# UC Irvine Cuts MBA Tuition to $99,000 to Slip Under New Federal Loan Cap

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Podcast: [The College Investor Audio Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113)
Published: 2026-05-22T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://thecollegeinvestor.com/80372/uc-irvine-cuts-mba-tuition-to-99000-to-slip-under-new-federal-loan-cap/
Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/54de8e0f-d653-450e-9721-3ad44a08dcec.mp3
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UC Irvine's Paul Merage School of Business is cutting tuition on its Flex MBA program by $30,000 and its Executive MBA by $48,000 starting this fall — a reduction of up to 38%. The school is openly framing the move as a response to new federal graduate borrowing limits that take effect July 1, 2026. However, this move raises more questions than answers. Why it matters: At the new $99,000 price tag, Merage's Flex MBA squeaks in just below the $100,000 lifetime aggregate cap on federal graduate borrowing established by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The school's pitch: " University of California MBA is priced within reach of government loan limits — making a world-class degree not just aspirational, but truly attainable. " This is one of the first explicit examples of a business school repricing a degree around the new federal lending rules.

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