Harvard offers free tuition to students whose families earn less than $200,000 per year
PERRY RUSSOM, ABC NEWS, WASHINGTON. WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS FROM HARVARD UNIVERSITY THIS NOON STARTING NEXT SCHOOL YEAR, TUITION WILL BE FREE FOR STUDENTS WHOSE FAMILIES MAKE UNDER $200,000 A YEAR. HARVARD MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT THIS MORNING. IT SAYS THE MOVE WILL PUT A HARVARD EDUCATION IN REACH FOR MORE STUDENTS FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS AND EXPERIENCES. ACCORDING TO THE SCHOOL’S WEBSITE, THE COST OF ATTENDING
Harvard offers free tuition to students whose families earn less than $200,000 per year
Updated: 12:27 PM EDT Mar 17, 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.”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’s 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.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. —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.
“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’s 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.
