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 相当可观的；大量的
- cover the cost 支付费用；报销
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 括号；(价格、年龄、收入等的)等级 income bracket 收入等级/次
- no longer 不再
- prestigious [preˈstɪdʒəs]著名的；久负盛名的
- alumni [əˈlʌmnaɪ]（alumnus的复数） 校友
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 本科生；postgraduate 研究生
- tuition 学费
- news release 新闻通稿
At full price, a year of tuition at the Ivy League university costs almost $80,000, says Princeton's website.
- Ivy League 常青藤联盟
The university's financial aid expansion will also help out families earning up to $150,000, according to the news release.
- expansion （expand）扩大范围
- help out 帮助…摆脱困境
"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 定义性的；关键的；核心的
- commitment to 恪守；致力于
- not only but （also）不仅而且
- flourish [ˈflʌrɪʃ] 茁壮成长
"These improvements to our aid packages, made possible by the sustained generosity 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 一揽子援助项目
- sustained 持续的
- made possible by 因…变得可能
- enhance [ɪnˈhɑːns] 加强
- generosity （generous）慷慨
- impact 影响
Students starting at Princeton in fall 2023 will be the first to benefit from the new and improved financial aid scheme.
- the first to do sth 第一个做…的人
- benefit from 从…收益
- scheme 项目；计划
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]减去；去除
- a portion of …的一部分
- aid allowance 补贴
