Washington University to Offer Free Tuition to Half Its Medical School Classes

The idea of graduating with hundreds of thousands in debt has made medical school a less attractive choice for college students who may already be swimming in loans.  By adding $100 million to its scholarship fund over the next 10 years and revising the curriculum, Washington University School of Medicine (MO) hopes to attract a more diverse student body.  As many as half of the 120 incoming first-year medical students this fall will receive full tuition scholarships of more than $64,000 a year.