UMass schools to offer free tuition for low-income students starting fall 2024
Starting next fall, New England Council member, UMass Boston will waive tuition and fees for thousands of qualifying in-state students as it joins a small but growing number of four-year universities implementing free-tuition programs.
This new initiative will benefit over 3,000 in-state students from families earning $75,000 or less annually. The program, named Beacon Pledge at the school, comes as an increasing number of four-year institutions seek ways to compete with free community college options, which have grown in popularity in Massachusetts and across the country.
“Investing in public higher education is both the right thing to do and the smart thing to do,” UMass Boston Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco said while addressing students and faculty on the Dorchester campus recently.
The New England Council commends UMass Boston on its new initiative.
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