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Yale to Offer Free Tuition for Families Under $200,000, Full Costs Covered Below $100,000

The shift places Yale alongside peer institutions enlarging need-based aid to widen access and sustain diversity after affirmative action limits.

Johns Hopkins Makes Homewood Undergraduate Tuition Free for Families Under $200,000

Franklin & Marshall Makes First-Year Tuition Free for Low-Income Pa. Students, Caps Others at Penn State Rate

University of Utah Launches Utah Promise With Free Tuition for Eligible In-State Freshmen Beginning Fall 2026

Trump Signs Law Capping Graduate Loans and Streamlining Repayment

Brown Student Testifies on Administrative Bloat, Urges Mandated Spending Transparency