Rutgers University School of Nursing is the nursing school at Rutgers University, with headquarters in Newark and additional campuses at New Brunswick, and Blackwood, New Jersey.

The nursing program at the Newark campus, located in Ackerson Hall, was established in 1952 with funds allocated by Governor Alfred E. Driscoll of New Jersey.

Ella V. Stonsby, first director of the School of Nursing, was appointed the first dean of the college.

In 1955, a master's level program in psychiatric nursing was established with support from a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health.

in 1989 a doctor of philosophy program in nursing was approved by the New Jersey Board of Higher Education.