Tuition & Fees

To maintain graduate status for each semester at the university, each student must be considered:

1. Full-time (nine or more credits);
2. Part-time (one to eight credits); or
3. On leave.

Contact the Office for Admissions and Recruitment if you have questions about maintaining graduate status.

• $1,083 per credit - in-state students
• $1,620 per credit - out-of-state students

General Service Fee:

• $425 per semester (includes technology fee)

• Initial Computing/Network Services Fee - $100 (one-time fee, new students only)
• Books - approximately $100 (per three-credit course)
• Parking (Piscataway Lots) - $230 (commuter fee per year, $360 per year for students who live on campus)
• Parking (Newark Lots) - $240 (commuter fee per year, $370 per year for students who live on campus)
• International Services - $500 (per semester, international students only)

The Rutgers University Student Financial Aid website has been developed for students and graduates from within the University system. For information on Financial Aid, including their office locations, application procedures and other resources, please contact the Financial Aid Office.

Tuition and fees are payable in full each semester at the time of registration unless a student selects to use the installment plan (see below). All registrations must be coordinated through the Office of the Registrar.

For billing concerns and questions, please contact the Student Accounting Office.

Students will receive an email from the Student Accounting Office with installment plan options and instructions on how to login and accept an installment plan. There is a $50 fee per semester for students who select this plan. For more information, please contact the Rutgers University Student Accounting Office.

Students who are not planning to register for a semester and do not plan to withdraw from the school must petition for an official "Leave of Absence" with the Office of Student Affairs during the registration period that the leave of absence will become effective. This policy applies to students enrolled in a dual degree program with another Rutgers school or another university who, because of the requirements of the dual degree program, are not registering at the Rutgers School of Public Health for a semester. 

A student’s petition for a leave must be approved by the Assistant Dean for Student Services and Alumni Affairs.

A non-refundable fee of $50 per semester is required to maintain status — exceptions are made for students enrolled in dual degree programs. 

Students extending a leave beyond one semester must petition for the subsequent official leave and pay an additional $50 fee. The total leave cannot exceed two consecutive semesters. The time period granted for a notification of absence is excluded from the overall time requirement to complete the degree program.

A maintaining matriculation student is a matriculated student who is approved to complete unfinished work required for courses from previous semesters but is not involved in an academic enhancement outside their usual curriculum. Such a student is not taking any new courses but will be registered in a course entitled “Maintaining Matriculation.” For more information, visit the Policies page.

To register for maintaining matriculation, a student should submit an approved Request for Maintaining Matriculation form to the Office of the Registrar. This registration requires the payment of a $35 fee for each semester this type of registration is used. Examples of students eligible for maintaining matriculation status:

• Student who is working on incomplete grade(s), including research/capstone, from prior term.
• Student who is awaiting registration approval for Applied Practice Experience (MPH or DrPH) but has completed required coursework other than Practicum Capstone or Research.
• Student who is awaiting registration approval for Practicum Capstone (MPH), Capstone (MS-HOPE), MS Research or Doctoral Research but has completed all required coursework.
• Student who has completed all required coursework and is awaiting completion of the Interprofessional Education activity requirement.
• Student who has successfully defended their dissertation/thesis and is awaiting graduation.
• Student who is awaiting graduation due to missing a graduation date.
• Student who has returned for a certificate having completed all required courses for the certificate.

It is university policy that each student enrolled in a program at the university on a full-time basis (9 credits or more) must have adequate health and accident insurance coverage. All full-time students will be automatically billed for health insurance and will be mailed an information packet. Students will be asked to choose the university’s insurance plan or may waive participation if they have current health and accident insurance that meets minimum requirements set by the university. Information about waiver forms is available by visiting https://www.universityhealthplans.com and selecting Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Non-matriculated and part-time students are welcome to purchase insurance. The university’s health provider is United Health Plan. The plan does offer coverage for one’s spouse and children at an additional cost.

A student’s residency status is evaluated at the time of the student’s application but can be adjusted along the way if appropriate. Please review the Student Residency for Tuition Purposes Policy if you are considering applying for in-state residency for tuition purposes. 

PLEASE NOTE: All New Jersey Residency applications and supporting documents should be sent to rbhsregistrar@rbhs.rutgers.edu to ensure timely and comprehensive response to all applications. Applications will be reviewed and responded to in the order in which they are received.

Student Residency for Tuition Purposes Policy – The policy guiding the process in regard to student residency for tuition purposes.

Residency Analysis Form Instructions – The instructions on how to have your in-state residency status reevaluated by the institution.

Residency Analysis Form – The completion of this form is required to have your in-state residency status reevaluated for tuition purposes at Rutgers University.