Val of S17’s class received what was essentially a free ride from Rutgers.
Rowan offers up to $10k/year merit but doesn’t publicize criteria anymore. That would almost cover tuition in-state for the year. They also have some agreements in place with the area CC where you can go 3 years at CC and pay 1 year at Rowan.
Stockton also offers up to $18k for highly qualified applicants. That gets cost under $10k/yr for instate. A friend’s daughter starts Ramapo in the fall and she got good merit as well but not sure of how much.