List of Tuition-Free Schools for Low-Income Students (Depending on Family Earnings)

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Cornell: Zero Student Loans and Zero Expected Family Contribution for income up to $75K

For the 2024–25 academic year, most families with total annual income up to $75,000 and typical assets will receive aid offers that include grant aid and work-study only—no student loans. A typical aid offer will include:

  • $0 expected student and parent contributions (maximizes grant/scholarship aid)

  • $5,000 work-study award* (and abundant work-study job opportunities)

  • $0 student loans*

Purdue has the Boiler Gold Grant for low income for instate Indiana residents earning less than $80K:

”Undergraduate Indiana residents at the West Lafayette campus, and incoming resident freshmen students at Purdue Indianapolis, who are enrolled full-time (12 credit hours or more) and pursuing their first bachelor’s degree are eligible. Qualifying students must either be Federal Pell Grant eligible or have a family-adjusted gross income (AGI) of $80,000 or less on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Students filing independently will be considered based on their Federal Pell Grant eligibility and AGI.”

“We subtract the total amount of any gift aid (e.g., Pell Grants, scholarships or awards) from the total cost of tuition, fees and estimated book costs. Any remaining balance is covered by the Boiler Gold Grant for up to 8 semesters (that’s all four years!).”

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