Tufts University Eliminates Loans for Lower Income Students

U.S. Newswire, December, 2007

To: NATIONAL EDITORS

Contact: Kimberly Thurler of Tufts University, 1-617-627-3175, kim.thurler@tufts.edu

MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tufts University today announced that it is replacing loans with scholarship grants for all undergraduates whose annual family income is below $40,000, starting with the class of 2011.

"The new policy will enable some of the neediest families in America to send their children to Tufts. It reflects Tufts' enduring mission to provide access to students from diverse economic backgrounds," said Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Lee Coffin. "This year, Tufts will award $42 million in undergraduate financial aid, all of which is need based."

Members of the class of 2011, who enrolled in September...

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