<p>Do in-state residents get a discount on tuition at Princeton? I have heard many schools, including private ones, giving their in-state residents about a 50% discount in tuition. Is this true of Princeton also?</p>
<p>No, but NJ residents may be eligible for need based grant for NJ residents.</p>
<p>also, if you live in NJ you get a grant instead of work/study</p>
<p>Way off topic here, but I (proudly) read your response on the Parent’s board (#125 on Final Decisions thread) about what made your D choose Princeton. 
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<p>Congrats to your daughter, Princeton '09!</p>
<p>edit: prompted by 22 Frets’ post
note to ed1234: Thanks for all your great info, esp. regarding the integrated sci program. Best wishes!</p>
<p>oooh, sorry–that’s ec1234. Must get people’s names right.</p>
<p>Are the grants need-based like 22frets mentioned, or are all NJ residents qualified for them? And if they are need-based, are they more generous than the financial aid provided by regular universities, or more basically, how are they different from regular financial aid? Also, are there any other qualifications for these grants besides family income?</p>
<p>all grants are need based, but princeton is very generous with the need-based aid. Scholarships are used first to replace work-study, and only then is the grant aid reduced (one of my friends who is from nj, and thus does not have work-study was allowed to keep her national merit scholarship and use it to buy a computer). There are no loans, and campus jobs pay ridiculously well (most of them over $10 an hour, and just for sitting there and being able to do homework). If you work at the u-store you get free books too. Also, unlike some other places, Princeton makes an effort to allow non-work study kids to work all of the same jobs and at the same rates (work study kids are cheaper for the university because the government pays half, i think). I’m not on any financial aid but I did have a job for awhile this fall, and it made no difference that i wasnt work-study</p>
<p>Wait, I’m still confused. Is this grant provided by the state or Princeton? Do in-staters get more grant money than out-of-staters? Do the state give grants specifically to students who go to college in that state? How much aid do u think a NJ student with a family income of about $130K will recieve(I know this is really general), but a rough estimate would be appreciated.</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure that this particular grant is provided by princeton, which would mean that in-staters get approx $2000 more in aid than out of staters… but the work requirement really isnt all that hard, and most people get scholarships anyway. I have no idea how much aid you would get, theres a calculator on the princeton website.</p>
<p>As ec1234 stated the grants are need based, but I think Priceton realizes that NJ is one of the most expensive states to live in. My advice is apply, get accepted and when the fat package comes, you may be pleasantly surprised. Note: that any outside scholarships will reduce the Pton grant except for the students’ portion ( summer earnings and work study) and the cost of a computer.</p>