Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office recently announced the opening of the Excelsior Scholarship application for students attending college during the 2026 spring semester. The spring Excelsior application ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York state students who attend an eligible City University of New York (CUNY) and State University of New York (SUNY) can now apply for a scholarship program that offers free ...

New York State has opened applications for the Excelsior Scholarship that allows eligible full-time students to attend a SUNY or CUNY two-year or four-year college tuition-free for the 2023-2024 ...

The Urban Institute released a new report assessing how successful New York State’s free college program, Excelsior, has been in the five years since it was instituted. The verdict is not good. The ...