Association of Independent Colleges & Universities of Pennsylvania (AICUP)

93% of would choose to earn their again, according to .
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Source: " Perspectives on Experiences, Outcomes and Value," by Lumina and Gallup, May 2026.

$𝟮𝟬𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀! 🥳
⛳🏌‍♀️ Golfers teed off June 2nd alongside business and community leaders at AICUP's 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗳 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴. This fun day on the green helps to fund Good Citizen Scholarships for AICUP in .

🎓 funded 𝟭𝟭 last year thanks in part to this annual event, and we look forward to announcing the 2026 winners this September.

👉 It's not too early to mark your calendar now for next year's outing on 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳, at Golf Resort in . opportunities will be available in February.

🏆 See last year's scholarship winners on AICUP's social media posts and at the link here:
https://aicup.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/AICUP-scholarship-winners-Sept-8-2025.pdf

💡 Learn more about AICUP scholarships or ask your school's office to apply:
https://aicup.org/philanthropy/aicup-scholarships/

👏 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀.

Where do low-income get the best Return on Investment? 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲! According to the Georgetown Center on and the , the 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝟵 in Pennsylvania for best Return on Investment ( ) for low-income students are all schools, and ranks 𝟰𝘁𝗵 in the nation in having the most “𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝘄-𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗥𝗢𝗜."

🌎 Find your or and learn more facts like this on the AICUP dashboard:
https://aicup.org/communications/dashboard/

Remember when we said 94% of the free tuition programs in Pennsylvania are at AICUP schools? Yeah, well, we need to update that number. 🫢

It's now 𝟵𝟰.𝟰%! 😲

📢 That's because another AICUP member college just announced a 𝗻𝗲𝘄 free tuition program for students from families earning less than $200,000.

💡 That means 17 of the 18 total free programs advertised by Pennsylvania colleges are at AICUP schools, 𝘂𝗽 from 16 of 17 (and several more offer similar programs).

💯𝟭𝟬𝟬% of the AICUP member and in offer and and other forms of institutional to students (that's money from the school, not the government). Independent colleges and universities are 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 the way in 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆. 🎓

Remember 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 next time you see a social media post or news article claiming you 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 afford college. 🤔

👉 See the original Washington Post report about free tuition programs with AICUP highlights:
https://aicup.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Dashboard-_-WaPo-free-tuition.pdf

👏 Read about the newest free tuition program in the Philadelphia Inquirer:
https://www.inquirer.com/education/swarthmore-college-tuition-free-cap-20260526.html

‼️ Learn about "𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝘆𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻" in PennLive.com:
https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2025/09/the-myth-of-expensive-private-education-needs-to-end-pennlive-letters.html

📺 Watch 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼𝘀 about college from AICUP Day on the Hill in :
https://youtu.be/752qm1KZ0Sc?si=_eWF_TkVsYE03aoY

🌎 Find your nearest or at the 𝗺𝗮𝗽 here and learn about each school's unique programs:
https://aicup.org/about-us/members/

🚨 Check out the 𝗔𝗜𝗖𝗨𝗣 𝗱𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 for and families with more rankings and cool :
https://aicup.org/communications/dashboard/

Resources for recent grads and students seeking fairs and events in :



🌎 𝟴𝟬+ 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 at the member schools’ websites at the map linked here:
https://aicup.org/about-us/members/



🔔 Campus Philly posts student and graduate career fairs, intern parties, and career exploration panels in : https://campusphilly.org/jobs-internships/career-events/



💼 Passport -- Pittsburgh Urban Magnet Project (PUMP): Western PA’s marquee retention program for college-aged talent:
https://www.pump.org/pittsburgh-passport/



🤖 Pittsburgh Technology Council: events, career connectors, , , podcasts, and more: https://www.pghtech.org/talent



🔎 Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation Hot Careers Guide helps students and job seekers explore career opportunities in :
https://www.lehighvalley.org/career-pathways/



🗝️ PA CareerLink Capitol Region:
https://www.pacareerlink.pa.gov/jponline/



🏛️ careers and internships at the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:
https://www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/open-jobs

💡 Check out regional economic partnerships and local chambers of commerce for more opportunities.

(This list is provided as a public resource. Please note that AICUP doesn't endorse any organizations or websites).

Congratulations ! 🎓🙌

May is season, when celebrates the thousands of graduating and their families across .



🌎 𝗠𝗮𝗽: Find one of the more than 𝟴𝟬 𝗔𝗜𝗖𝗨𝗣 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 nearest you at the map linked here: https://aicup.org/about-us/members/

𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: offers multiple in two categories:
• The Good Scholarship for students who have shown an extraordinary commitment to ($2,000). 🗽
• The McLean for and Majors ($4,500). 🩺

𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹'𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝘂𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟴 (𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘈𝘐𝘊𝘜𝘗 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭'𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦).
👉 Learn more: https://aicup.org/philanthropy/aicup-scholarships/
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🏆 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟭𝟵 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱:
Prince D. Dwamena, Allegheny College
Makenna R. Thomas, Alvernia University
Tiara R. Nelson, DeSales University
Jada A. Makar, Elizabethtown College
Anna L. Malinowski, Gannon University
Nicholas R. DeFrancesco, Keystone College
Erika Dutka, Lackawanna College
Mila Acosta-Morales, Messiah University
Shayna L. Cunnard, Robert Morris University
Brennan F. Fitch, Susquehanna University
Madison M. Robel, Wilkes University
Courtney A. Marks, Cedar Crest College
Olivia G. DiMarino, DeSales University
Ella G. Horst, Eastern University
Sophia M. Khangi, Gannon University
Elizabeth G. Rossol, Grove City College
Daniella N. Gerard, Holy Family University
Emma G. Tiren, Villanova University
Hailey A. Yothers, York College of Pennsylvania

Want to check if your school is an member?
🌎 View the member map, here:
https://aicup.org/about-us/members/