Education News Rice University to Give Free Tuition to Middle-Class Undergraduates

[BeckyDem]

What’s more, Rice administrators say that families making even more — up to $200,000 — will get scholarships covering at least half of their tuition.
Laura Isensee | Posted on September 18, 2018, 12:44 PM (Last Updated: September 18, 2018, 1:07 PM)

Rice University announced Tuesday that it will give full tuition scholarships to middle-class undergraduates, following the likes of Stanford, Princeton and other elite higher education institutions trying to make college more affordable for more families.

It costs just over $46,000 in annual tuition to attend Rice University.

That may be a bargain compared to other private institutions. But starting in the fall of 2019, Rice will give free tuition to students whose families earn between $65,000 and $130,000 a year.

“Talent deserves opportunity,” Rice President David Leebron said in a statement. “We’ve built on our already generous financial aid to provide more support to lower-income and middle-class families and ensure that these students have access to the best in private higher education.”

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2018/09/18/304551/rice-university-to-give-free-tuition-to-middle-class-undergraduates/

[malthaussen]

1. "Between 65,000 amd 130,000?

Do we infer from this that Rice does not admit students with families making less than $65,000?

-- Mal

[BeckyDem]

2. No.

And low-income families will receive more generous financial packages, including fees, room and board, on top of tuition.

The plan, called “The Rice Investment,” will apply to all undergraduates, not just incoming freshman, who are eligible for aid based on need

[BillyBobBrilliant]

3. Before 1968

Rice was operating on the original foundation grant, and tuition was free. However, you gotta be valedictorian smart to get in there. I have friends that graduated from there. It is an excellent school, with a lovely campus.

[BeckyDem]

4. I've never visited and their history is interesting, thank you.