New Jersey residents paid $16,551 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $402 more than the $16,149 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 70.8 percent more than residents this year, or $28,266. Their price tag grew 2.5 percent from $27,578 in 2017-18.
About 93 percent of the school's undergraduate population are New Jersey residents. And about 6 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 83 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 791 students received grants or scholarships totaling $8.2 million and 837 students took out student loans totaling more than $8.1 million.
Including all undergraduates (7,686), 2,829 students used grants or scholarships totaling $26.5 million, and 3,641 students took out $24.3 million in federal student loans.
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~7,148 | $15,466 | $15,794 | $16,149 | $16,551 | 7% |
| Out-of-state | ~461 | $26,397 | $26,971 | $27,578 | $28,266 | 7.1% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 269 | 17% | $1,273,053 | $4,733 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 224 | 15% | $1,674,101 | $7,474 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 674 | 44% | $5,227,963 | $7,757 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 791 | 51% | $8,175,117 | $10,335 |
| Federal student loans | 815 | 53% | $4,447,539 | $5,457 |
| Other student loans | 212 | 14% | $3,664,690 | $17,286 |
| Student loan aid | 837 | 54% | $8,112,229 | $9,692 |
| Total student aid | 1,273 | 83% | - | - |
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