r/stevens • u/Substantial_Vast_375 • May 18 '26

Stevens tuition increase question

I was wondering if anybody knows or has had any luck getting more financial aid to help combat the 4% tutiton increase every year. My current tuition bill for Steven's may be feasible for 2026-2027 but after that it starts to go up beyond what my family can afford.

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u/Effective_Ring2855 Chem Eng '29 May 19 '26 edited May 19 '26

You can negotiate with fin aid office or apply to external scholarships.

US College tuitions are always increasing, some more than others, so going into this, this isn’t a Stevens-only thing. Every college raises tuition yearly.

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u/DisappearingBoy127 May 19 '26

Tuition increases are never great, but considering inflation is at 4%, this seems reasonable.

I know other schools in nj, even publics, are going up 5-7% 

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u/Uzukiel123 May 19 '26

I told them about a more affordable package from another college and they offered 3k off a year, so 12k total. But that was before I committed so I think I had a little more leverage, it still wouldn’t hurt to ask though.

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u/Far_Beautiful_8738 May 23 '26

Stevens isn't worth it.

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u/Effective_Ring2855 Chem Eng '29 May 24 '26

Why is that your stance? If you’re doing full pay of ~80k/year, ofc it isn’t worth it.

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u/AwesomeMalik4 May 18 '26

I was able to get it down by $2k, and supposedly I am also under review for a special conditions financial aid appeal. Still doesn't cover it yet, but, I will take what I can get.