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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
M

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA · Private

+$4,129
<$30k Income
$30-48k: +$2,483
$48-75k: $4,621
Acceptance: 4.7%
Earnings: $143,372
Grad Rate: 96.1%
#2
S

San Diego Mesa College

CA · Public

+$3,351
<$30k Income
$30-48k: +$696
$48-75k: $3,115
Acceptance: N/A
Earnings: $45,120
Grad Rate: 33.8%
#3
S

Skyline College

CA · Public

+$3,190
<$30k Income
$30-48k: +$1,349
$48-75k: $1,379
Acceptance: N/A
Earnings: $55,702
Grad Rate: 41.4%
#4
S

St Petersburg College

FL · Public

+$2,566
<$30k Income
$30-48k: +$787
$48-75k: $2,669
Acceptance: N/A
Earnings: $42,557
Grad Rate: 37.5%
#5
W

Williams College

Williamstown, MA · Private

+$2,421
<$30k Income
$30-48k: +$919
$48-75k: +$123
Acceptance: 10.0%
Earnings: $88,665
Grad Rate: 96.5%
#6
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%
#7
U

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL · Private

+$1,428
<$30k Income
$30-48k: +$294
$48-75k: $770
Acceptance: 4.8%
Earnings: $91,885
Grad Rate: 94.9%
#8
U

University of Minnesota-Morris

Morris, MN · Public

+$544
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $753
$48-75k: $5,967
Acceptance: 70.5%
Earnings: $50,919
Grad Rate: 61.9%
#9
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%
#10
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%
#11
H

Henry Ford College

MI · Public

$55
<$30k Income
$30-48k: +$204
$48-75k: $2,491
Acceptance: N/A
Earnings: $34,795
Grad Rate: 10.6%
#12
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%
#13
C

Chipola College

FL · Public

$118
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $1,282
$48-75k: $2,531
Acceptance: N/A
Earnings: $37,378
Grad Rate: 61.3%
#14
Y

Yeshiva Karlin Stolin

Brooklyn, NY · Private

$181
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $495
$48-75k: $895
Acceptance: N/A
Grad Rate: 33.3%
#15
C

CUNY Hunter College

New York, NY · Public

$262
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $2,264
$48-75k: $6,457
Acceptance: 54.0%
Earnings: $63,163
Grad Rate: 61.0%
#16
T

Texas A&M University-Central Texas

Killeen, TX · Public

$509
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $3,946
$48-75k: +$1,325
Acceptance: 100.0%
#17
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%
#18
F

Florida State College at Jacksonville

FL · Public

$664
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $2,435
$48-75k: $5,084
Acceptance: N/A
Earnings: $42,244
Grad Rate: 32.4%
#19
C

CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

New York, NY · Public

$745
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $2,640
$48-75k: $6,626
Acceptance: 50.5%
Earnings: $75,971
Grad Rate: 72.1%
#20
S

Sisseton Wahpeton College

SD · Public

$778
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $6,807
$48-75k: $5,716
Acceptance: N/A
Earnings: $31,546
Grad Rate: 13.0%
#21
S

South Texas College

TX · Public

$895
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $1,488
$48-75k: $3,261
Acceptance: N/A
Earnings: $36,788
Grad Rate: 27.6%
#22
F

Florida Gateway College

FL · Public

$960
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $2,312
$48-75k: $5,216
Acceptance: N/A
Earnings: $37,894
Grad Rate: 56.6%
#23
S

Seminole State College of Florida

FL · Public

$974
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $2,282
$48-75k: $5,547
Acceptance: N/A
Earnings: $41,733
Grad Rate: 41.9%
#24
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%
#25
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%
#26
N

North Florida College

FL · Public

$1,092
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $1,727
$48-75k: $4,296
Acceptance: N/A
Earnings: $33,929
Grad Rate: 63.5%
#27
N

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL · Private

$1,243
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $3,373
$48-75k: $6,485
Acceptance: 7.1%
Earnings: $89,363
Grad Rate: 95.9%
#28
A

Austin Community College District

TX · Public

$1,278
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $2,317
$48-75k: $6,695
Acceptance: N/A
Earnings: $43,177
Grad Rate: 18.0%
#29
C

CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

New York, NY · Public

$1,290
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $2,942
$48-75k: $7,654
Acceptance: 57.2%
Earnings: $56,195
Grad Rate: 55.5%
#30
I

Indiana University-Kokomo

Kokomo, IN · Public

$1,299
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $3,450
$48-75k: $7,224
Acceptance: 84.7%
Earnings: $49,917
Grad Rate: 44.8%
#31
A

Alpena Community College

MI · Public

$1,336
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $1,608
$48-75k: $5,127
Acceptance: N/A
Earnings: $36,442
Grad Rate: 50.2%
#32
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%
#33
G

Gulf Coast State College

FL · Public

$1,430
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $1,935
$48-75k: $3,860
Acceptance: N/A
Earnings: $38,359
Grad Rate: 44.8%
#34
C

CUNY Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY · Public

$1,466
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $2,954
$48-75k: $6,726
Acceptance: 53.7%
Earnings: $60,752
Grad Rate: 56.6%
#35
J

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD · Private

$1,473
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $2,708
$48-75k: $4,431
Acceptance: 7.6%
Earnings: $87,555
Grad Rate: 94.6%
#36
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%
#37
G

Grays Harbor College

WA · Public

$1,557
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $3,536
$48-75k: $4,969
Acceptance: N/A
Earnings: $40,865
Grad Rate: 31.6%
#38
C

CUNY City College

New York, NY · Public

$1,579
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $3,087
$48-75k: $7,188
Acceptance: 58.1%
Earnings: $66,039
Grad Rate: 54.7%
#39
P

Pensacola State College

FL · Public

$1,650
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $6,874
$48-75k: $8,754
Acceptance: N/A
Earnings: $36,739
Grad Rate: 42.0%
#40
C

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA · Private

$1,667
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $1,023
$48-75k: $7,003
Acceptance: 3.1%
Earnings: $128,566
Grad Rate: 93.2%
#41
O

Ohio University-Eastern Campus

OH · Public

$1,679
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $2,525
$48-75k: $3,973
Acceptance: N/A
Earnings: $52,581
Grad Rate: 20.0%
#42
T

Trinity Valley Community College

TX · Public

$1,714
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $2,725
$48-75k: $5,880
Acceptance: N/A
Earnings: $38,567
Grad Rate: 23.9%
#43
B

Brazosport College

TX · Public

$1,772
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $2,696
$48-75k: $4,761
Acceptance: N/A
Earnings: $45,910
Grad Rate: 38.7%
#44
N

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY · Public

$1,813
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $3,022
$48-75k: $6,638
Acceptance: 96.0%
Earnings: $50,220
Grad Rate: 48.3%
#45
C

CUNY Queens College

Queens, NY · Public

$1,816
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $3,530
$48-75k: $7,186
Acceptance: 68.5%
Earnings: $62,763
Grad Rate: 60.2%
#46
W

West Virginia University at Parkersburg

WV · Public

$1,859
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $3,225
$48-75k: $4,538
Acceptance: N/A
Earnings: $35,171
Grad Rate: 30.6%
#47
A

Amherst College

Amherst, MA · Private

$1,888
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $1,868
$48-75k: $6,112
Acceptance: 9.8%
Earnings: $77,644
Grad Rate: 93.4%
#48
C

College of the Mainland

TX · Public

$1,975
<$30k Income
$30-48k: N/A
$48-75k: N/A
Acceptance: N/A
Earnings: $39,639
Grad Rate: 28.2%
#49
U

United Tribes Technical College

ND · Private

$2,000
<$30k Income
$30-48k: $1,420
$48-75k: $1,856
Acceptance: N/A
Earnings: $25,292
Grad Rate: 33.8%
#50
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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