COLLEGE THAT WON'T BREAK THE BANK
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Stunningly Affordable
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BA degree in 3 years
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No hidden fees
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Provided digitally
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Revolutionary College Affordability
Source:Â National Center for Education Statistics, NewU data 2023.
Examples of the different types of universities:
Private Nonprofit: Georgetown, GW, Johns Hopkins University, etc.
For-Profits: Strayer, Phoenix, DeVry, etc.
Public/State: University of Maryland, University of Virginia, UDC, etc.
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Private Non-Profit Quality
NewU is a Private Nonprofit university with faculty from other private and public nonprofit universities such as Columbia, Georgetown, George Washington, UMD, and other great colleges and industry practitioners. Our prices are affordable because we don’t spend your tuition money on athletics, hospitals, and research. We provide quality education at a stunningly low price as a result of thoughtful innovation and focus on student growth and learning experiences.
College That Won’t Break the Bank
Whether you compare to public or private universities, NewU tuition and fees are lower than the average for any type of Bachelor’s degree college. And getting your BA or BS degree at NewU takes only 3 years to earn, not 4 (no summer semesters or extra classes each semester!). Each year at NewU costs less, plus students and parents save an entire year of time and money.
Complete Financial Aid Visibility
NewU determines your financial aid based on your self-reported family income, so you get complete visibility into your cost of attendance for tuition, fees, and books here. We will substitute any FAFSA/Pell grant with an institutional grant from NewU. And if you are eligible for federally subsidized or unsubsidized loans, we will offer an installment payment plan with 0% interest. Say goodbye to student loans now.
Tuition Freeze
NewU has a tuition freeze for all enrolled students. “Tuition Freeze” means that NewU will not increase the posted tuition for the 3 years required to get your Bachelor’s here . NewU is the only university in the the DC metro area to make a Tuition Freeze Guarantee to students and families.
Lowest Tuition Guarantee
If you get an offer for a lower effective tuition* from another in-person Bachelor’s degree program in the US, we will match it. Just send us the financial aid offer letter from the other school, and we will update ours so that it’s your best one.
*Effective tuition = out-of-pocket tuition + applicable loans for the year at the other school. Does not apply to online, community college, or non-degree programs.
Refer Friends, Earn Tuition Credits
Refer Friends to NewU
Use the online form below to refer your friends to us. Takes less than a minute.
Friend Enrolls
For each eligible friend you refer who ultimately enrolls at NewU, you both earn $500 tuition credit towards your first semester bill*. That's right - you could get $500, and your friend could also get $500 towards NewU tuition!
Get Tuition Credits
There is no limit to how many friends you can refer. Just fill-in a separate form for each friend and submit. You can earn up to $5,000 in referral tuition credits when you and eligible friends you referred enroll at NewU**.
* as long as we did not already have your friend’s contact information.
** offer has no cash value, and can only be applied towards tuition balances.
Need-Blind Admissions. Need-Based Financial Aid.
What does it mean? NewU makes admissions decisions without any review or consideration for a student’s financial need. Once admitted, a student may be eligible for Financial Aid solely based on the student’s financial situation.
This is another one of many ways in which we stand out from other universities. We admit students based on their ability to succeed at NewU, not on how much they can afford to pay. We then allocate Financial Aid to those who need it the most. This way we strive to ensure a more equitable access to higher education, and a fairer outcome for all our students.
If you need money for college, you got it.
NewU Scholarships
We award NewU Institutional Scholarships entirely based on financial need. If we award one of our many such scholarships to you, your tuition will become even lower than our already affordable posted rate.
NewU Institutional Scholarships may be used towards NewU tuition only.
External Scholarships
We may award External Scholarships from non-NewU funded gifts or grants in accordance with the wishes of donors and grantors.
For a list of third-party scholarships we know about, click here.
FAFSA/PELL grants
It may take another year or longer for NewU to be on the FAFSA list of universities, so you will not find NewU there at this time. Do not worry.
We will give you the same financial aid as the FAFSA Pell grant for which you qualify. Just show us your Student Aid Report (SAR), and leave the rest to us. To get your SAR, complete FAFSA and use any school code to finish the form. The system will generate your SAR once you complete your submission.
Monthly Payment Plans
Semester bills are typically due upfront before each semester starts. If you don’t have the ability to pay your bill in full, NewU will review monthly payment plan requests, and approve them at our discretion based on the individual circumstances of each student.
Is This Real? Innovation Makes it Real.
Students, parents, educators, and journalists just love the much needed college innovations we designed and implemented. NewU was even recently featured in The Washington Post and in The Hechinger Report. But our improvements are often so impactful that at first glance people tend to think to themselves: “Is this real? How is it possible? Why are others not doing this?”.
By now most people would admit that universities have been slow to change. This has not served us well. Tuition is through the roof. Student loans are the largest category of debt exceeding even credit card, car, and housing loans. Graduation rates are down, under-employment is up, and college amplifies inequities instead of improving society. NewU was designed and built from scratch to tackle all these major issues with college. Read the President’s Letter for more.
As for how specifically we make college so affordable, here are the areas where innovation brings cost savings without impacting quality:
- Bachelor’s degree in 3 years saves an entire year of time and money (25% savings off the top)
- Being a teaching institution means we spend money on quality faculty and we don’t fund research, hospitals, or auxiliaries such as sports facilities
- Using an efficient staff structure combined with smart outsourcing of non-core services means no wasted money on siloed bureaucracies
- Renting instead of owning a modern campus right next to The White House saves a ton of money we don’t have to spend on building services, maintenance, infrastructure projects, and other activities not directly enhancing the learning outcomes for students