This expands access to affordable education in high-demand fields in the state, UT said.
AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas Board of Regents is extending its free tuition promise to more Texas students.
Last year, the regents promised to cover the tuition needs for Texas students with a $100,000 or less household income, but only for undergraduate students in the UT system.
Now, it’s extended the program to undergraduate students at its health institutions. This expands access to affordable education in high-demand fields in the state.
The UT System has five health institutions: UT Southwestern Medical Center, UT Medical Branch at Galveston, UT Health Science Center at Houston, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio and the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.
In 2019, the regents established a $167 million endowment at the University of Texas at Austin to completely cover tuition and mandatory fees for in-state undergraduate students from families with an income of up to $65,000.
In 2022, the regents approved a second endowment of almost $300 million called “Promise Plus” to extend the program to all UT academic institutions. They added $35 million to the endowment last year when the expanded eligibility.
“By extending Promise Plus to UT health institutions, we are investing in the state’s healthcare workforce,” University of Texas System Chairman Kevin Eltife told KVUE’s media partners at the Austin American-Statesman. “We are proud of the leading role that UT institutions play in this area of critical need.”
The UT system has nine universities, including UT Austin.