the university in?
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