Rutger’s School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

What Rutger’s School of Environmental and Biological Sciences does

The Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) is a constituent school of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, operating on the George H. Cook Campus in New Brunswick, NJ. Founded in 1766 as part of the land-grant Rutgers system, SEBS delivers undergraduate and graduate education across environmental and biological science disciplines, including Animal Science, Biochemistry, Marine Sciences, Plant Biology, Environmental Sciences, Food Science, Microbiology, Ecology, and Landscape Architecture. The school serves prospective undergraduate students (first-year and transfer), graduate students (M.S. and Ph.D.), international students requiring F-1 visa support, and pre-professional students pursuing medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, or law. SEBS also delivers an experiential learning requirement met by 100% of its students and operates the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES), which provides statewide research, extension, and outreach services.

SEBS's core offerings are structured as academic programs, research units, and student support services rather than software products; the school has no proprietary technology stack or commercial AI/ML capabilities disclosed. The product portfolio includes ~20 undergraduate majors, ~13 graduate programs, accelerated 4+1 BS/MBS pathways, the Office of Global Engagement (140+ study abroad programs), specialty advising offices, learning farms/gardens/preserves functioning as living laboratories, and the NJAES research and extension apparatus. No patents, trademarks, or certifications are disclosed.

The business model is that of a public, state-funded academic institution. Revenue streams include tuition and fees (set by Rutgers and approved by the state), state appropriations, research grants and extension funding through NJAES, and private donations channeled through the Rutgers Foundation. Go-to-market is traditional admissions-driven recruitment via the Common App, Rutgers admissions portal, high school outreach, community college transfer pathways (formalized under the 2008 Comprehensive Statewide Transfer Agreement), international student recruitment, and active social media presence. The school has no private equity, venture capital, or external investors and is governed by the Rutgers Board of Trustees.

Name

Rutger’s School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Legal name

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Website

https://sebs.rutgers.edu

Company type

Public

Founded year

1766

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences is a public academic school within Rutgers University delivering undergraduate and graduate programs in environmental and biological sciences to students in New Jersey, across the U.S., and internationally, supported by research and extension services through the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station.

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Headquarters

HQ city

New Brunswick

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: Public university tuition from enrolled undergraduate and graduate students across various programs including accelerated degree programs and full-semester study abroad.
2. Donations and Giving: SEBS accepts charitable donations through the Rutgers Foundation, with specific funds for the Office of Global Engagement supporting scholarships and emergency assistance for international and study abroad students.
3. Research Grants and Extension Services: The New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) supports research activities, and the Extension program provides educational outreach across NJ counties, funded through state and federal sources.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) is a public academic school within Rutgers University that delivers undergraduate and graduate degree programs across environmental, biological, agricultural, and related sciences. It supplements classroom instruction with mandatory experiential learning, research opportunities, study abroad programs, and extension/outreach services through the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES).

Product overview

Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) is an academic institution offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs across environmental and biological sciences disciplines. The school operates as a comprehensive educational platform providing structured academic programs, experiential learning opportunities, research initiatives, and global engagement services. Key offerings include undergraduate majors (Animal Science, Biochemistry, Marine Sciences, Plant Biology, Environmental Sciences, Food Science, and others), graduate programs (M.S. and Ph.D. degrees across multiple departments), study abroad and international exchange programs through the Office of Global Engagement, experiential learning requirements, and extension services via the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Undergraduate Academic Programs

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% of SEBS students participate in experiential learning before graduation
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and moderate.

• New Jersey Community CollegescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 September 2008Comprehensive Statewide Transfer Agreement (adopted 9/22/08 by NJPC) enabling seamless transition from public associate to public baccalaureate degree programs. A.A. or A.S. degrees from NJ community colleges transfer as exactly half of the 120+ credit bachelor's degree requirements. Students receive junior status upon enrollment and are considered to have completed all lower division General Education requirements.
• NeAGen (New Agriculture for a New Generation) / Generation AgminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational development project 'Recharging the Youth: New Agriculture for a New Generation' connecting Rutgers SEBS with partners in Greece to support youth engagement in agriculture and sustainable farming practices.
• Peace CorpsmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEBS is a partner institution for the Peace Corps Coverdell Fellowship, which supports returned Peace Corps Volunteers in their graduate studies upon returning from service. Rutgers University Peace Corps Campus Recruiter provides advising.
• Rutgers Global Study Abroad (RGSA)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership with university-wide study abroad office offering 140+ program options including faculty-led programs, exchange partnerships with international universities, and third-party provider programs. RGSA maintains course equivalency database and academic planning resources.
• Distinguished Fellowship OfficemoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity office supporting SEBS students with competitive fellowship applications including Fulbright, Rhodes, Gates Cambridge, Churchill, and Marshall scholarships. Full-service advising for STEM-focused international programs.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• NC State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences: NC State CALS is a public land-grant college with a comparable program mix (animal, plant, biological, environmental sciences) and strong research station/extension infrastructure — a peer institution of equivalent scale and mission.
• Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES): Ohio State CFAES is a public land-grant unit offering biological and environmental science programs with statewide extension and OSU-branded 4-H — same mission, program structure, and extension footprint as SEBS.
• Michigan State University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources: MSU CANR is a foundational land-grant college offering parallel programs in animal science, plant biology, environmental science, and food science, with MSU Extension providing statewide outreach analogous to NJAES.
• Texas A&M University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences: Texas A&M AGLS is a very large public land-grant college with parallel biological, environmental, and agricultural science programs plus Texas A&M AgriLife Extension — comparable in mission though larger in scale.
• University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences: Wisconsin CALS is a top-ranked public land-grant college covering biological, environmental, and agricultural sciences with Cooperative Extension — directly comparable in program mix, scale, and land-grant structure.
• University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS): UF/IFAS combines teaching, research, and extension across agricultural and life sciences as a state-level land-grant unit — same land-grant tripartite mission as SEBS/NJAES, with comparable programmatic portfolio.
• Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS): Cornell CALS is the most direct peer — a private Ivy land-grant college offering undergraduate and graduate programs spanning animal science, plant biology, environmental science, food science, and biological sciences with extension/outreach functions across New York state. Highly comparable mission, program breadth, and experiential learning emphasis.
• Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences: Penn State Ag Sciences is a public land-grant college in the Mid-Atlantic offering the same disciplinary mix as SEBS (animal, plant, environmental, food sciences) with statewide extension (Penn State Extension) — a near-twin in operating model and regional role.
• UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences: UC Davis CAES is a leading public land-grant college with comparable biological and environmental science departments, large undergraduate cohorts, Cooperative Extension service, and research station network — structurally analogous to SEBS at greater scale.

Regional players

• University of Maryland College of Agriculture and Natural Resources: UMD AGNR is a Mid-Atlantic land-grant college with very similar program mix to SEBS and a regional geographic overlap (Mid-Atlantic/Northeast corridor) — a regional peer serving overlapping applicant pools.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/RutgersSEBS
• Facebookfacebook.com/RutgersSEBS
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/28595632
• Instagraminstagram.com/RutgersSEBS
• Xx.com/RutgersSEBS

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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