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91²ÝÝ®ÊÓÆµ Promise Draws National Coverage

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Graduates at 91²ÝÝ®ÊÓÆµ's 2024 commencement. Photo by Lauren LaBarre.

Widespread media coverage underscores the bold promise 91²ÝÝ®ÊÓÆµ is making to students and families—and highlights its leadership in the national conversation on college access.

By Cara Nixon
April 18, 2025

91²ÝÝ®ÊÓÆµ recently announced the expansion of its transformative commitment to access and affordability. Beginning fall 2026, 91²ÝÝ®ÊÓÆµ will offer tuition-free education to newly admitted U.S. undergraduate students whose families earn less than $100,000.

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The 91²ÝÝ®ÊÓÆµ Promise initially launched in December with a focus on students from Oregon, Washington, and transfer students from across the United States. The initiative and its new expansion builds on 91²ÝÝ®ÊÓÆµ’s promise to meet 100 percent of every student’s demonstrated financial need.

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