by our College Data Analytics TeamThis guide covers the real cost of attending Wayland Baptist University, including attendance costs, projected four- and two-year degree costs, average net price, debt outcomes, and how aid is distributed across income levels.
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Published attendance costs at Wayland Baptist University is about $34,762.00 a year.
Below, the published cost is shown three ways — the full sticker price with no aid, the net price after the average grant package, and the net price for low-income students who typically receive the most aid.
| Tuition and fees | $23,782.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $10,980.00 |
| Total cost | $34,762.00 |
| That is 6% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $34,762.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$15,733.00 |
| Net price | $19,029.00 |
| That is 42% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $34,762.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$16,253.00 |
| Net price | $18,509.00 |
| That is 44% below the national average net price. | |
| Go deeper on the components with tuition and fees plus room and board. |
The reported cost series has been increasing by around 2.6% per year, so the four-year total runs well above today’s cost. The tables below project the cost forward across a full degree, side by side for a low-income student with aid, a typical student with average aid, and a student paying full sticker price with no aid. Loan math assumes ten-year repayment at 6.8% interest.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% |
| Freshman year | $18,995.00 | $19,529.00 | $35,675.00 |
| Senior year | $20,532.00 | $21,109.00 | $38,562.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $79,028.00 | $81,248.00 | $148,424.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $30,107.00 | $30,953.00 | $56,544.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $909.00 | $935.00 | $1,708.00 |
| Total amount paid | $109,135.00 | $112,201.00 | $204,968.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% |
| Freshman year | $18,995.00 | $19,529.00 | $35,675.00 |
| Senior year | $19,494.00 | $20,042.00 | $36,613.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $38,490.00 | $39,571.00 | $72,288.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $14,663.00 | $15,075.00 | $27,539.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $443.00 | $455.00 | $832.00 |
| Total amount paid | $53,153.00 | $54,646.00 | $99,827.00 |
See the full net-price breakdown in the net price section below.
Net price reflects the true cost to attend after grant and scholarship aid is deducted. For most students, this is the more useful number than published tuition because it reflects the real out-of-pocket cost.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $20,590.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $20,540.00 |
What families actually pay shifts with income, since need-based grants are larger for lower-income students. Here is the average net price for each family-income range:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $18,610.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $18,314.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $20,654.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $22,676.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $23,518.00 |
Run your own numbers with the Wayland Baptist University Net Price Calculator, or reach out to the financial aid office.
Curious how grants and scholarships are distributed? Explore the financial aid page.
Median graduate debt at Wayland Baptist University comes to $15,467.00, categorized as a Low ($10-20k) debt-burden bucket.
The percentile spread of debt at graduation is shown below:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $3,166.00 |
| 25th | $5,500.00 |
| Median (50th) | $15,467.00 |
| 75th | $23,664.00 |
| 90th | $33,221.00 |
The distance from the 10th to the 90th percentile shows how widely debt outcomes vary.
For the full borrowing and repayment picture, see the student-loan-debt breakdown.
Family income tracks closely with debt at graduation. The table below divides borrowers into three income tiers:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $16,445.00 |
| Middle income | $15,244.00 |
| High income | $12,750.00 |
Low-income graduates carry $3,695.00 in additional median debt versus high-income graduates.
Whether your parents attended college is associated with differences in median debt at graduation.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $15,625.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $14,461.00 |
First-gen students at Wayland Baptist University carry $1,164.00 more than continuing-generation graduates.
Pell Grant eligibility is a useful proxy for low-income status among undergraduates. Pell vs non-Pell comparisons surface how debt breaks down by need.
The Pell vs non-Pell debt gap at Wayland Baptist University works out to $4,116.00. The Department of Education flags this school for a Pell-debt-inequity pattern.
The Department of Education default-rate tier for Wayland Baptist University is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 7.2% |
For scale, federal Stafford loan disbursements at Wayland Baptist University amount to $412,916,634.00 across 16,825 loan recipients.
Veterans and current servicemembers may be eligible for major federal education benefits including the GI Bill and Department of Defense tuition support.
| GI Bill recipients | 557 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $7,447.00 |
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 276 |
| Avg DoD Tuition Assistance | $2,326.00 |
Read more about military and veteran aid on the veteran aid breakdown.
The figures above are a starting point — as you weigh Wayland Baptist University, consider the following:
Use the pages below to go deeper on a specific part of the cost story:
Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.