The main campus in New Brunswick occupies a dozen buildings scattered over an eight-acre tract overlooking the Nielson Campus of Rutgers University. The main building, Zwemer Hall, was dedicated in 1967 and named in honor of Dr. Samuel M. Zwemer, pioneer Christian missionary to Arabia. It is centered around a chapel of contemporary design and houses classrooms, administrative and faculty offices, a dining hall, and the bookstore.

Scudder Hall and two residences for single students house the student body. Completed in 1964, the former was designed for married students and includes nineteen apartments of one, two and three bedrooms. It honors the name of Dr. John Scudder, pioneer missionary to Sri Lanka and India and the first of twelve members of the Scudder family to attend New Brunswick Seminary. One Seminary Place and Kooy House are single student dormitories which accommodate a total of 33 students. All houses are equipped with cooking and food storage facilities so that students may prepare their meals. Rooms in these houses are furnished with basic necessities.

Gardner Sage Library, dedicated in 1875, contains over one hundred fifty thousand books and over ten thousand bound periodicals, including three hundred periodicals on current subscription. More than one thousand additional publications are accessioned annually. This collection of theological works is ecumenically rich, and supplemented by unusually strong resources in the classics, fine arts, social sciences, Dutch and Dutch Colonial Studies, and Reformed Church History.

The library houses the official archives of the Reformed Church in America and the Archivist's office. These resources (and those of the nearby library of the State University of New Jersey) provide unique opportunities for the study of the history and doctrine of the Reformed Church in America.

The library facilities offer students an attractive, open-shelved, and convenient place to study. Technical integration with the Rutgers University library system provides access to bibliographical and Internet resources beyond the walls of Sage Library. Affiliation with a New York area and Southeastern Pennsylvania consortium expands study outreach to over 30 institutions.

The location of the Seminary's main campus suits it remarkably for its tasks. Fifty minutes via train, bus, or turnpike from Times Square on the north and one hour from Philadelphia on the south, New Brunswick lies at the hub of a network of institutions. Rutgers' Alexander Library of one million volumes is a five minute walk from Zwemer Hall. An almost equal number of theological titles is available at the several seminaries within a 35 mile radius of New Brunswick.

The location in Jamaica, Queens is also well-suited for theological education. With easy accessibility by public transportation and automobile, the site is convenient for students from Brooklyn, Queens, and Long Island. Area colleges, hospitals, churches and social agencies are available to augment the Queens program.

Both sites provide easy access to the cultural offerings of metropolitan New York and exposure to the social problems endemic to modern urban areas. At the same time, only a half-hour from the New Brunswick campus, suburban and rural communities are to be found.

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