Duke University Launches Free Tuition for Undergraduates Who Call the Carolinas Home

Duke University is announcing a new financial aid grant to cover the full cost of undergraduate tuition for current and future students with middle-class or low-income backgrounds from the Carolinas. It's a bold and broad financial aid commitment — any undergraduate student from North Carolina and South Carolina admitted to Duke whose household income is $150,000 or less will not have to pay tuition. Those whose family income is $65,000 or less will receive a full ride, including tuition, housing and meals — all without student loans. Undergraduate tuition at Duke’s Trinity College of Arts & Sciences and Pratt School of Engineering is $63,450 per academic year, and total tuition, fees, and housing can stack up to nearly $90,000 annually.