Yale to waive all costs for new undergraduates from families earning less than $100,000

"Yale previously waived all expected costs for students from families earning less than $75,000 a year. By raising the limit to $100,000, the university said nearly half of American households with children ages 6 to 17 will qualify. The new policy also promises to waive tuition - but not all costs - for those with annual incomes under $200,000. "This strategic investment is central to our mission to educate exceptional students from all backgrounds," Provost Scott Strobel said."

"Yale follows a wave of prestigious universities that have made similar moves to help widen campus diversity in recent years, including Harvard University, Princeton 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 annually. Some of the most selective colleges have doubled down on socioeconomic diversity following the Supreme Court's rejection of affirmative action in college admissions."

Yale will eliminate tuition and other costs for all new undergraduates from families earning less than $100,000 a year, effective for students entering this fall. The university previously covered expected costs for families earning under $75,000 and raising the threshold to $100,000 will qualify nearly half of American households with children ages 6 to 17. The policy also waives tuition, but not all expenses, for families with annual incomes under $200,000. The move follows similar measures at other elite universities and is part of efforts to expand socioeconomic diversity after the Supreme Court's rejection of affirmative action.

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