How Rutgers'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-New Brunswick since 2011.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 18,538, which is 52.91 % of all undergraduate students. 17,216 students which is 49.18% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,142.

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
2011-12	16,617 (53%)	$10,271	9,595 (31%)	$4,229	17,641 (56%)	$8,764
2012-13	16,197 (51%)	$10,654	9,810 (31%)	$4,300	17,665 (56%)	$6,805
2013-14	16,709 (48%)	$10,726	10,482 (30%)	$4,273	18,318 (52%)	$6,829
2014-15	18,292 (51%)	$11,061	11,146 (31%)	$4,353	18,825 (52%)	$6,828
2015-16	18,389 (52%)	$11,443	11,175 (31%)	$4,428	18,894 (53%)	$6,802
2016-17	18,095 (50%)	$11,759	10,617 (29%)	$4,564	17,986 (50%)	$6,955
2017-18	18,214 (51%)	$12,159	10,935 (31%)	$4,763	17,938 (50%)	$7,044
2018-19	17,824 (49%)	$12,941	10,488 (29%)	$5,035	17,001 (47%)	$9,017
2019-20	18,830 (52%)	$12,526	9,916 (27%)	$5,211	16,263 (45%)	$6,627
2020-21	22,450 (63%)	$10,510	10,226 (29%)	$5,193	14,268 (40%)	$6,445
2021-22	22,301 (62%)	$11,439	10,156 (28%)	$5,295	14,580 (40%)	$6,449
Average	18,538 (52.91%)	$11,408	10,413 (29.73%)	$4,695	17,216 (49.18%)	$7,142

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

For the last 12 years, on average, 3,389 (51.73 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $13,007. It can cover 36.13% of tuition & fees ($36,001) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 3,272 (50.09 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $7,772).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2011-12	3,337 (55%)	$11,392	3,656 (60%)	$8,042
2012-13	3,144 (52%)	$12,107	3,575 (59%)	$8,058
2013-14	3,194 (50%)	$12,544	3,386 (53%)	$7,520
2014-15	3,106 (48%)	$13,386	3,304 (52%)	$7,459
2015-16	3,289 (50%)	$13,932	3,497 (53%)	$7,567
2016-17	3,270 (51%)	$13,896	3,301 (51%)	$7,693
2017-18	3,058 (49%)	$14,107	3,137 (50%)	$8,635
2018-19	3,414 (49%)	$14,494	3,576 (51%)	$8,483
2019-20	3,501 (48%)	$13,602	3,277 (45%)	$7,729
2020-21	3,939 (60%)	$10,835	2,313 (35%)	$6,262
2021-22	4,026 (57%)	$12,785	2,967 (42%)	$8,040
Average	3,389 (51.73%)	$13,007	3,272 (50.09%)	$7,772

^*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.

The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 12 years, on average, 1,819 (27.55 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,889.

In addition, 1,648 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (25.09 % 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
2011-12	1,906 (31%)	$4,251	511 (8%)	$1,353	1,618 (27%)	$6,821	2,906 (48%)	$6,258
2012-13	1,784 (29%)	$4,436	771 (13%)	$1,404	1,572 (26%)	$7,464	2,947 (49%)	$5,883
2013-14	1,816 (28%)	$4,533	673 (11%)	$1,418	1,607 (25%)	$7,592	3,015 (47%)	$6,196
2014-15	1,814 (28%)	$4,586	735 (11%)	$1,298	1,626 (25%)	$7,710	2,880 (45%)	$6,864
2015-16	1,855 (28%)	$4,716	712 (11%)	$1,435	1,645 (25%)	$7,967	3,028 (46%)	$7,579
2016-17	1,744 (27%)	$4,765	600 (9%)	$1,455	1,575 (24%)	$8,075	2,953 (46%)	$7,971
2017-18	1,701 (27%)	$4,976	553 (9%)	$1,321	1,586 (25%)	$8,000	2,603 (42%)	$8,166
2018-19	1,942 (28%)	$5,216	727 (10%)	$1,234	1,837 (26%)	$8,422	2,801 (40%)	$8,206
2019-20	1,785 (24%)	$5,368	635 (9%)	$5,711	1,698 (23%)	$8,367	2,660 (36%)	$7,596
2020-21	1,714 (26%)	$5,404	1,630 (25%)	$2,671	1,626 (25%)	$8,414	1,991 (30%)	$7,725
2021-22	1,946 (27%)	$5,533	1,563 (22%)	$5,066	1,740 (25%)	$8,272	2,467 (35%)	$7,456
Average	1,819 (27.55%)	$4,889	828 (12.55%)	$2,215	1,648 (25.09%)	$7,919	2,750 (42.18%)	$7,264

^*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..

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 12 years, on average, 3,272 (50.09 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $3,272.

Year	Total		Federal student loans		Other student loans
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2011-12	3,656 (60%)	$8,042	3,643 (60%)	$5,785	580 (10%)	$14,357
2012-13	3,575 (59%)	$8,058	3,541 (59%)	$5,832	542 (9%)	$15,044
2013-14	3,386 (53%)	$7,520	3,343 (52%)	$5,826	370 (6%)	$16,179
2014-15	3,304 (52%)	$7,459	3,267 (51%)	$5,866	353 (6%)	$15,528
2015-16	3,497 (53%)	$7,567	3,429 (52%)	$5,673	420 (6%)	$16,682
2016-17	3,301 (51%)	$7,693	3,263 (51%)	$5,857	355 (5%)	$17,693
2017-18	3,137 (50%)	$8,635	3,092 (49%)	$5,747	539 (9%)	$17,287
2018-19	3,576 (51%)	$8,483	3,514 (50%)	$5,665	596 (8%)	$17,493
2019-20	3,277 (45%)	$7,729	3,230 (44%)	$5,272	454 (6%)	$18,280
2020-21	2,313 (35%)	$6,262	2,257 (35%)	$4,983	197 (3%)	$16,429
2021-22	2,967 (42%)	$8,040	2,967 (42%)	$5,142	421 (6%)	$20,429
Average	3,272 (50.09%)	$7,772	3,231 (49.55%)	$5,604	439 (6.73%)	$16,855

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