Texas provides eligible undocumented residents, including DACA recipients, with access to in-state tuition and state financial aid. 

• In-State Tuition & State Financial Aid/Access and Affordability
  • Comprehensive Access: Policies provide statewide access to in-state tuition and some state financial aid or scholarships for the state’s resident DACA recipients and undocumented students.

The state does not appear to have legislation that extends occupational and professional licensure to undocumented individuals.

• Professional & Occupational Licensure/Workforce Entry & Eligibility
  • No State Policy: No policies identified that actively expand access to occupational licensure for individuals who do not have legal immigration status.

Texas does not provide undocumented residents with access to driver licenses and state identification.

• Driver Licenses & Identification/Mobility
  • Restrictive: Policies do not provide the state’s undocumented residents with access to driver licenses and state identification, but DACA recipients can still obtain a driver’s license or state identification card.

New York provides eligible undocumented residents, including DACA recipients, with access to in-state tuition, state financial aid, and driver licenses. DACA recipients can also access certain professional and occupational licenses.

• In-State Tuition & State Financial Aid/Access and Affordability
  • Comprehensive Access: Policies provide statewide access to in-state tuition and some state financial aid or scholarships for the state’s resident DACA recipients and undocumented students.
• Professional & Occupational Licensure/Workforce Entry & Eligibility
  • Limited: Policies allow individuals with work authorization, such as DACA recipients, to obtain occupational licensure in one or more professions that require licensure.
• Driver Licenses & Identification/Mobility
  • Accessible: Policies provide the state’s undocumented residents with access to driver licenses and/or state identification regardless of their immigration status, but these are not REAL ID compliant.

New Jersey provides eligible undocumented residents, including DACA recipients, with access to in-state tuition, state financial aid, professional and occupational licenses, and driver licenses and state identification.

• In-State Tuition & State Financial Aid/Access and Affordability
  • Comprehensive Access: Policies provide statewide access to in-state tuition and some state financial aid or scholarships for the state’s resident DACA recipients and undocumented students.
• Professional & Occupational Licensure/Workforce Entry & Eligibility
  • Comprehensive Access: Policies allow individuals to obtain occupational licensure in all professions regardless of their immigration status, provided that they meet all other requirements.
• Driver Licenses & Identification/Mobility
  • Accessible: Policies provide the state’s undocumented residents with access to driver licenses and/or state identification regardless of their immigration status, but these are not REAL ID compliant.

Virginia provides eligible undocumented residents, including DACA recipients, with access to in-state tuition and driver licenses and state identification. Virginia passed legislation to provide undocumented residents with access to state financial aid, which goes into effect on August 1, 2022.Virginia does not appear to have legislation that affirmatively extends occupational and professional licensure to undocumented individuals, including DACA recipients.

• In-State Tuition & State Financial Aid/Access and Affordability
  • Comprehensive Access: Policies provide statewide access to in-state tuition and some state financial aid or scholarships for the state’s resident DACA recipients and undocumented students.
• Professional & Occupational Licensure/Workforce Entry & Eligibility
  • No State Policy: No policies identified that actively expand access to occupational licensure for individuals who do not have legal immigration status.
• Driver Licenses & Identification/Mobility
  • Accessible: Policies provide the state’s undocumented residents with access to driver licenses and/or state identification regardless of their immigration status, but these are not REAL ID compliant.

Illinois provides eligible undocumented residents, including DACA recipients, with access to in-state tuition, state financial aid, professional and occupational licenses in many professions, and driver licenses and state identification.

• In-State Tuition & State Financial Aid/Access and Affordability
  • Comprehensive Access: Policies provide statewide access to in-state tuition and some state financial aid or scholarships for the state’s resident DACA recipients and undocumented students.
• Professional & Occupational Licensure/Workforce Entry & Eligibility
  • Comprehensive Access: Policies allow individuals to obtain occupational licensure in all professions regardless of their immigration status, provided that they meet all other requirements.
• Driver Licenses & Identification/Mobility
  • Accessible: Policies provide the state’s undocumented residents with access to driver licenses and/or state identification regardless of their immigration status, but these are not REAL ID compliant.

Undocumented residents in Pennsylvania, including DACA recipients, can access in-state tuition in at least one public institution. DACA recipients can also obtain a license to practice law. Pennsylvania does not provide undocumented residents with access to state financial aid or driver licenses and state identification.

• In-State Tuition & State Financial Aid/Access and Affordability
  • Limited: Policies provide the state’s undocumented students, including DACA recipients, with access to in-state or reduced tuition in at least some public institutions.
• Professional & Occupational Licensure/Workforce Entry & Eligibility
  • Limited: Policies allow individuals with work authorization, such as DACA recipients, to obtain occupational licensure in one or more professions that require licensure.
• Driver Licenses & Identification/Mobility
  • Restrictive: Policies do not provide the state’s undocumented residents with access to driver licenses and state identification, but DACA recipients can still obtain a driver’s license or state identification card.

California provides eligible undocumented residents, including DACA recipients, with access to in-state tuition, state financial aid, professional and occupational licensure, and driver licenses and state identification.

• In-State Tuition & State Financial Aid/Access and Affordability
  • Comprehensive Access: Policies provide statewide access to in-state tuition and some state financial aid or scholarships for the state’s resident DACA recipients and undocumented students.
• Professional & Occupational Licensure/Workforce Entry & Eligibility
  • Comprehensive Access: Policies allow individuals to obtain occupational licensure in all professions regardless of their immigration status, provided that they meet all other requirements.
• Driver Licenses & Identification/Mobility
  • Accessible: Policies provide the state’s undocumented residents with access to driver licenses and/or state identification regardless of their immigration status, but these are not REAL ID compliant.

Georgia prohibits undocumented residents, including DACA recipients, from enrolling in certain public universities. Georgia also blocks undocumented residents, including DACA recipients, from accessing in-state tuition or state financial aid at any public university or college. Georgia does not appear to have statewide policies that expand access to professional and occupational licensure or driver licenses and state identification to the state’s undocumented residents.

• In-State Tuition & State Financial Aid/Access and Affordability
  • Prohibitive Enrollment: Policies actively bar enrollment in all or certain public institutions for the state’s undocumented students, but may still allow DACA recipients to enroll.
• Professional & Occupational Licensure/Workforce Entry & Eligibility
  • No State Policy: No policies identified that actively expand access to occupational licensure for individuals who do not have legal immigration status.
• Driver Licenses & Identification/Mobility
  • Restrictive: Policies do not provide the state’s undocumented residents with access to driver licenses and state identification, but DACA recipients can still obtain a driver’s license or state identification card.

Freedom University 

• Freedom University is an award-winning, modern-day freedom school for undocumented students banned from equal access to higher education in Georgia. Freedom University now provides tuition-free college preparation classes, college and scholarship application assistance, mental health and legal support, and social movement leadership development for undocumented students.
• *While students do not receive college credit for their coursework at Freedom University, students do take CLEP courses that prepare them for the College Board CLEP exams, which grant college credits that can be transferred to a future college. In addition, we assist students navigate the complex college application process as first-generation undocumented youth, prepare them to succeed in rigorous college environments, and provide them with a welcoming and supportive community of mentors, professors, and undocumented peers. 
• Student Application 
• In order to ensure the safety of our staff and students, we do not publish our office or classroom location. Contact Freedom University by using this link: https://www.freedom-university.org/contact 

Maryland provides eligible undocumented residents, including DACA recipients, with access to in-state tuition, state financial aid, and driver licenses and state identification.

• In-State Tuition & State Financial Aid/Access and Affordability
  • Comprehensive Access: Policies provide statewide access to in-state tuition and some state financial aid or scholarships for the state’s resident DACA recipients and undocumented students.
• Professional & Occupational Licensure/Workforce Entry & Eligibility
  • Accessible: Policies allow undocumented individuals to obtain occupational licensure in one or more professions regardless of their immigration status, provided that they meet all other requirements.
• Driver Licenses & Identification/Mobility
  • Accessible: Policies provide the state’s undocumented residents with access to driver licenses and/or state identification regardless of their immigration status, but these are not REAL ID compliant.

Washington provides eligible undocumented residents, including DACA recipients, with access to in-state tuition, state financial aid, and driver licenses and state identification.

Washington does not appear to have legislation that extends occupational and professional licensure to undocumented individuals.

• In-State Tuition & State Financial Aid/Access and Affordability
  • Comprehensive Access: Policies provide statewide access to in-state tuition and some state financial aid or scholarships for the state’s resident DACA recipients and undocumented students.
• Professional & Occupational Licensure/Workforce Entry & Eligibility
  • No State Policy: No policies identified that actively expand access to occupational licensure for individuals who do not have legal immigration status.
• Driver Licenses & Identification/Mobility
  • Accessible: Policies provide the state’s undocumented residents with access to driver licenses and/or state identification regardless of their immigration status, but these are not REAL ID compliant.