Building a Comparison Group for Tuition Aid Grant Recipients Using the New Jersey Statewide Data System

July 29, 2025

A new report from the New Jersey Statewide Data System examines the effect of the New Jersey Tuition Aid Grant program on college graduation. Researchers from the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, analyzed the impact of financial aid on student success. Results from the analysis showed that the New Jersey Tuition Aid Grant program positively affects graduation outcomes among first-time, full-time matriculated students, and include comparisons of graduation rates based on demographic characteristics and participation in developmental coursework. The report was written by Heldrich Center staff Khudodod Khudododov, Ph.D., Research Project Manager, and Ahmad Salman Zafar, former Research Assistant.