Rutgers University Police Department

Chief Kenneth Cop
Address 55 Paul Robeson Boulevard
New Brunswick NJ 08901
Phone (732)932-7211
Website https://ipo.rutgers.edu/publicsafety

Current Openings

Open Jobs Salary Deadline
Rutgers University - NJ PTC Certified Police Officer $45,888 - $120,000 (Salary up to $80,150 with PTC & prior service) October 31, 2024

Rutgers University Police Department

Address: 55 Paul Robeson Boulevard, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Phone: (732)932-7211

Website: https://ipo.rutgers.edu/publicsafety

For more information regarding current and future employment opportunities, please email rupdemployment@ipo.rutgers.edu

 

 

An Overview of the Rutgers University Police Department

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Rutgers University Minimum Qualifications and Automatic Disqualifiers

The internationally accredited Rutgers University Police Department (RUPD) operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to provide the university community with a full range of police and security services. RUPD maintains multiple fully staffed police headquarters in  Camden, NJ,  New Brunswick, NJ, and Newark, NJ.

The Rutgers University Police Department is a full-service police organization comprised of 180 fully sworn police officers and over 250 civilian personnel.  Sworn officers are New Jersey Police Training Commission Certified and have full power and authority to make arrests, investigate crimes and carry firearms. 

The Rutgers Police Department is a professional, internationally accredited law enforcement organization that is seeking men and women with good character, sound judgment, reliability and integrity combined with excellent communication skills to serve the Rutgers University community.  Current and future career postings are  intended to create a police officer eligibility list which will be maintained by the Rutgers Police Department to fill current and future career opportunities. Please note that successful applicants may be offered positions in any of the three Rutgers locations: Newark, New Brunswick/Piscataway or Camden. 

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national research university and the state of New Jersey’s preeminent, comprehensive public institution.  Established in 1766, the university is the eighth oldest higher education institution in the United States.  More than 69,000 students and 22,500 full and part-time faculty and staff learn, work and serve the public at Rutgers locations across New Jersey.  Rutgers has 300 research centers and institutes, 29 schools and colleges and is home to New Jersey’s most extensive and diversified network of research laboratories