Whitman College announced a “10% Promise” tuition cap that limits what families pay in tuition to no more than 10% of parental adjusted gross income, with scholarships intended to cover full tuition for families earning $100,000 or less. The policy, effective for the 2026–27 academic year, aims to make college pricing more predictable up front by using FAFSA-reported adjusted gross income to set the tuition figure. The published tuition level is $68,692 for 2026–27, and the college said families earning $150,000 would pay no more than $15,000 in tuition. Whitman said federal grants and merit-based scholarships will contribute to fulfilling the 10% promise tuition scholarship, while students can apply federal loans and work-study toward remaining costs such as housing and food. Admission and financial aid leaders said the current system can be confusing and opaque and that pricing clarity should arrive early in the process.