Listworthy: Colleges That Offer ‘No Student Loan’ Programming and Reduced Tuition Options

This quarter’s Listworthy was originally going to be a ‘Ripped From the Headlines’ piece, but I elected to modify it for Listworthy instead. And what a list it is! For those of you who are looking for some great schools that offer reduced tuition, options for no student loans – usually replaced with Federal Work Study, scholarships and institutional grants instead – this is the list for you!). Of the original 50 schools in the article from Forbes.com, I have cherry picked 24 of the best offers for your review and consideration.

These programs will likely be best utilized by families with students that are certain to go on to an advanced degree program to achieve their career goals and need to save as much money as possible to afford the best graduate school available, when financial aid options are a bit more difficult to come by, OR by lower income families that have outstanding students.

So, all that said, here’s the list! (in alphabetical order):

1. Alice Lloyd College (tuition free with required campus work)

2. Amherst College (all student loans replaced with grants)

3.Boston University (all student loans replaced with grants)

4. Brown University (all student loans replaced with scholarships)

5. College of the Ozarks (tuition free with required campus work)

6. Columbia University (no family contribution with income < $60,000 and normal assets)

7. Cornell University (no family contribution with income < $60,000 and normal assets)

8. Dartmouth College (no family contribution with income < $100,000 and normal assets)

9. Duke University (no family contribution with income < $60,000 and normal assets)

10. Harvard University (families between $65,000-$150,000 incomes will pay 0%-10% of their income)

11. Haverford College (no loans for students with family incomes <$60,000)

12. Johns Hopkins University (former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg made a $1.8 billion contribution to the school, allowing them to cover whatever costs are needed beyond the family EFC

13. CUNY Macaulay Honors College (All students received merit-based scholarship to cover tuition)

14. Northwestern University (All need-based aid comes without student loans)

15. Princeton University (Students attend for free if family income is <$65,000)

16. Rice University (Tuition is waived for families with income between $65,000 and $130,000 – for those below $65,000 all additional costs are covered)

17. Stanford University (all student loans replaced with scholarships)

18. Texas A&M University – College Station (no family contribution with income < $60,000 and normal assets – for 2021-22 school year, the income ceiling moves to $130,000)

19. Tufts University (no loans for students with family incomes <$60,000)

20. University of Pennsylvania (Grants will cover anything above EFC)

21. Vanderbilt University (all student loans replaced with grants)

22. Washington University in St. Louis (no loans for students with family incomes <$75,000)

23. Wesleyan University (no loans for students with family incomes <$60,000)

24. Yale University (no student loans in financial aid packages)

Want to peruse the full list? Please use this link: https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackfriedman/2021/02/22/no-student-loans-50-colleges-with-reduced-or-free-tuition/?sh=b3fcbd570430