Mission: Ramapo College is New Jersey’s Public Liberal Arts College, dedicated to providing students a strong foundation for a lifetime of achievement. The College is committed to academic excellence through interdisciplinary and experiential learning, and international and intercultural understanding. Ramapo College emphasizes teaching and individual attention to all students. We promote diversity, inclusiveness, sustainability, student engagement, and community involvement.

Vision: As the region’s premier public liberal arts college, Ramapo College of
New Jersey prepares students to be successful leaders for a changing world
through its distinctive commitments to hands-on learning and faculty-student
mentoring.

Revisions to the College mission and vision were adopted by the Board of Trustees on June 30, 2013.

Values Statement: Ramapo College is the Public Liberal Arts College of the state of New Jersey. The work of the College and its members is conducted with integrity. Our values are:

Teaching, learning, and mentoring–we are actively engaged in and out of the classroom.
Developing the whole person–we are scholars, we are creators, we are local and global citizens, and we are individuals.
Respecting each other and our environment–we are an open, inclusive, supportive, and sustainable community.