Bridgewater State University Announces Tuition-Free Program

Bridgewater State University is the latest Massachusetts university to announce a tuition-free program benefitting students from middle to low-income families.

Dubbed "The Bridgewater Commitment," the program will offer free tuition and mandatory fees to in-students from families earning $125,000 or less. The program begins with the fall 2025 semester for full-time undergraduate student beginning or continuing to earn their first bachelor's degree.

The university notes, "Undergraduate students transferring to BSU beginning in fall 2025 will be eligible for the Bridgewater Commitment if all financial aid criteria are met."

Complete details on the program can be found at Bridgew.edu.

Last month, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has unveiled an expanded tuition-free program that will start in the Fall of 2025.

According to the university, students from families with income below $100,000 will be able to attend MIT and have "tuition, housing, dining, fees, and allowances for books and personal expenses" fully covered.

MIT added, "For families with income from $100,000 to $200,000, with typical assets, parents can expect to pay on a sliding scale from $0 up to a maximum of around $23,970, which is this year’s total cost for MIT housing, dining, fees, and allowances for books and personal expenses."

With the expanded program, 80 percent of American households would be able to qualify. The current tuition-free program covers all expenses for students from families with income under $75,000. The sliding income scale maximum is $140,000.

MIT President Sally Kornbluth said in a statement, "MIT’s distinctive model of education — intense, demanding, and rooted in science and engineering — has profound practical value to our students and to society ... The cost of college is a real concern for families across the board, and we’re determined to make this transformative educational experience available to the most talented students, whatever their financial circumstances."

Complete information about this program is available at MIT.edu.