TODAY. WELL, BEN HARVARD ESTIMATES THAT ABOUT 86% OF ALL U.S. FAMILIES WILL QUALIFY FOR THIS FINANCIAL AID STARTING NEXT YEAR. UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AT HARVARD WILL GET TO ATTEND COMPLETELY FREE IF THEIR FAMILY鈥橲 ANNUAL INCOME IS LESS THAN $100,000. THAT INCLUDES TUITION, FOOD, HOUSING, HEALTH INSURANCE AND TRAVEL COSTS. STUDENTS WHOSE FAMILIES MAKE LESS THAN $200,000 WILL GET FREE TUITION. ADDITIONAL AID FOR THOSE FAMILIES WILL BE CONSIDERED DEPENDING ON THEIR FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES. HARVARD SAYS THEY鈥橵E MADE THIS DECISION TO BROADEN THEIR PROSPECTIVE STUDENT POOL. ADVOCATES FOR FREE COLLEGE TUITION SAY UNIVERSITIES NEED TO STEP UP TO BE MORE AFFORDABLE. WE ARE, YOU KNOW, LOOKING TO FIND STATEWIDE AND UNIVERSITY OPTIONS TO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CARE FOR OUR STUDENTS AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE AN ACTIVE ABILITY TO TO GET THEIR EDUCATION. WE WERE TOLD OUR GENERATION AND YOUNGER WERE TOLD THAT THIS WAS THE PATH TO THE AMERICAN DREAM. $2,000 GRANTS WILL BE GIVEN TO STUDENTS WHOSE FAMILIES MAKE LESS THAN $100,000 A YEAR. THEIR FIRST AND THIRD YEARS. THIS FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AND WILL START NEXT ACADEMIC YEAR. WE'
Harvard offers free tuition to students whose families earn less than $200,000 per year
University estimates that 86% of all U.S. families will qualify
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Updated: 1:10 PM CDT Mar 20, 2025
Starting with the next academic year, Harvard University will make tuition free for undergraduate families with an annual income of $200,000 or less. Additionally, the cost of attendance will be free for students from families with an annual income of $100,000 or less, Harvard leaders announced. For these students, Harvard will cover the costs of tuition, food, housing, health insurance and travel. They will also receive $2,000 grants in their first year and junior year. "Putting Harvard within financial reach for more individuals widens the array of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives that all of our students encounter, fostering their intellectual and personal growth," Harvard University President Alan M. Garber said in a statement.Harvard estimates that 86% of all U.S. families will qualify for the new financial aid program."We know the most talented students come from different socioeconomic backgrounds and experiences, from every state and around the globe," said William R. Fitzsimmons, Harvard College鈥檚 dean of admissions and financial aid. "Our financial aid is critical to ensuring that these students know Harvard College is a place where they can be part of a vibrant learning community strengthened by their presence and participation."Harvard's announcement follows several similar announcements from other institutions in the region, including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which also made tuition free for students from families earning less than $200,000 per year. The University of Massachusetts Amherst announced earlier this month a program providing free tuition to students from families earning $75,000 or less; Holy Cross in Worcester announced in October that free tuition grant eligibility would be expanded to families who earn less than $100,000; and Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire made a similar offer to Granite State students in September.
Starting with the next academic year, Harvard University will make tuition free for undergraduate families with an annual income of $200,000 or less.
Additionally, the cost of attendance will be free for students from families with an annual income of $100,000 or less, . For these students, Harvard will cover the costs of tuition, food, housing, health insurance and travel. They will also receive $2,000 grants in their first year and junior year.
"Putting Harvard within financial reach for more individuals widens the array of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives that all of our students encounter, fostering their intellectual and personal growth," Harvard University President Alan M. Garber said in a statement.
Harvard estimates that 86% of all U.S. families will qualify for the new financial aid program.
"We know the most talented students come from different socioeconomic backgrounds and experiences, from every state and around the globe," said William R. Fitzsimmons, Harvard College鈥檚 dean of admissions and financial aid. "Our financial aid is critical to ensuring that these students know Harvard College is a place where they can be part of a vibrant learning community strengthened by their presence and participation."
Harvard's announcement follows several similar announcements from other institutions in the region, including the , which also made tuition free for students from families earning less than $200,000 per year.
The announced earlier this month a program providing free tuition to students from families earning $75,000 or less; announced in October that free tuition grant eligibility would be expanded to families who earn less than $100,000; and in New Hampshire made a similar offer to Granite State students in September.
