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Free Tuition Colleges for Low-Income Families

Colleges with free or near-free tuition for students from families earning under $30,000/year.

Understanding This Data

Actual Net Price (This Page)

What students in each income bracket actually paid after all grants and scholarships. Based on federal data from students who received financial aid (2022-2023).

Announced Policies

What schools promise to charge (e.g., "free under $200k"). Policies may be newer than the federal data and vary by circumstances.

Negative values (shown as +$X) mean students received more in grants than the cost of attendance - they got money back for books, housing, and living expenses.

Under $30k Under $75k Under $100k
#1
W

Williams College

Williamstown, MA · Private

+$2,610
<$30k Income
$30-48k: +$1,727
$48-75k: +$1,978
Acceptance: 10.0%
Earnings: $88,665
Grad Rate: 95.1%
#2
M

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA · Private

+$2,533
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $93
$48-75k: $1,480
Acceptance: 4.7%
Earnings: $143,372
Grad Rate: 96.2%
#3
B

Brown University

Providence, RI · Private

+$2,158
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $2,273
$48-75k: $7,757
Acceptance: 5.2%
Earnings: $93,487
Grad Rate: 96.0%
#4
C

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA · Private

+$2,133
<$30k Income
$30-48k: +$2,886
$48-75k: $431
Acceptance: 3.1%
Earnings: $128,566
Grad Rate: 93.8%
#5
U

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL · Private

+$1,264
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $914
$48-75k: $226
Acceptance: 4.8%
Earnings: $91,885
Grad Rate: 95.4%
#6
I

Indiana University-Kokomo

Kokomo, IN · Public

+$583
<$30k Income
$30-48k: +$541
$48-75k: $2,375
Acceptance: 84.7%
Earnings: $49,917
Grad Rate: 45.2%
#7
S

Stanford University

Stanford, CA · Private

+$79
<$30k Income
$30-48k: +$350
$48-75k: $1,323
Acceptance: 3.9%
Earnings: $124,080
Grad Rate: 92.8%
#8
C

Colegio Universitario de San Juan

San Juan, PR · Public

$29
<$30k Income
$30-48k: +$32
$48-75k: $5,278
Acceptance: 80.9%
Earnings: $26,510
Grad Rate: 30.1%
#9
D

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH · Private

$41
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $489
$48-75k: $2,695
Acceptance: 6.2%
Earnings: $97,434
Grad Rate: 95.8%
#10
P

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ · Private

$41
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $352
$48-75k: $1,217
Acceptance: 4.5%
Earnings: $110,066
Grad Rate: 97.4%
#11
W

Washington and Lee University

Lexington, VA · Private

$76
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $887
$48-75k: $6,983
Acceptance: 17.4%
Earnings: $94,810
Grad Rate: 94.9%
#12
Y

Yeshiva Karlin Stolin

Brooklyn, NY · Private

$181
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $495
$48-75k: $895
Acceptance: N/A
Grad Rate: 33.3%
#13
J

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD · Private

$428
<$30k Income
$30-48k: +$213
$48-75k: $4,179
Acceptance: 7.6%
Earnings: $87,555
Grad Rate: 94.2%
#14
T

Texas A&M University-Central Texas

Killeen, TX · Public

$509
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $3,946
$48-75k: +$1,325
Acceptance: 100.0%
#15
C

CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

New York, NY · Public

$607
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $2,052
$48-75k: $6,312
Acceptance: 50.5%
Earnings: $75,971
Grad Rate: 72.1%
#16
P

Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music

San Juan, PR · Public

$636
<$30k Income
$30-48k: N/A
$48-75k: $7,175
Acceptance: 81.0%
Earnings: $19,474
Grad Rate: 57.1%
#17
S

San Diego Christian College

Santee, CA · Private

$992
<$30k Income
$30-48k: N/A
$48-75k: N/A
Acceptance: 62.8%
Earnings: $49,766
Grad Rate: 21.4%
#18
U

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA · Private

$1,026
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $4,759
$48-75k: $17,585
Acceptance: 5.9%
Earnings: $111,371
Grad Rate: 96.8%
#19
C

CUNY Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY · Public

$1,029
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $2,287
$48-75k: $6,193
Acceptance: 53.7%
Earnings: $60,752
Grad Rate: 55.2%
#20
C

CUNY Hunter College

New York, NY · Public

$1,029
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $1,935
$48-75k: $6,003
Acceptance: 54.0%
Earnings: $63,163
Grad Rate: 58.8%
#21
U

University of Florida-Online

Gainesville, FL · Public

$1,035
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $3,690
$48-75k: $5,162
Acceptance: 64.4%
Earnings: $71,588
Grad Rate: 77.7%
#22
U

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI · Public

$1,043
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $1,878
$48-75k: $4,895
Acceptance: 17.9%
Earnings: $83,648
Grad Rate: 93.2%
#23
C

CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

New York, NY · Public

$1,073
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $2,506
$48-75k: $6,760
Acceptance: 57.2%
Earnings: $56,195
Grad Rate: 55.7%
#24
A

Amherst College

Amherst, MA · Private

$1,086
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $1,570
$48-75k: $17,478
Acceptance: 9.8%
Earnings: $77,644
Grad Rate: 93.7%
#25
T

Trinity International University-Illinois

Deerfield, IL · Private

$1,242
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $13,991
$48-75k: N/A
Acceptance: 93.2%
Earnings: $46,989
Grad Rate: 45.9%
#26
C

CUNY City College

New York, NY · Public

$1,251
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $2,990
$48-75k: $6,811
Acceptance: 58.1%
Earnings: $66,039
Grad Rate: 55.8%
#27
S

Smith College

Northampton, MA · Private

$1,363
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $3,737
$48-75k: $6,559
Acceptance: 19.7%
Earnings: $64,027
Grad Rate: 89.4%
#28
T

Talmudical Seminary of Bobov

Brooklyn, NY · Private

$1,399
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $1,603
$48-75k: $1,600
Acceptance: 98.1%
Earnings: $22,432
Grad Rate: 43.0%
#29
I

Indiana University-Northwest

Gary, IN · Public

$1,419
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $331
$48-75k: $5,159
Acceptance: 76.7%
Earnings: $43,361
Grad Rate: 37.1%
#30
U

University of Michigan-Flint

Flint, MI · Public

$1,517
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $2,386
$48-75k: $3,752
Acceptance: 68.8%
Earnings: $53,230
Grad Rate: 42.5%
#31
N

New College of Florida

Sarasota, FL · Public

$1,528
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $3,287
$48-75k: $2,632
Acceptance: 74.0%
Earnings: $48,082
Grad Rate: 61.8%
#32
C

CUNY Queens College

Queens, NY · Public

$1,541
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $3,133
$48-75k: $6,785
Acceptance: 68.5%
Earnings: $62,763
Grad Rate: 56.4%
#33
C

CUNY Lehman College

Bronx, NY · Public

$1,589
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $2,374
$48-75k: $6,834
Acceptance: 55.4%
Earnings: $58,013
Grad Rate: 50.3%
#34
U

University of Minnesota-Morris

Morris, MN · Public

$1,694
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $4,126
$48-75k: $3,213
Acceptance: 70.5%
Earnings: $50,919
Grad Rate: 62.2%
#35
W

Washington University in St Louis

St. Louis, MO · Private

$1,716
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $1,928
$48-75k: $5,578
Acceptance: 12.0%
Earnings: $86,182
Grad Rate: 94.3%
#36
N

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL · Private

$1,764
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $6,099
$48-75k: $7,898
Acceptance: 7.1%
Earnings: $89,363
Grad Rate: 95.5%
#37
C

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY · Private

$1,776
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $4,070
$48-75k: $6,796
Acceptance: 8.2%
Earnings: $104,043
Grad Rate: 95.3%
#38
U

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL · Public

$1,982
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $2,768
$48-75k: $7,151
Acceptance: 24.0%
Earnings: $71,588
Grad Rate: 91.3%
#39
B

Bais Medrash Toras Chesed

Lakewood, NJ · Private

$2,000
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $7,002
$48-75k: $7,645
Acceptance: 63.0%
Grad Rate: 32.1%

Recent Policy Updates (2024-2025):

Income brackets: $0-30k, $30-48k, $48-75k, $75-110k, $110k+ (annual family income from FAFSA). See official methodology (PDF)

Data source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

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