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Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 22,301
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 62%
Average Aid Amount $11,439
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 4,979
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 70%

Financial Aid Information at Rutgers

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 22,301 students (62% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $11,439. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 4,979 students (70% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees at Rutgers University-New Brunswick is $17,239 for New Jersey residents and $36,001 for out-of-state students, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 22,301 students (62% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $11,439. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid. The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at Rutgers University-New Brunswick for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid22,30162%$11,439
Pell Grants10,15628%$5,295
Federal Student Loans14,58040%$6,449

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 4,979 beginning students (70% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 4,850 students (68% of all freshmen) awarded any student loans. The headcount includes the number of full-time, first-time degree-seeking beginning undergraduate students. The below table shows the number and amount by the source of financial aid at Rutgers University-New Brunswick.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid4,97970%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources4,02657%$12,785
Federal Grants3,50949%$5,325
Pell Grants1,94627%$5,533
Other Federal Grants1,56322%$5,066
State/Local Grants1,74025%$8,272
Institutional Grants2,46735%$7,456
Student Loans2,96742%$8,040
Federal Student Loans2,96742%$5,142
Other Student Loans4216%$20,429

Students Headcount by Living Status

For academic year 2021-2022, total 2,778 full-time beginning students have enrolled and attended Rutgers University-New Brunswick. Among them, 1,743 students have lived on campus and 188 students lived off campus (without family). The following table shows the students count by living status and years.
Student Headcount by Living Location/Setting at Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Living Status201920202021
Living On-Campus2,0622361,743
Living Off-Campus with Family3842,213741
Living Off-Campus without Family117124188

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows number of students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate and were awarded any grant/scholarship by income level for academic year 2021-2022 . The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution.
Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level at Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level3,6172,215$33,188,865$9,176
$0 - $30,000789772$14,064,203$17,825
$30,001 - $48,000546529$9,259,329$16,958
$48,001 - $75,000515466$6,128,947$11,901
$75,001 - $110,000451232$2,143,329$4,752
$110,001 or more1,316216$1,593,057$1,211