MIT, 가계 소득 20만 달러(2.8억원) 이하 학부생 등록금 면제 정책 시행 (news.mit.edu)

 

Undergraduates with family income below $200,000 can expect to attend MIT tuition-free starting in 2025

MIT가 년 소득 20만달러 약(2.8억원) 이하 학부생은 등록금을 면제 하는 정책을 시행한다고 한다. 관련해서 해당 내용을 링크하고 해석해보았다.

 

Undergraduates with family income below $200,000 can expect to attend MIT tuition-free starting next fall, thanks to newly expanded financial aid. Eighty percent of American households meet this income threshold.

And for the 50 percent of American families with income below $100,000, parents can expect to pay nothing at all toward the full cost of their students’ MIT education, which includes tuition as well as housing, dining, fees, and an allowance for books and personal expenses.

This $100,000 threshold is up from $75,000 this year, while next year’s $200,000 threshold for tuition-free attendance will increase from its current level of $140,000.

 

새롭게 확대된 재정 지원 덕분에 내년 가을부터 가구 소득이 $200,000 미만인 학부생은 MIT에 등록금 없이 다닐 수 있습니다. 
미국 가정의 80%가 이 소득 기준을 충족합니다. 
그리고 소득이 10만 달러 미만인 미국 가정의 50%는 등록금은 물론 주거비, 식비, 기숙사비, 책값 및 개인 용돈을 포함한 MIT 교육 비용 전액을 부모가 전혀 부담하지 않아도 됩니다. 
이 10만 달러 기준은 올해 7만5천 달러에서 인상된 것이며 내년 등록금 면제 기준인 20만 달러는 현재 수준인 14만달러에서 인상될 예정입니다.

 

 

These new steps to enhance MIT’s affordability for students and families are the latest in a long history of efforts by the Institute to free up more resources to make an MIT education as affordable and accessible as possible. Toward that end, MIT has earmarked $167.3 million in need-based financial aid this year for undergraduate students — up some 70 percent from a decade ago.

“MIT’s distinctive model of education — intense, demanding, and rooted in science and engineering — has profound practical value to our students and to society,” MIT President Sally Kornbluth says. “As the Wall Street Journal recently reported, MIT is better at improving the financial futures of its graduates than any other U.S. college, and the Institute also ranks number one in the world for the employability of its graduates.” 

 

학생과 가족을 위한 MIT의 경제성을 높이기 위한 이러한 새로운 조치는 가능한 한 저렴하고 접근하기 쉬운 MIT 교육을 만들기 위해 더 많은 자원을 확보하려는 연구소의 오랜 노력의 최신 결과입니다. 

이를 위해 MIT는 올해 학부생을 위한 필요 기반 재정 지원금으로 10년 전보다 약 70% 증가한 1억 6,730만 달러를 배정했습니다. 
"강렬하고 까다로우며 과학과 공학에 뿌리를 둔 MIT의 독특한 교육 모델은 우리 학생들과 사회에 매우 실질적인 가치를 제공합니다."라고 MIT의 샐리 콘블루스(Sally Kornbluth) 총장은 말합니다. 

"최근 월스트리트 저널이 보도했듯이, MIT는 다른 어떤 미국 대학보다 졸업생들의 재정적 미래를 개선하는 데 탁월하며, 졸업생들의 취업률도 세계 1위를 차지하고 있습니다."라고 말합니다.

 

“The cost of college is a real concern for families across the board,” Kornbluth adds, “and we’re determined to make this transformative educational experience available to the most talented students, whatever their financial circumstances. So, to every student out there who dreams of coming to MIT: Don’t let concerns about cost stand in your way.”

MIT is one of only nine colleges in the US that does not consider applicants’ ability to pay as part of its admissions process and that meets the full demonstrated financial need ⁠for all undergraduates. MIT does not expect students on aid to take loans, and, unlike many other institutions, MIT does not provide an admissions advantage to the children of alumni or donors. Indeed, 18 percent of current MIT undergraduates are first-generation college students.

“We believe MIT should be the preeminent destination for the most talented students in the country interested in an education centered on science and technology, and accessible to the best students regardless of their financial circumstances,” says Stu Schmill, MIT’s dean of admissions and student financial services.

 

"대학 학비는 모든 가정에서 큰 걱정거리입니다."라며, "저희는 재정 상황에 관계없이 가장 재능 있는 학생들에게 이 혁신적인 교육 경험을 제공하고자 합니다."라고 덧붙였습니다.

따라서 MIT에 입학하기를 꿈꾸는 모든 학생에게 전합니다: 비용에 대한 걱정은 하지 마세요." MIT는 입학 과정에서 지원자의 지불 능력을 고려하지 않고 모든 학부생에게 입증된 재정적 필요를 완전히 충족하는 미국 내 9개 대학 중 하나입니다.

MIT는 학비 보조를 받는 학생에게 대출을 요구하지 않으며, 다른 많은 학교와 달리 동문이나 기부자의 자녀에게 입학 혜택을 제공하지 않습니다. 

실제로 현재 MIT 학부생의 18%는 1세대 대학생입니다. 
MIT의 입학 및 학생 재정 서비스 담당 학장인 스튜 슈밀은 "MIT는 과학과 기술에 중점을 둔 교육에 관심이 있고 재정 상황에 관계없이 최고의 학생들이 입학할 수 있는 최고의 대학이 되어야 한다고 믿습니다."라고 말합니다.

 

“With the need-based financial aid we provide today, our education is much more affordable now than at any point in the past,” adds Schmill, who graduated from MIT in 1986, “even though the ‘sticker price’ of MIT is higher now than it was when I was an undergraduate.”

Last year, the median annual cost paid by an MIT undergraduate receiving financial aid was $12,938⁠, allowing 87 percent of students in the Class of 2024 to graduate debt-free. Those who did borrow graduated with median debt of $14,844. At the same time, graduates benefit from the lifelong value of an MIT degree, with an average starting salary of $126,438 for graduates entering industry, according to MIT’s most recent survey of its graduating students.

MIT’s endowment — made up of generous gifts made by individual alumni and friends — allows the Institute to provide this level of financial aid, both now and into the future.

 

1986년 MIT를 졸업한 슈밀은 "오늘날 우리가 제공하는 필요 기반 재정 지원 덕분에 과거 어느 때보다 교육비가 훨씬 저렴해졌습니다."라며 "비록 제가 학부생일 때보다 지금 MIT의 '스티커 가격'이 더 높지만요." 

작년에 재정 지원을 받은 MIT 학부생이 지불한 연간 평균 비용은 12,938달러로 2024학년 학생의 87%가 부채 없이 졸업할 수 있었습니다. 

대출을 받은 졸업생들은 평균 14,844달러의 부채를 안고 졸업했습니다. 

동시에 졸업생들은 MIT 학위의 평생 가치를 누리고 있으며, MIT의 최근 졸업생 설문조사에 따르면 산업계에 진출한 졸업생의 평균 초봉은 126,438달러입니다. 

개별 동문과 친구들이 기부한 기부금 덕분에 MIT는 현재와 미래에도 이러한 수준의 재정 지원을 제공할 수 있게 되었습니다.

 

 

“Today’s announcement is a powerful expression of how much our graduates value their MIT experience,” Kornbluth says, “because our ability to provide financial aid of this scope depends on decades of individual donations to our endowment, from generations of MIT alumni and other friends. In effect, our endowment is an inter-generational gift from past MIT students to the students of today and tomorrow.”

 

"오늘 발표는 졸업생들이 MIT 경험을 얼마나 소중하게 여기는지를 보여주는 강력한 표현입니다."라고 콘블루스는 말합니다. 

"이 정도 규모의 재정 지원을 제공할 수 있는 것은 여러 세대에 걸친 MIT 동문과 친구들이 수십 년간 기부한 기부금에 힘입은 바가 큽니다.사실상 우리 기부금은 과거 MIT 학생들이 현재와 미래의 학생들에게 주는 세대 간 선물입니다."라고 말합니다.

 

What MIT families can expect in 2025

 

As noted earlier: Starting next fall, for families with income below $100,000, with typical assets, parents can expect to pay nothing for the full cost of attendance, which includes tuition, housing, dining, fees, and allowances for books and personal expenses.

For families with income from $100,000 to $200,000, with typical assets, parents can expect to pay on a sliding scale from $0 up to a maximum of around $23,970, which is this year’s total cost for MIT housing, dining, fees, and allowances for books and personal expenses.

앞서 언급했듯이: 내년 가을부터 소득이 $100,000 미만이고 일반적인 자산을 보유한 가정의 경우 학부모는 수업료, 기숙사, 식사, 수수료, 도서 및 개인 경비 수당을 포함한 전체 재학 비용에 대해 아무것도 지불하지 않아도 됩니다. 
소득이 $100,000에서 $200,000이고 일반적인 자산을 보유한 가정의 경우 학부모는 0달러에서 최대 약 $23,970까지 차등적으로 지불하면 되는데, 이는 올해 MIT 기숙사, 식사, 수수료, 도서 및 개인 경비 수당의 총 비용에 해당하는 액수입니다.

 

Put another way, next year all MIT families with income below $200,000 can expect to contribute well below $27,146, which is the annual average cost for in-state students to attend and live on campus at public universities in the US, according to the Education Data Initiative. And even among families with income above $200,000, many still receive need-based financial aid from MIT, based on their unique financial circumstances. Families can use MIT’s online calculators to estimate the cost of attendance for their specific family.

This past summer, MIT’s faculty-led Committee on Undergraduate Admissions and Financial Aid was publicly charged by President Kornbluth with undertaking a review of the Institute’s admissions and financial aid policies, to ensure that MIT remains as fully accessible as possible to all students, regardless of their financial circumstances. The steps announced today are the first of these recommendations to be reviewed and adopted.

 

다시 말해, 교육 데이터 이니셔티브에 따르면 내년에는 소득이 20만 달러 미만인 모든 MIT 가정이 미국 내 주립대 재학생이 캠퍼스에서 생활하는 데 드는 연평균 비용인 2만 7,146달러보다 훨씬 적은 금액을 부담할 것으로 예상할 수 있습니다. 

또한 소득이 20만 달러가 넘는 가정에서도 많은 가정이 각자의 재정 상황에 따라 필요 기반 재정 지원을 MIT로부터 받고 있습니다. 

가족들은 MIT의 온라인 계산기를 사용하여 특정 가족의 학비를 추정할 수 있습니다. 

지난 여름, 교수진으로 구성된 MIT 학부 입학 및 재정 지원 위원회는 콘블루스 총장으로부터 재정 상황에 관계없이 모든 학생이 MIT를 최대한 이용할 수 있도록 하기 위해 학교의 입학 및 재정 지원 정책을 검토할 것을 공개적으로 요청받았습니다. 

오늘 발표된 조치는 이러한 권고 사항 중 첫 번째로 검토 및 채택된 것입니다.

 

 

내용을 보니 너무 멋지다. 공부를 하고 싶다면 재정 부담없이 공부를 할수 있게 해주겠다라는 말이니..  물론 MIT에 들어가기 위해서는 엄청난 노력과 비용이 발생하겠지만 일단 들어오면 돈 걱정 공부를 할수 있도록 지원해준다니...

 

기부금만으로 이렇게 이루어 진다는 것 자체가 참 우리나라에게서는 낯설다.

 

저런 좋은 점은 우리 나라에도 좀 도입이 되었으면 좋겠다.