<p>Which colleges and universities give laptops to their upcoming freshman class?</p>
<p>what do you mean by "give laptops ... " ??? Free laptops ?
If so, the colleges aren't public. And the laptops are all second-hand and need fixing every month :D</p>
<p>Never head of a college giving laptops out. University of Dayton requires you to buy a special school laptop as a freshman, but the only way to get it free would be through scholarships or if you are admitted as a ROTC cadet.</p>
<p>St. JOhns University and Seton Hall.</p>
<p>Villanova does, you get a new one as a freshman and it is replaced going into juniour year which is yours to keep at graduation. My D has had hers for a year without a single repair. Free??? Yes, but I'm sure its built into the tuition as any perk at a college is.</p>
<p>Hartwick College, Ursinus College & Chatham University</p>
<p>Wake Forest. And you bet your buttons its "in the cost of tuition" which keeps rising every year. Its a gimmick.</p>
<p>LOL - free laptop. </p>
<p>Nothing is free.</p>
<p>It's all been factored into your tuition bill one way or another.</p>
<p>Its okay, i'll give you a free car if you buy a house. And a house when you buy a luxury yacht.</p>
<p>My daughter is a freshman at Ursinus. (Well, she will be as of Thursday....) Laptops are built into the cost of tuition, and there's also a line item on the tuition bill for "laptop maintenance" or something to that effect. I'd almost rather buy her one myself - at least she would be able to take it home after she graduates!</p>
<p>Centenary College in NJ. And yes, the cost is factored into the tuition.</p>
<p>Not all colleges factor the laptops into the tuition. I cant think of the name of the college but it was free and the student and their family doesn’t have to pay for it.</p>
<p>Macaulay Honors College in the CUNY system gives free laptops to all students in the program. It isn’t factored into the tuition because tuition is fully covered under the program.</p>
<p>is there a online college that offers freshman a free laptop</p>
<p>There are plenty of colleges that offer scholarships which include a free laptop–Auburn’s scholarship for National Merit Finalists, for instance, includes $1000 for recipients to purchase one for themselves, and University of Alabama’s scholarship for National Merit Finalists includes an iPad, which is somewhat close to a laptop (sort of.). I know for certain there are plenty more, and not just for NMFs, but I couldn’t say which ones specifically do: I only know of Auburn’s and Alabama’s because they’ve sent me offers.</p>
<p>Schools that offer a free laptop flat-out to students I’m not familiar with. I’d also assume that the cost is, as others have said, worked into the tuition in some way.</p>
<p>nbarker5, I really doubt there are many online college–if any at all–that offer freshmen free laptops. As far as I’m aware (and please correct me if I’m wrong!) most online schools are for-profits, and for-profits generally don’t give a **** about giving students financial aid, let alone free laptops. If they advertise a free laptop, I can almost guarantee you that your tuition will be paying the cost.</p>
<p>Hello. Fullsail Univeristy do.
Its an apple macbook pro</p>
<p>Univ of SC also gives laptops to Leiber scholars (NMF) and to top scholarship holders - McNair/Carolina scholars and finalists.</p>
<p>Howard has full tuition + room&board scholarships that include free laptops
Wake Forest gives free laptops out (not sure if it is factored into tuition)</p>
<p>Wake Forest automatically gives every incoming freshman a laptop. You don’t have an option to decline it, but, you don’t own it either, so not sure that it impacts tuition price. Juniors turn their laptops in, and get a new one. Upon graduation, students can purchase the laptop from the university or turn it back in. I think it is a well run program and worked more smoothly than selecting and purchasing a laptop for our other son.</p>