Scholarships
Two great programs...FREE tuition & fees for qualified students!
First-Year (Freshman) Applicants
First-year merit scholarships are based on both academic and extracurricular achievement.
Academic:
- Official High School Transcript
Extracurricular:
- Work (part-time or summer jobs)
- Volunteerism or community engagement
- Family responsibilities
- School/community clubs/organizations
- Other experiences that have been meaningful to you
Note: For scholarship consideration, students must fully complete the Activities section within the Common Application.*
Other:
- Student Essay
- Letter(s) of Recommendation
Other First-Year (Freshman) Scholarship Opportunities:
Note: These scholarships are supplemental to our other first-year merit awards.
- Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher (all GPAs will be converted to a 4.0 scale)
- Incoming first-year students may receive the Tuition Scholarship for up to eight semesters.
- Student's permanent address must be in a U.S. state outside of New Jersey, or Puerto Rico, and not eligible for in-state tuition.
- Students must maintain continuous full-time enrollment and a 3.0 cumulative Stockton University GPA to renew the award.
- Student must reside in on-campus housing to maintain this award.
Amount:$8,258/year^
- Must have applied and been admitted as an international student.
- Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher (all GPAs will be converted to a 4.0 scale)
- Incoming first-year students may receive the scholarship for up to eight semesters.
- Students must maintain continuous full-time enrollment and a 3.0 cumulative Stockton University GPA to renew the award.
- Student must reside in on-campus housing to maintain this award.
Amount:$8,258/year^
Transfer Applicants
Excellence in Academics Award
- Must have 16 or more earned, transferable, non-basic skills credits from a regionally accredited undergraduate institution.
- Cumulative GPA minimum: 3.4
- Transcripts from all previously attended institutions will be used to calculate cumulative GPA.
- New transfer applicants only; students applying for readmission or first-year applicants do not qualify.
Amounts:
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GPA 3.4-3.74:
$1,000/year -
GPA 3.75-3.99:
$2,000/year -
GPA 4.0:
$3,000/year
Other Transfer Scholarship Opportunities:
Note: These scholarships are supplemental to the Excellence in Academics Award.
Defined and administered by the State of New Jersey
Amount: up to $2,500/year
- Cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher (all GPAs will be converted to a 4.0 scale)
- Incoming Transfer students may receive the Tuition Scholarship for up to six semesters, depending on the number of credits transferred to Stockton.
- Student's permanent address must be in a U.S. state outside of New Jersey, or Puerto Rico, and not eligible for in-state tuition.
- Students must maintain continuous full-time enrollment and a 3.0 cumulative Stockton University GPA to renew the award.
- Student must reside in on-campus housing to maintain this award.
- Transcripts from all previously attended institutions will be used to calculate cumulative GPA.
- New transfer applicants only; students applying for readmission or first-year applicants do not qualify.
Amount: $8,258/year^
- Must have applied and been admitted as an international student.
- Cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher (all GPAs will be converted to a 4.0 scale)
- Incoming transfer students may receive the scholarship for up to six semesters, depending on the number of credits transferred to Stockton.
- Students must maintain continuous full-time enrollment and a 3.0 cumulative Stockton University GPA to renew the award.
- Student must reside in on-campus housing to maintain this award.
- Transcripts from all previously attended institutions will be used to calculate cumulative GPA.
- New transfer applicants only; students applying for readmission or first-year applicants do not qualify.
Amount: $8,258/year^
Stockton Foundation Scholarships
The Stockton University Foundation maintains a robust merit-based scholarship program with approximately 200 scholarships. These scholarships are made possible thanks to the generous donations of alumni, friends of the university, organizations and businesses.
Open to current Stockton students, the Foundation Scholarship program honors the institution’s highest achieving, most deserving students. Recipients are chosen annually by the Presidential-appointed Stockton University Scholarship Selection Committee, and the program is administered by the Office of Development & Alumni Relations.
The 2025-2026 Foundation Scholarship application will open January 2025.
Visit the Foundation Scholarships webpage for the new application cycle, deadlines, and complete eligibility details. Please direct questions to foundationscholarships@stockton.edu.
Financial Aid & Bursar
Need more information on funding your Stockton education? Staff in our Office of Financial Aid and Bursar's Office are here to help!
Do you have questions about:
- Completing your FAFSA?
- Sources of Federal and/or State aid, such as grants, loans, or work-study?
- How to view your financial aid package and accept/decline your award?
Do you have questions about:
- Payment plans?
- Costs?
- Meal Plan options?
- Using our bill estimator to customize your approximate costs?
