PASSHE Sets 2026-27 Tuition, Announces PASSHE Pledge

PASSHE Sets 2026-27 Tuition, Announces PASSHE Pledge

Systemwide initiative will help eligible Pell and PA State Grant recipients pay no tuition out-of-pocket after other aid is applied

Harrisburg, Pa. - Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) announced today the systemwide "PASSHE Pledge," a last-dollar scholarship initiative to cover remaining tuition costs for in-state undergraduate students who receive both a federal Pell Grant and a PA State Grant. The initiative begins in fall 2027.

Under the pledge, eligible students across all 10 PASSHE universities would pay no out-of-pocket tuition costs after federal, state and institutional aid is applied. Fees, books, housing and meals are not included.

The board also sets 2026-27 in-state undergraduate tuition rate

The Board of Governors of Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) today approved the 2026-27 in-state undergraduate tuition rate for PASSHE universities.

PASSHE universities - the state universities of Pennsylvania - remain the most affordable four-year college option in the commonwealth. For 2026-27, in-state undergraduate tuition will increase by $172 per semester. The new tuition rate will be $4,169 per semester, or $8,338 for a full academic year, the lowest university tuition in the state.

• Read the full release at PASSHE.edu