Top US Schools with Tuition Waivers Based on Family Income

Ivy League and Top Private Universities:

1. Harvard University – Free tuition for families earning <$85,000; full aid for <$75,000.

2. Princeton University – Full tuition for families <$100,000; room and board included for <$65,000.

3. Yale University – Full tuition waiver for families earning <$75,000.

4. Stanford University – Tuition-free for families <$150,000; full cost covered for <$100,000.

5. MIT – No tuition for families earning <$75,000.

6. University of Pennsylvania – Tuition-free for families <$75,000.

7. Columbia University – Free tuition for families <$75,000.

8. Brown University – Covers full tuition for families earning <$60,000.

9. Dartmouth College – Tuition-free for families <$100,000.

10. Cornell University – Free tuition for families <$60,000.

National Research Universities:

11. Rice University – "The Rice Investment" provides free tuition for families <$130,000; full cost for <$65,000.

12. California Institute of Technology (Caltech) – Full tuition for families earning <$80,000.

13. University of Chicago – Covers full tuition for families <$125,000.

14. Northwestern University – Free tuition for families <$75,000.

15. Emory University – Full tuition waivers for families earning <$75,000.

16. Duke University – Tuition-free for families <$65,000.

17. Washington University in St. Louis – Free tuition for families <$75,000.

18. Vanderbilt University – Free tuition for families <$75,000.

19. Notre Dame – Full tuition waiver for families earning <$65,000.

20. Johns Hopkins University – Covers full tuition for families earning <$80,000.

Prominent Public Universities:

21. University of Michigan – Go Blue Guarantee: Free tuition for families <$65,000.

22. University of California, Berkeley – Blue and Gold Opportunity: Free tuition for families <$80,000.

23. University of Virginia – Free tuition and board for families <$80,000.

24. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – Carolina Covenant: Full tuition for families <$80,000.

25. University of Texas at Austin – Texas Advance Commitment: Tuition-free for families <$65,000.

26. University of Wisconsin-Madison – Bucky’s Tuition Promise: Free tuition for families <$65,000.

27. University of Florida – Offers full tuition waivers for qualifying low-income families.

28. University of Washington – Husky Promise: Covers tuition for families <$70,000.

29. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign – Illinois Commitment: Free tuition for families <$67,100.

30. The Ohio State University – Land Grant Opportunity: Covers full tuition for low-income families.

Liberal Arts Colleges:

31. Williams College – Free tuition for families <$75,000.

32. Amherst College – No loans, full tuition for families <$60,000.

33. Swarthmore College – Covers all tuition for families <$75,000.

34. Pomona College – Full tuition waiver for families <$65,000.

35. Wellesley College – Free tuition for families <$60,000.

36. Bowdoin College – Covers all tuition for families <$60,000.

37. Middlebury College – Free tuition for families <$65,000.

38. Colby College – No loans, full tuition for families <$65,000.

39. Davidson College – Covers full tuition for families <$70,000.

40. Haverford College – Free tuition for families <$60,000.

Other Notable Schools:

41. Berea College – Free tuition for all students.

42. Deep Springs College – Covers all tuition, room, and board.

43. Texas A&M University – Aggie Assurance: Free tuition for families <$60,000.

44. University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) – Blue and Gold Opportunity: Tuition-free for families <$80,000.

45. University of Southern California (USC) – Tuition-free for families <$80,000.

46. Smith College – No loans, tuition-free for families <$60,000.

47. Claremont McKenna College – Covers tuition for families <$75,000.

48. Grinnell College – Full tuition for families <$75,000.

49. Hamilton College – Tuition-free for families <$65,000.

50. Colorado College – No loans, full tuition for families <$60,000.