Brandeis University in Waltham said on Tuesday that starting next fall it would waive tuition for students with families making less than $75,000 a year. Families earning less than $200,000 a year will get grants and scholarships to cover half of tuition, which is over $67,000 a year.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced Wednesday it would be waiving tuition for students from families that make less than $200,000 a year.   The waived tuition will begin fall