22,301 students (62% of total 36,152 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Rutgers University-New Brunswick (Rutgers). The average amount of the aid awarded is $11,439.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 70% of total 7,095 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $12,785.


All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Rutgers University-New Brunswick, 22,301 undergraduate students (62% of total 36,152 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $11,439.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Rutgers
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship22,30162% $255,108,237$11,439
Pell Grants10,15628% $53,771,469$5,295
Federal Student Loan14,58040% $94,023,262$6,449

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

4,979 beginning undergraduate students (70% of total 7,095 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. The average amount of aid received is $12,785.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Rutgers
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid4,97970% --
Grants or Scholarships4,02657%$51,471,897$12,785
Federal Grants3,50949%$18,684,969$5,325
Pell Grants1,94627%$10,766,453$5,533
Other Federal Grants1,56322%$7,918,516$5,066
State/Local Grants1,74025%$14,393,684$8,272
Institutional Grants2,46735%$18,393,244$7,456
Student Loan Aid2,96742%$23,855,756$8,040
Federal Student Loans2,96742%$15,255,122$5,142
Other Student Loans4216%$8,600,634$20,429

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

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2021-2022 at Rutgers University-New Brunswick.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
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

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