UT Rio Grande Valley offers free tuition for students with household incomes less than $75,000
Texas students whose families make $75,000 or less next year will be eligible for full tuition and fees from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, the latest move in a growing list of efforts from the UT System to make college accessible to low-income students.
“The UT System is committed to increasing access and student success at all of our institutions,” UT System Chancellor James. B. Milliken said in a statement. “We applaud UTRGV for launching this extraordinary program.”
The program, which UT Rio Grande Valley announced Monday, is open to all in-state undergraduate students, including freshmen and returning and transfer students, given that they meet certain requirements, such as minimum GPA and ACT scores. The tuition break could remove barriers to higher education for thousands of low-income and middle-class families as university officials estimate more than half of undergraduates will not have to pay tuition or fees during the 2020-2021 school year. The school had an undergraduate enrollment of 25,000 students in 2018. More than 90% were Texas residents.
“The ability to pay for college should not be a determining factor in who attends a UT institution,” Board of Regents Chairman Kevin P. Eltife said in a statement. “The regents are committed to minimizing financial barriers, and we are exceptionally pleased with UTRGV’s new tuition assistance program.”
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