Yale offers free tuition for new undergrads from families earning less than $100,000

"Yale University is eliminating tuition and other costs for all new undergraduates from families earning less than $100,000 a year, joining a growing number of elite campuses that are slashing costs for middle- and lower-income families. The Ivy League school announced the change Tuesday and said it will take effect for students entering this fall. Yale previously waived all expected costs for students from families earning less than $75,000 a year."

"By raising the limit to $100,000, the university said nearly half of American households with children ages 6 to 17 will qualify. The new policy also promises to waive tuition - but not all costs - for those with annual incomes under $200,000. "This strategic investment is central to our mission to educate exceptional students from all backgrounds," Provost Scott Strobel said. "The benefits are evident as these talented students enrich the Yale campus and go on to serve their communities after graduation.""

Yale will eliminate tuition and other costs for all new undergraduates from families earning under $100,000 annually, effective for students entering this fall. The change raises the previous $75,000 threshold, enabling nearly half of American households with children ages 6 to 17 to qualify. The policy also waives tuition — but not all expenses — for families with incomes under $200,000. Several peer institutions including Harvard, Princeton, Penn, and MIT have adopted similar measures. Many selective colleges expanded low-income enrollment after the Supreme Court barred affirmative action, as a pathway to sustain socioeconomic and racial diversity.

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