by our College Data Analytics TeamMany students will not be asked to pay the full, advertised sticker price of a school. Instead, they will be given a financial aid offer that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The price tag of going to Roberts Wesleyan University can appear tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students obtain some kind of financial help.
Just what financial assistance solutions will Roberts Wesleyan deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Read on for answers. Keep scrolling to discover what amount of financial assistance could be accessible to you.
Your financial aid package, which may contain grants and scholarships, will be determined on your financial need. Continue reading to find information to help you understand just how much assistance you can expect to receive from Roberts Wesleyan University.
Aid such as grants, loans, work-study, and scholarships helps colleges decrease the real cost of attendance for most students. Keep in mind that certain forms of assistance are more beneficial than others, and aid amounts differ from student to student.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at Roberts Wesleyan University, 98% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid roughly 205 students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 98% | $29,645 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 92% | $26,723 |
| Federal Pell grants | 40% | $6,178 |
| State/local grants | 87% | $2,154 |
| Federal student loans | 65% | $5,530 |
Grants and scholarships are the most valuable form of aid because, unlike loans, they never have to be repaid. Across the undergraduate body at Roberts Wesleyan, about 86% of undergraduate students received gift aid averaging $24,815 (covering around 905 undergraduates).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 86% | $24,815 |
| Federal Pell grants | 35% | $5,702 |
| Federal student loans | 61% | $7,733 |
For students living on campus and receiving title-IV aid, grants averaged $29,789.
The figures below show the average net price — cost after all grant and scholarship aid — broken out by family income.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $19,804 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $21,227 |
| Over $75,000 | $26,191 |
Each figure is the net price after grants and scholarships, not the published sticker price.
Net price is the cost remaining after grant and scholarship aid is subtracted from the sticker price, and it is the most useful single number for estimating real cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $23,130 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $23,461 |
To get a personalized net price estimate, try Roberts Wesleyan’s net price calculator: www.roberts.edu/undergraduate/tuition-and-aid/net-price-calculator.aspx.
The median federal debt load at Roberts Wesleyan comes to $19,000 in federal loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $19,000 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $23,750 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $251.79/mo |
Under a standard ten-year plan, the median graduate’s monthly payment lands near the figure above.
Looking only at the median can be misleading because it hides the spread. The percentiles below describe the cumulative federal debt distribution for borrowers at Roberts Wesleyan.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $5,500 |
| 25th percentile | $10,750 |
| 75th percentile | $27,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $32,700 |
How much a student borrows depends heavily on family income, first-gen status, and dependency.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $18,750 |
| Middle income | $19,500 |
| High income | $18,750 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $18,750 |
| Continuing-generation students | $20,500 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $20,000 |
| Independent students | $18,750 |
The Department of Education computes summary indicators that describe debt outcomes at a glance. Roberts Wesleyan.
Stafford loans make up the bulk of federal direct lending to undergraduates. The annual Stafford volume below reflects program activity at Roberts Wesleyan:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 9867 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $252,364,816 |
If you are a veteran or active-duty service member, the GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the primary federal programs you can use at this school.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 24 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $361,508 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $15,063 |
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