Free Colleges & Universities

Explore a variety of colleges offering generous financial aid programs that can help reduce or cover the full cost of tuition. Whether you're looking for universities with need-blind admissions or schools that provide substantial support to students from low-income families, there are many options available.

 

• University of the People

www.uopeople.edu

 

• Berea College (Kentucky) 

www.berea.edu

 

• College of the Ozarks (Missouri)

www.cofo.edu

 

• City University of New York (CUNY) - City College of Technology

www.citytech.cuny.edu

 

• California State University, San Bernardino

www.csusb.edu

 

• Webb Institute (New York)

www.webb.edu

 

• Grinnell College (Iowa)

www.grinnell.edu

 

• Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering (Massachusetts)

www.olin.edu

 

• Hampshire College (Massachusetts)

www.hampshire.edu

 

• Mount Holyoke College (Massachusetts)

www.mtholyoke.edu

 

• Wesleyan University (Connecticut)

www.wesleyan.edu

 

• University of Texas at Austin

www.utexas.edu

 

• Cornell University (New York)

www.cornell.edu

 

• Duke University (North Carolina)

www.duke.edu

 

• University of Michigan

www.umich.edu

 

• Northeastern University (Massachusetts)

Offers programs to cover tuition for eligible low-income students.

www.northeastern.edu

 

• University of Chicago (Illinois)

The Chicago Promise program covers tuition for students from families earning below a certain income.

www.uchicago.edu

 

• Harvard University (Massachusetts)

Provides generous financial aid packages, often covering tuition for low-income students.

www.harvard.edu

 

• Stanford University (California)

Offers financial aid that can cover the full cost of tuition for families with incomes below a certain threshold.

www.stanford.edu

 

• Pomona College (California)

Has a no-loan policy and offers significant financial aid.

www.pomona.edu

 

• Vanderbilt University (Tennessee)

Offers substantial financial aid packages that often cover tuition.

www.vanderbilt.edu

 

• Amherst College (Massachusetts)

Provides a generous financial aid program covering tuition for many students.

www.amherst.edu

 

• Rice University (Texas)

Offers financial aid that can cover full tuition for low-income students.

www.rice.edu

 

• Middlebury College (Vermont)

Has a strong financial aid program that can cover tuition for many families.

www.middlebury.edu

 

• Swarthmore College (Pennsylvania)

Offers need-blind admissions and substantial financial aid.

www.swarthmore.edu

 

• Smith College (Massachusetts)

Provides significant financial aid packages that cover tuition for many students.

www.smith.edu

 

• Claremont McKenna College (California)

Offers financial aid that can cover the full cost of tuition for qualifying students.

www.cmc.edu

 

• University of Pennsylvania

Has a need-blind admissions policy for U.S. students and covers full tuition for many.

www.upenn.edu

 

• University of Southern California (USC)

Offers financial aid programs that can substantially reduce tuition for low-income students.

www.usc.edu

 

• Clemson University (South Carolina)

Offers programs to cover tuition for eligible South Carolina residents.

www.clemson.edu

 

• University of California, Berkeley

Offers financial aid programs that cover tuition for low-income students.

www.berkeley.edu

 

• University of Florida

Has programs to cover tuition for Florida residents with family incomes below a certain level.

www.ufl.edu

 

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Offers substantial financial aid packages to cover tuition for eligible students.

www.unc.edu

 

• George Washington University (D.C.)

Provides financial aid that may cover full tuition for low-income students.

www.gwu.edu

 

• Bates College (Maine)

Offers need-based financial aid that can cover the full cost of attendance.

www.bates.edu

 

• Carleton College (Minnesota)

Provides generous financial aid packages to meet full demonstrated need.

www.carleton.edu

 

• Skidmore College (New York)

Offers substantial financial aid that can cover tuition costs.

www.skidmore.edu

 

• Oberlin College (Ohio)

Provides financial aid that often covers full tuition for eligible students.

www.oberlin.edu

 

• Whitman College (Washington)

Offers significant financial aid to meet the full demonstrated need of admitted students.

www.whitman.edu

 

• Colby College (Maine)

Provides need-based financial aid that can cover tuition for many students.

www.colby.edu

 

• Lewis & Clark College (Oregon)

Offers generous financial aid packages that can cover tuition for qualifying students.

www.lclark.edu

 

• Denison University (Ohio)

Provides financial aid packages that often cover tuition for students with financial need.

www.denison.edu

 

• St. Olaf College (Minnesota)

Offers significant financial aid packages to cover tuition for eligible students.

www.stolaf.edu

 

• Earlham College (Indiana)

Offers financial aid that covers tuition for many students.

www.earlham.edu

 

• Bard College (New York)

Provides financial aid that can cover the full cost of attendance for qualifying students.

www.bard.edu

 

Visit the links to learn more about each school and discover which one might be the perfect fit for your academic and financial needs.