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What Rutgers costs

New Brunswick, New Jersey · Public · 37,751 undergrads

Rutgers' in-state sticker price was $36,096 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). In-state students with federal aid paid $24,897 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $15,090. Out-of-state students pay $20,825 more in tuition.

What does Rutgers cost?

$24,897 a year in-state

Out of state: about $45,722 a year

What in-state students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The in-state sticker price, with housing and food, is $36,096.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$15,090
$30,000–$48,000$17,496
$48,000–$75,000$18,838
$75,000–$110,000$24,156
over $110,000$34,232

Out-of-state tuition is $39,649 a year, against $18,824 in state. The out-of-state figure adds that $20,825 to the in-state average. Out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more.

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

In-state families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeIn-state, average paidOut of state, estimate
Under $30,000$15,090$35,915
$30,000–$48,000$17,496$38,321
$48,000–$75,000$18,838$39,663
$75,000–$110,000$24,156$44,981
Over $110,000$34,232$55,057

The out-of-state estimate is the in-state average plus the $20,825 more in tuition that Rutgers charges students from other states. Out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more.

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For in-state families earning under $30,000, grants took 58% off Rutgers's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Rutgers cost more than New Jersey Institute of Technology and UMass Amherst.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Rutgers$18,838$24,897
University of Pittsburgh$19,080$29,362
New Jersey Institute of Technology$17,480$18,783
UMass Amherst$12,020$22,857

Public colleges: in-state students.

The sticker price

$18,824
Tuition, in state, 2025-26
$39,649
Tuition, out of state, 2025-26
$36,096
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books

Out-of-state students pay $20,825 more in tuition at Rutgers and usually get less aid.

31%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$16,742
average grant for students who got aid.
40%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$18,974
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Rutgers University–New Brunswick cost for a family earning $25,000?
In-state families earning under $30,000 paid $15,090 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $36,096. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Rutgers's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Rutgers University–New Brunswick cost for a family earning $40,000?
In-state families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $17,496 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $36,096. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Rutgers's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Rutgers University–New Brunswick cost for a family earning $60,000?
In-state families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $18,838 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $36,096. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Rutgers's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Rutgers University–New Brunswick cost for out-of-state students?
Out-of-state tuition at Rutgers is $39,649 a year, against $18,824 for in-state students in 2025-26. In-state students who got federal aid paid $24,897 on average after grants in 2024-25. Adding the $20,825 tuition gap gives about $45,722 a year from out of state. Out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more.
Where these numbers come from

Updated Nov 5, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers