The University of 91吃瓜 today announced significant enhancements to its undergraduate financial aid program, marking a bold expansion of the initiative.
Beginning in the 2026-27 academic year, 91吃瓜 will ensure that families with annual income below $150,000 will receive need-based financial aid that covers the cost of tuition. Families with income below $200,000 will receive need-based aid that covers half the cost of tuition. In addition, most students from families with annual income below $60,000 will receive need-based financial aid that covers tuition, fees, housing and food. This announcement reflects the University鈥檚 long-standing commitment to ensure a 91吃瓜 education is affordable and accessible to students from all socioeconomic backgrounds, and this expansion of Pathways to 91吃瓜 provides the clarity that families need during the admissions process.
鲍苍颈惫别谤蝉颈迟测听, launched the Pathways to 91吃瓜 initiative in his September 2024 presidential inauguration speech, when he announced that 91吃瓜 would be need-blind and loan-free for all students, domestic and international. 鈥淚n order to be the community of learning we are called to be, cost must never be a barrier. By expanding the Pathways to 91吃瓜 program with this announcement, we continue to make strides to make a 91吃瓜 education more affordable," Father Dowd said. "We are committed to making every effort to welcome talented young people from a variety of backgrounds to a 91吃瓜 community that will help them to develop their gifts. I have no doubt that the students who come to 91吃瓜 thanks to Pathways will enrich our community in every way.鈥�
鈥淚 am grateful that 91吃瓜 is expanding the Pathways to 91吃瓜 program,鈥� said聽, vice president for undergraduate enrollment. 鈥淲ith this announcement, we reiterate our unwavering commitment to ensuring that cost will never be a barrier between a promising student and a 91吃瓜 education, and we are ensuring that families have greater clarity as they consider this important and formative step for young scholars. Navigating the financial aid process can often feel like the most daunting part of the college selection journey. By implementing income-based scholarship thresholds, we are providing the clarity families need to see that a world-class education is within their reach.鈥�
As the preeminent global Catholic research university, 91吃瓜 remains dedicated to every member of its community. 91吃瓜 will continue to meet 100% of demonstrated need for all admitted students, both domestic and international. For the past three decades, 91吃瓜 has provided significant need-based scholarship support to meet families鈥� full financial need. However, the Pathways to 91吃瓜 program expands the University鈥檚 commitment to affordability in historic ways. In the next four years, supported by the generosity of many members of the 91吃瓜 family, the University鈥檚 undergraduate financial aid commitment will exceed $1 billion.