by our College Data Analytics TeamHere’s the full picture on paying for Wesleyan College, 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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The full cost of attending Wesleyan College stands at about $40,591.00 per academic 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 | $27,650.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $12,941.00 |
| Total cost | $40,591.00 |
| That is 24% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $40,591.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$27,997.00 |
| Net price | $12,594.00 |
| That is 62% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $40,591.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$29,676.00 |
| Net price | $10,915.00 |
| That is 67% below the national average net price. | |
| For the full breakdown, see the tuition & fees page and room and board. |
Costs have trended upward in recent years by roughly 1.6% annually, so the projections below total more than one year of attendance. The projections below run a full degree for a low-income aided student, an average-aid student, and the full sticker price. The repayment figures use a ten-year loan at 6.8%.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% |
| Freshman year | $11,089.00 | $12,794.00 | $41,237.00 |
| Senior year | $11,627.00 | $13,415.00 | $43,237.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $45,425.00 | $52,413.00 | $168,928.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $17,305.00 | $19,967.00 | $64,355.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $523.00 | $603.00 | $1,944.00 |
| Total amount paid | $62,730.00 | $72,380.00 | $233,283.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% |
| Freshman year | $11,089.00 | $12,794.00 | $41,237.00 |
| Senior year | $11,265.00 | $12,998.00 | $41,893.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $22,354.00 | $25,792.00 | $83,130.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $8,516.00 | $9,826.00 | $31,670.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $257.00 | $297.00 | $957.00 |
| Total amount paid | $30,870.00 | $35,619.00 | $114,800.00 |
For the complete net-price picture, see the net-price section.
Net price is what students actually pay after grants and scholarships are subtracted from the published sticker price. 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) | $12,724.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $14,528.00 |
What families actually pay shifts with income, since need-based grants are larger for lower-income students. The figures below give average net price by income bracket:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $13,364.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $12,173.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $16,475.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $18,592.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $20,958.00 |
Estimate your specific net price using the school’s Wesleyan College Net Price Calculator, or check with the financial aid office.
For the grant-and-scholarship detail behind these figures, see the grants & scholarships detail.
The median graduating debt at Wesleyan College is $15,000.00, which the Department of Education classifies as a Low ($10-20k) debt-burden bucket.
Here’s how debt at graduation distributes across borrowers:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $5,500.00 |
| 25th | $7,500.00 |
| Median (50th) | $15,000.00 |
| 75th | $27,000.00 |
| 90th | $37,927.00 |
The gap between 10th and 90th percentile borrowers gives a sense of how uneven debt outcomes are.
Explore borrowing, repayment, and default in detail on the student loan debt page.
Student debt at graduation is not evenly distributed across income levels. The breakdown below segments borrowers by family income at entry:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $15,425.00 |
| Middle income | $19,500.00 |
| High income | $12,925.00 |
Borrowers from lower-income families leave school with $2,500.00 more debt than their high-income peers.
First-gen students typically face different financial-aid contexts than students whose parents attended college.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $15,613.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $15,000.00 |
First-generation graduates from Wesleyan College graduate with $613.00 more than continuing-generation graduates.
Pell Grant eligibility is a useful proxy for low-income status among undergraduates. Looking at Pell recipients versus non-recipients tells us how debt is distributed across need.
The Pell-versus-non-Pell median debt difference at Wesleyan College amounts to $3,416.00. This school carries a federal Pell-debt-inequity flag.
The Department of Education default-rate tier for Wesleyan College is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 3.7% |
For scale, federal Stafford loan disbursements at Wesleyan College come to $72,924,050.00 across 3,287 student borrowers.
Veteran and active-military students often access dedicated federal aid programs including the Post-9/11 GI Bill and Department of Defense Tuition Assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 8 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $18,339.00 |
Read more about military and veteran aid on the college veterans page.
Beyond the data above, it helps to ask a few questions when weighing Wesleyan College, the questions below are worth your time:
Each page below covers one part of paying for college in more detail:
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.