Tulane University will be more affordable and accessible next fall for low and middle-income Louisiana families. The Louisiana Promise initiative will allow students whose families make less than $100,000 to attend debt-free. Tulane President Michael Fitts acknowledges the private university’s tuition is costly.
“We are doing it because we are not cheap and the goal really is to provide access for low and middle-income students from Louisiana so that they can come to Tulane and graduate loan free,” said Fitts.
Tuition at the university is just shy of $51,000 per semester.
Fitts says students come from all over the world and the country to attend Tulane, but only 11-percent of undergraduate students are from the Bayou State. The Louisiana Promise initiative will change that for Fall 2021 students.
“We wanted to make this more available to students in Louisiana and we also want to ensure the success of Louisiana,” said Fitts.
Fitts says the future of Tulane and Louisiana are inextricably linked and the Louisiana Promise initiative is an investment both.
“And we want the best and brightest of this state to be able to stay here if they want a Tulane education and become part of the future of Louisiana,” said Fitts.
Tulane is partnering with community-based organizations to inform students of scholarship opportunities.
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