How Rutgers-Newark's Financial Aid Changes

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Rutgers University-Newark since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 5,930, which is 71.00 % of all undergraduate students. 3,967 students which is 48.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,169.

Year	Grant or Scholarship^*		Pell Grants		Federal Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	4,528 (63%)	$9,924	3,742 (52%)	$4,201	4,138 (57%)	$7,280
2014-15	4,782 (65%)	$10,291	3,929 (53%)	$4,281	4,289 (58%)	$7,244
2015-16	4,976 (65%)	$10,434	4,076 (53%)	$4,237	4,259 (55%)	$7,195
2016-17	5,028 (62%)	$11,503	4,081 (50%)	$4,502	4,104 (50%)	$7,256
2017-18	6,252 (73%)	$12,065	5,002 (58%)	$4,703	4,438 (52%)	$7,261
2018-19	6,200 (68%)	$12,772	4,917 (54%)	$4,930	4,205 (46%)	$7,919
2019-20	6,545 (70%)	$13,022	4,951 (53%)	$5,131	4,038 (43%)	$6,847
2020-21	7,245 (79%)	$13,039	5,091 (56%)	$5,164	3,372 (37%)	$6,865
2021-22	7,812 (94%)	$12,525	4,697 (56%)	$5,166	2,863 (34%)	$6,655
Average	5,930 (71.00%)	$11,731	4,498 (53.89%)	$4,702	3,967 (48.00%)	$7,169

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 923 (74.11 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $13,490. It can cover 38.16% of tuition & fees ($35,348) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 533 (43.33 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,604).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	649 (66%)	$12,626	500 (51%)	$6,437
2014-15	673 (67%)	$12,590	539 (53%)	$6,897
2015-16	815 (68%)	$12,680	551 (46%)	$6,656
2016-17	931 (70%)	$13,204	651 (49%)	$7,061
2017-18	973 (74%)	$13,883	637 (48%)	$7,172
2018-19	971 (74%)	$14,304	616 (47%)	$6,515
2019-20	1,072 (77%)	$14,340	580 (41%)	$6,071
2020-21	1,011 (77%)	$14,611	383 (29%)	$6,154
2021-22	1,212 (94%)	$13,168	341 (26%)	$6,475
Average	923 (74.11%)	$13,490	533 (43.33%)	$6,604

^*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.

^**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

Grants/Scholarship

The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 712 (57.00 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,113.

In addition, 668 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (53.22 % of students).

Year	Federal (Pell) Grants		Other Federal		State/Local government		Institutional
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2013-14	513 (52%)	$4,752	110 (11%)	$1,375	466 (47%)	$7,684	425 (43%)	$4,763
2014-15	524 (52%)	$4,801	93 (9%)	$1,421	487 (48%)	$7,690	410 (41%)	$5,073
2015-16	628 (53%)	$4,770	127 (11%)	$1,419	541 (45%)	$7,789	492 (41%)	$5,985
2016-17	730 (55%)	$4,812	139 (10%)	$1,390	675 (50%)	$7,807	566 (42%)	$5,861
2017-18	806 (61%)	$5,133	135 (10%)	$1,379	755 (57%)	$8,128	520 (39%)	$5,863
2018-19	808 (61%)	$5,289	160 (12%)	$1,180	800 (61%)	$8,340	456 (35%)	$6,041
2019-20	863 (62%)	$5,480	86 (6%)	$10,869	868 (62%)	$8,314	471 (34%)	$5,289
2020-21	778 (59%)	$5,530	100 (8%)	$13,368	745 (57%)	$8,516	668 (51%)	$4,174
2021-22	756 (58%)	$5,450	444 (34%)	$7,176	673 (52%)	$8,293	532 (41%)	$5,775
Average	712 (57.00%)	$5,113	155 (12.33%)	$4,397	668 (53.22%)	$8,062	504 (40.78%)	$5,425

^*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.

^**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students..

Student Loans

The following table describes number of students and average amount of loans by loan type. The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time.

For the last 10 years, on average, 533 (43.33 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $533.

Year	Total		Federal student loans		Other student loans
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2013-14	500 (51%)	$6,437	496 (50%)	$5,649	36 (4%)	$11,580
2014-15	539 (53%)	$6,897	530 (52%)	$5,983	40 (4%)	$13,667
2015-16	551 (46%)	$6,656	539 (45%)	$5,646	48 (4%)	$13,001
2016-17	651 (49%)	$7,061	640 (48%)	$5,900	64 (5%)	$12,826
2017-18	637 (48%)	$7,172	626 (47%)	$5,777	78 (6%)	$12,204
2018-19	616 (47%)	$6,515	603 (46%)	$5,049	71 (5%)	$13,644
2019-20	580 (41%)	$6,071	569 (41%)	$4,949	46 (3%)	$15,323
2020-21	383 (29%)	$6,154	383 (29%)	$5,035	28 (2%)	$15,307
2021-22	341 (26%)	$6,475	341 (26%)	$4,955	32 (2%)	$16,201
Average	533 (43.33%)	$6,604	525 (42.67%)	$5,438	49 (3.89%)	$13,750

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at Rutgers-Newark

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time