Overview:
Emory University will offer free tuition to all domestic undergraduate students from families earning $200,000 or less through its new Emory Advantage Plus program.
Students whose families earn $200,000 or less will attend Emory University tuition-free starting in fall 2026.
鈥淥ffering free tuition to every student whose family income is $200,000 or less is about leadership,鈥 says Interim President Leah Ward Sears. 鈥淲e want great students to come here without regard to the cost. And we will do everything in our power to give them a great education without the burden of crushing debt.聽
This transformative scholarship, , represents a significant expansion of the university鈥檚 financial aid program and continues Emory鈥檚 longstanding commitment to support talented students by making a preeminent education more attainable.
All new and returning domestic undergraduate students who meet the income requirements and are eligible for need-based aid will be considered for Emory Advantage Plus next fall. Emory will also continue to meet 100% of demonstrated need for all domestic undergraduate students.
鈥淲hen students sit at the kitchen table with their parents to discuss college, I don鈥檛 want finances to be a consideration,鈥 Sears explains. 鈥淚f they qualify to come to Emory and they want to come to Emory, we will make sure they can afford Emory.鈥濃