"The University of Southern California announced Thursday that it will eliminate tuition for students whose families have an annual income of $80,000 or less and will no longer be considering homeownership when calculating students’ financial aid.
The changes will begin with first-year students entering USC in the fall of 2020 and the spring of 2021 and will be “phased in with each new entering class,” according to a news release from the university.
‘We’re opening the door wider to make a USC education possible for talented students from all walks of life,’ USC’s president Carol Folt said in a written statement.
Each eligible undergraduate student will get up to $45,000 more in financial aid, according to the university’s website.
Undergraduate tuition at USC is estimated at $57,256, and it can cost up to $77,459 to attend when factoring in the cost of fees, books, supplies, transportation and housing." …
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