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Undocumented Students and Access to Inter-State Tuition Agreements (ITAs): Fact Sheet


The Higher Ed Immigration Portal has published the Undocumented Students and Access to Inter-State Tuition Agreements (ITAs): Fact Sheet. 

This fact sheet answers the following key questions related to undocumented students and ITAs.

  1. What is an inter-state tuition agreement (ITA)?
  2. Are undocumented students eligible for inter-state tuition (ITA) agreements?
  3. What are some examples of inter-state tuition agreements (ITAs) that currently exist?
  4. Which inter-state tuition agreements (ITAs) extend eligibility to undocumented students?
  5. Are inter-state tuition agreement (ITA) programs available at both public and private educational institutions?
  6. What positive educational outcomes arise from inter-state tuition agreements (ITAs)?
  7. How many states currently have state policies that allow undocumented students to access in-state tuition and state financial aid? How many states bar undocumented students? 
  8. How can financial aid officers, admissions counselors, and college counselors support undocumented students’ eligibility for inter-state tuition agreements (ITAs)?