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University of the People
	File:Seal of UoPeople.jpg University Seal
	Latin: Universitas Populi
Motto	Tuition-Free Online University
Type	Private (non-profit)
Established	2009
Students	2,000+ (2014)
Location	Pasadena, California, United States
Website	uopeople.edu

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University of the People (UoPeople) is a non-profit, accredited online institution of higher education in Pasadena, California, United States. It currently offers academic degrees in business administration and computer science.

Students do not pay pay annual tuition fees. They pay $100 each time they take an examination instead. They do not need to buy books. They can use open source online textbooks. Disadvantaged people from all over the world are exempt from payments. The school was founded by Shai Reshef in January 2009. It partners with institutions such as New York University and Yale University. It has received grants from Google, Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard.

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 The [[wikt:mission|mission]] of the [[school]] is to offer any [[wikt:qualify|qualified]] [[student]] [[wikt:affordable|affordable]] and quality [[educational program]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uopeople.edu/groups/mission_statement |title=Mission & Vision |author= |date= |website= |publisher=University of the People |accessdate=12 May 2015}}</ref>
-Students do not pay pay [[wikt:annual|annual]] [[wikt:tuition fees|tuition fees]]. They pay $100 each time they take an [[examination]] instead. They do not need to buy [[books]]. They can use [[open source]] online [[textbook]]s. The school was [[wikt:found|found]]ed by Shai Reshef in January 2009. It [[Partnership|partners]] with institutions such as [[New York University]] and [[Yale University]]. It has received [[grant (money)|grant]]s from [[Google]], [[Microsoft]] and [[Hewlett-Packard]].
+Students do not pay pay [[wikt:annual|annual]] [[wikt:tuition fees|tuition fees]]. They pay $100 each time they take an [[examination]] instead. They do not need to buy [[books]]. They can use [[open source]] online [[textbook]]s. Disadvantaged people from all over the world are exempt from payments. The school was [[wikt:found|found]]ed by Shai Reshef in January 2009. It [[Partnership|partners]] with institutions such as [[New York University]] and [[Yale University]]. It has received [[grant (money)|grant]]s from [[Google]], [[Microsoft]] and [[Hewlett-Packard]].
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