by our College Data Analytics TeamMany students are not billed the advertised price of a school. Instead, they will be provided a financial aid package that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The sum total of attendance at Texas Wesleyan University can sound tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students get some type of financial help.
Just what financial aid solutions can Texas Wesleyan provide, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep reading for answers. Scroll down to find out what amount of financial assistance will be accessible to you.
Eligibility for aid and scholarships is driven mostly by your household’s income and need. The information provided on this page can help you determine how much aid you may receive from Texas Wesleyan University.
Colleges use loans, grants, scholarships and work-study to minimize what students actually pay out of pocket. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
Looking at the entering class at Texas Wesleyan University, 99% of new full-time first-years were awarded at least some aid (about 485 incoming students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 99% | $31,184 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 99% | $25,015 |
| Federal Pell grants | 63% | $6,005 |
| State/local grants | 71% | $3,062 |
| Federal student loans | 40% | $5,043 |
Grants and scholarships are the most valuable form of aid because, unlike loans, they never have to be repaid. At this school, some 86% of undergraduate students received gift aid averaging $25,892 (among about 1709 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 86% | $25,892 |
| Federal Pell grants | 45% | $5,691 |
| Federal student loans | 38% | $6,087 |
For students living on campus and receiving title-IV aid, grants averaged $33,385.
Need-based aid means lower-income families typically pay far less than the sticker price suggests.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $17,736 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $18,817 |
| Over $75,000 | $24,571 |
The numbers above are post-aid net prices, so they already account for grants and scholarships.
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships are subtracted from the published cost of attendance — the figure closest to what a typical aid-receiving student actually pays.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $24,066 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $19,398 |
For a personalized estimate based on your family’s financial situation, use Texas Wesleyan’s NPC: txwes.edu/admissions/financial-aid–scholarships/cost-of-college/net-price-calculator/.
The median student at Texas Wesleyan graduates with $13,992 in federal student debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $13,992 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $23,125 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $245.16/mo |
At a typical 10-year repayment schedule, the median graduate would pay about the monthly figure above.
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. The four reference points below map the debt distribution at Texas Wesleyan.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $3,250 |
| 25th percentile | $5,500 |
| 75th percentile | $25,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $34,895 |
The figures below break down median federal debt by income tier, first-generation status, and dependency.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $16,700 |
| Middle income | $13,000 |
| High income | $11,875 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $14,000 |
| Continuing-generation students | $13,000 |
Dependent vs Independent Students
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $11,000 |
| Independent students | $23,000 |
The Department of Education computes summary indicators that describe debt outcomes at a glance. Texas Wesleyan.
Stafford loans make up the bulk of federal direct lending to undergraduates. The annual Stafford volume below reflects program activity at Texas Wesleyan:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 12803 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $396,406,679 |
GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the two federal aid programs targeted at military-affiliated students.
Post-9/11 GI Bill activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 45 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $996,300 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $22,140 |
Active-duty Tuition Assistance recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 1 |
| Total DoD amount | $1,500 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $1,500 |
References
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