Costs

*NOTE: this does not include textbooks, transportation, or other costs.*

Financial Aid

Scholarships

  • First-Year Student Scholarship Award: Any student who applies to Rutgers New Brunswick (no seperate application). This is a merit based scholarship so its based on your stats.
  • National Merit Scholarships/College-Sponsored Merit Award: Any student who is selected as National Merit finalist and has Rutgers New Brunswick as a first choice.
  • Class Endowed Scholarships: Any student who knows someone who was in the class years of 1940, 1941, 1949, 1970, 1978, 1982, 1983, and the Rutgers College Class of 1980.
  • Theodore J. and F. Elizabeth Kirsch Southern California Scholarship: Any student that lives in San Jose, San Mateo, and Palm Desert and files for FAFSA.

Grants

  • Federal Pell Grants: Grant for students that are pursuing their first bachelor's degree. (need-based)
  • NJ Stars II: Awarded to students who went to a 2-year college and got at least a 3.25 GPA.
  • NJ Educational Opportunity Fund: Grant for students from New Jersey (need-based)

Student Loans

  • Federal Direct Loans: Loans from the government that you must pay back.
  • Plus Loans: Loans where your parent will take out and apply it to their child's education.