Rutgers-Camden closer to getting more housing

CAMDEN, N.J. - September 19, 2011

The university will hold a topping-off ceremony for a 12-story building designed to house 350 graduate students. It's expected to cost $55 million and should open for students in August 2012.

It's the first new housing being built on the Camden campus since 1989.

The campus is largely a commuter school. But Chancellor Wendell Pritchett has made it a goal to have more students living on or near the campus.

Currently, there's room for about 520 students on campus.

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