New Jersey residents paid $7,963 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $702 more than the $7,261 charged for 2017-18.
Non-resident students would have paid 8.8 percent more than residents this year, or $8,663. Non-resident tuition and fees grew 9.5 percent from $7,911 in 2017-18.
About 98 percent of the school's undergraduate population are New Jersey residents. And about 1 percent are citizens of other countries.
Data shows 51 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 834 students received grants or scholarships totaling $4.8 million and 220 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.1 million.
Including all undergraduates (11,856), 3,851 students used grants or scholarships totaling $17.1 million, and 1,410 students took out $7.5 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 | ~11,619 | $6,599 | $6,639 | $7,261 | $7,963 | 20.7% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 721 | 38% | $3,572,640 | $4,955 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 386 | 20% | $1,063,877 | $2,756 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 125 | 7% | $125,494 | $1,004 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 834 | 44% | $4,762,011 | $5,710 |
| Federal student loans | 204 | 11% | $983,340 | $4,820 |
| Other student loans | 20 | 1% | $126,456 | $6,323 |
| Student loan aid | 220 | 12% | $1,109,796 | $5,045 |
| Total student aid | 969 | 51% | - | - |
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