Yale University is providing free tuition and covering other costs for all new undergrads from families earning less than $100,000 a year.
For the first time, the USC School of Dramatic Arts is offering free tuition for its Masters in Fine Arts programs.
"My parents could have never afforded it on their own. I made a promise to my mom a few years ago that I wouldn't make her pay a dime, and I actually managed to do it with the Kline scholarship, which is amazing," said Nicholas Rivas, who will be the first in his family to go to college.
Last year alone, 46,000 students saved roughly $520 million in tuition through the program.
CSU officials Wednesday approved an annual tuition hike of 6% for the next five years.
CSU officials will decide Wednesday on a possible multiyear tuition hike of 6%.