[Last update: December 11, 2025]

20,762 students (57% of total 36,588 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 $14,869.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 69% of total 7,670 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $16,742.


All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Rutgers University-New Brunswick, 20,762 undergraduate students (57% of total 36,588 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $14,869.

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 Scholarship20,76257% $308,711,307$14,869
Pell Grants10,20928% $59,381,421$5,817
Federal Student Loan12,73035% $121,903,834$9,576

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

5,295 beginning undergraduate students (69% of total 7,670 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 $16,742.

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 Aid5,29569% --
Grants or Scholarships3,84650%$64,391,522$16,742
Federal Grants2,11628%$14,131,521$6,678
Pell Grants2,09927%$12,875,305$6,134
Other Federal Grants90012%$1,256,216$1,396
State/Local Grants1,79523%$16,678,284$9,292
Institutional Grants3,20242%$33,581,717$10,488
Student Loan Aid3,03940%$40,940,798$13,472
Federal Student Loans2,84337%$26,909,116$9,465
Other Student Loans6829%$14,031,682$20,574

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 2023-2024 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 level3,8502,607$45,094,444$11,713
0-30,000682641$13,194,556$19,347
30,001-48,000619589$12,194,598$19,700
48,001-75,000630626$11,122,252$17,654
75,001-110,000549476$6,155,271$11,212
110,001 or more1,370275$2,427,767$1,772

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