Princeton University is now free for families making under $100,000
The considerable cost of attending one of the top American universities will now be covered for students whose parents earn less than $100,000 per year.
- considerable is quite considerable; a large number of
- cover the cost pays the fee; reimbursement
New Jersey's Princeton University announced this week that families in that income bracket will no longer pay any cost to attend the prestigious school, whose famous alumni include former First Lady Michelle Obama, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Queen Noor of Jordan and Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon.
- bracket bracket; (price, age, income, etc.) grade income bracket income grade/time
- no longer
- prestigious [preˈstɪdʒəs] famous; the prestigious
- alumni [əˈlʌmnaɪ] (plural of alumnus) alumni
Previously, only families earning less than $65,000 received full financial aid coverage. Over 25% of the university's undergraduates, or 1,500 students, will now receive financial aid that covers the full cost of tuition and room and board, according to a Thursday news release.
- undergraduate; : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : to the news release.
- expansion (expand) Expand
- help out Help…get out
"One of Princeton's defining values is our commitment to ensure that talented students from all backgrounds can not only afford a Princeton education but can flourish on our campus and in the world beyond it," Christopher L. Eisgruber, Princeton's president said in the release.
- defining Definitive; critical; core; core
- commitment to adhere to; dedicated to
- not only but (also) not only
- flourish [ˈflʌrɪʃ] thriving
" These improvements to our aid packages, made possible by the sustained generation of our alumni and friends, will enhance the experiences of students during their time at Princeton and their choices and impact after they graduate."
- aid package
- sustained
- made possible by
- enhance [ɪnˈhɑːns] Strengthen
- generosity (generous) Generous
- impact Influence
Students startting at Princeton in fall 2023 will be the first to benefit from the new and improved financial aid scheme.
- the first to do sth first to do...
- benefit from … earning
- scheme project; plan
The university also eliminated the annual student contribution -- a portion of tuition and expenses that students were expected to pay with their own savings and on-campus work -- and increased the financial aid allowance for personal expenses and books.
- eliminate [ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt] subtract; remove part of
- a portion of …
- aid allowance subsidy