Yale University is waiving tuition and other costs for all incoming undergraduates from families earning less than $100,000 a year, joining a growing number of elite universities that are… Reducing costs For middle and low income families.
The Ivy League school announced the change Tuesday and said it would take effect for students entering this fall.
Yale had previously waived all expected costs for students from families with incomes of less than $75,000 per year. By raising the cap to $100,000, the university said nearly half of American families with children between the ages of 6 and 17 would qualify. The new policy also promises to waive tuition — but not all costs — for those with annual incomes of less than $200,000.
“This strategic investment is central to our mission of educating high-achieving students from all backgrounds,” said Dean Scott Strobel. “The benefits are clear as these talented students enrich Yale’s campus and continue to serve their communities after graduation.”
Yale follows a wave of prestigious universities that have taken similar steps to help expand diversity on campus in recent years, including Harvard UniversityPrinceton University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Last fall, Harvard rolled out a nearly identical policy, while Penn moved to make tuition free for families making less than $200,000 a year.
Some of the most selective colleges have doubled down on socioeconomic diversity after the Supreme Court decision Reject affirmative action In university admission. By recruiting more low-income students, many had hoped Blackjack ethnic diversity Without conflicting with the Supreme Court. Many universities brought record numbers of low-income students to their campuses last fall, though many saw a decline in their shares of black and Latino students.
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