Instant Alert: Ivy League colleges offer free tuition to certain students — here's how financial aid packages stack up

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS   |   UNSUBSCRIBE   |   VIEW ONLINE   Ivy League colleges offer free tuition to certain students — here's how financial aid packages stack up by Abby Jackson and Catherine Rice on Mar 30, 2017, 10:06 AM Advertisement College acceptance letters to Ivy League schools will be sent to many high-school seniors Thursday at 5 p.m., and students will have to select schools based on a number of different factors, including fit, program quality, and financial aid packages. While comfort level and college prestige are quite subjective, financial aid packages are an objective measure that students can assess if they are having a difficult time picking their top choice. Financial aid decisions are, of course, determined exclusively by each respective financial aid office, and students should note that free tuition and no family contribution toward the cost of education are two separate things. While free tuition cutoffs are highlighted on school websites, that typically means families still must pay room and board costs. Below are the financial aid offerings that the eight Ivy-League schools and Stanford provide to students on their financial aid websites.  SEE ALSO: Hundreds of thousands of college admission decisions drop Thursday — and 'Likely Letters' are the first wave Brown University Families with total parental earnings lower than $60,000 and assets less than $100,000 are not required to make a parental contribution toward the cost of education at Brown.   Columbia University For students coming from families with calculated total incomes of less than $60,000 annually and typical assets, parents are not expected to contribute to the cost of attendance. For students coming from families with calculated total incomes between $60,000 and $100,000 annually, Columbia offers a reduced parent contribution.      Cornell University Families with total parent earnings less than $60,000 and assets of less than $100,000 are not required to make a parental contribution toward the cost of education for students attending Cornell.   See the rest of the story at Business Insider   Share the latest business news with your network:    Email sent to:   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011