Are tuition-free universities a scam?

Are tuition-free universities a scam?

“Tuition-free” and “good university” don’t usually appear in the same sentence — and for most people, that skepticism is fair. Free things, such as tuition-free universities, tend to come with a catch: an unaccredited diploma, a bait-and-switch, or a degree employers have never heard of. So, we went looking for the catch. What we found instead were institutions like NYU, Columbia and Stanford — schools nobody would accuse of being anything less …

Excelsior University to Provide Free Tuition for Eligible New York State Students

Excelsior University is offering free tuition to eligible students in its home state of New York. After applying federal and state grants, Excelsior will cover the full balance of undergraduate tuition costs and course-related fees for qualifying learners starting in the Fall 2026 trimester. Interested students can check their eligibility and learn more on Excelsior’s New York Free website. To qualify, students must be full-time residents of New…