The "College for All Act of 2025" aims to make higher education more accessible by establishing a federal-state partnership to eliminate tuition and required fees at public community colleges, public four-year institutions, and Tribal Colleges and Universities. This initiative targets eligible undergraduate students, regardless of age or immigration status, who meet specific residency and, for four-year institutions, income criteria. The federal share of funding for states will gradually decrease from 100% to 80% over several years, while Tribal Colleges will consistently receive 100% of the federal share. States are required to provide a matching share, increasing from 0% to 20%, and must maintain existing levels of instructional spending, state fiscal support for higher education, and need-based financial aid. Participating states and Tribal Colleges must ensure that public institutions maintain expenditures on instruction per full-time equivalent student and work towards having at least 75% of instruction provided by tenure-track or tenured faculty within five years. They are also required to prioritize hiring adjunct faculty for tenure-track positions and provide institutional financial aid to maximum Pell Grant recipients to cover their net price. Furthermore, the bill mandates that public institutions do not reduce enrollment, charge out-of-state students more than marginal costs, or charge non-eligible in-state students rates that undermine tuition elimination for eligible students. States must also align secondary and higher education curricula and improve transfer pathways between community colleges and four-year institutions. An "automatic stabilizer" provision allows states to request waivers for maintenance of effort requirements and reductions in their state share during periods of elevated unemployment. Funds received under this partnership are primarily for eliminating tuition and fees, but any remaining funds can be used to reduce the overall cost of attendance, provide additional non-loan financial aid, and implement evidence-based reforms to improve student outcomes. Prohibited uses include funding non-academic facilities, merit-based aid, administrator salaries, capital outlays, or athletics. The bill also creates a separate grant program to eliminate tuition and fees for eligible students at private nonprofit Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) . Eligibility for these grants is based on similar income thresholds as for public four-year institutions, and institutions that converted from for-profit status are ineligible for 25 years. Grant amounts are determined by eligible student enrollment, with restrictions on tuition increases, and institutions must commit to increasing tenured faculty and not reducing enrollment. Additionally, a grant program is established to assist students from outlying areas, such as the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam, in accessing public four-year institutions by covering the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition. Significant improvements are made to the Federal Pell Grant program , increasing the maximum award for students at public institutions and Tribal Colleges to $14,790 for 2026-2027, and extending eligibility to 7.5 years. Pell Grants are also expanded to include "Dreamer students" and those with specific immigration statuses, and are fully excluded from gross income for tax purposes. To further support student success, the bill introduces Inclusive Student Success Grants for eligible states and Tribal Colleges and Universities. These grants target underfunded institutions and minority-serving institutions, focusing on evidence-based reforms such as comprehensive academic and student support services, basic needs assistance, accelerated learning opportunities, and improvements to remedial education and transfer pathways. Finally, the legislation substantially increases authorized appropriations for Federal TRIO Programs, GEAR UP programs, and direct investments in HBCUs, Tribal Colleges, and other Minority-Serving Institutions.