These U.S. colleges offer free tuition for students. That means graduating with less college debt. With the average amount of student loan debt at graduation at $29,900, free college sounds pretty fantastic about now.
Keep in mind, these colleges often have stipulations and restrictions on qualifying for free college tuition, and free tuition doesn’t mean it won’t cost anything. The cost of attendance still includes room and board, textbooks, supplies, transportation and other everyday expenses. (And don’t forget about those hidden college costs, too.)
If these free colleges don’t work for you, there are also online colleges with free tuition and countries with free public tuition, too.
Free tuition sounds amazing, but keep in mind that some the colleges in this list have non-tuition costs in excess of $10,000 or even $20,000. Free tuition does not mean free college. It doesn’t even necessarily mean debt-free college.
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Alice Lloyd College (KY)
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Barclay College (KS)
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Berea College (KY)
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Deep Springs College (CA)
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Webb Institute (NY)
U.S. colleges with free tuition for some students
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St. Louis Christian College (MO) for on-campus students only
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The Apprentice School (Newport News, VA)
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University of Michigan – Go Blue Guarantee to Michigan students with income less than $65,000 and assets less than $50,000
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University of Southern California – Free tuition for students with family income less than $80,000.
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Warren Wilson College – free to NC residents who qualify for federal or state need-based grants
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