by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview lays out the cost of attending William Jewell College, from sticker cost of attendance and projected degree cost to net price, debt at graduation, and aid breakdowns.
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What it costs to attend William Jewell College works out to about $34,291.00 for a single academic year.
Cost is shown below as the full sticker price, the average net price after aid, and the low-income net price.
| Tuition and fees | $20,610.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $13,681.00 |
| Total cost | $34,291.00 |
| That is 5% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $34,291.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$18,223.00 |
| Net price | $16,068.00 |
| That is 51% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $34,291.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$22,876.00 |
| Net price | $11,415.00 |
| That is 65% below the national average net price. | |
| Go deeper on the components with tuition and fees plus living costs. |
Published costs have climbed year over year at a recent average of 2.2% 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. 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 | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% |
| Freshman year | $11,666.00 | $16,422.00 | $35,046.00 |
| Senior year | $12,453.00 | $17,530.00 | $37,410.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $48,228.00 | $67,886.00 | $144,877.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $18,373.00 | $25,862.00 | $55,193.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $555.00 | $781.00 | $1,667.00 |
| Total amount paid | $66,601.00 | $93,749.00 | $200,071.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% |
| Freshman year | $11,666.00 | $16,422.00 | $35,046.00 |
| Senior year | $11,923.00 | $16,783.00 | $35,817.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $23,589.00 | $33,204.00 | $70,862.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $8,987.00 | $12,650.00 | $26,996.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $271.00 | $382.00 | $815.00 |
| Total amount paid | $32,576.00 | $45,854.00 | $97,858.00 |
See the full net-price breakdown in the net price section below.
The net price is the real out-of-pocket cost — what families pay after grant and scholarship aid is applied. This is the more honest cost figure for most families, since it accounts for institutional and federal aid.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $17,562.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $16,602.00 |
The real cost varies by income because need-based aid scales with financial need. Here is the average net price for each family-income range:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $9,227.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $7,862.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $11,954.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $17,573.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $23,742.00 |
Use William Jewell College Net Price Calculator, or reach out to the financial aid office.
Want to know how that aid is awarded? See the financial aid page.
The median amount borrowed by graduates of William Jewell College amounts to $19,250.00, categorized as a Low ($10-20k) debt-load classification.
Across borrowers, debt at graduation distributes like this:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $3,750.00 |
| 25th | $10,000.00 |
| Median (50th) | $19,250.00 |
| 75th | $27,750.00 |
| 90th | $33,714.00 |
The 10th-to-90th-percentile spread is one signal of how variable debt outcomes are across the student body.
Explore borrowing, repayment, and default in detail on the student-loan-debt breakdown.
Median debt at graduation differs meaningfully across income brackets. Below the data splits borrowers across three income groups:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $18,131.00 |
| Middle income | $19,500.00 |
| High income | $19,500.00 |
Debt at graduation often differs for first-generation students.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $18,750.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $19,829.00 |
The Pell Grant is the largest federal grant for undergraduates from low-income families. The Pell vs non-Pell debt gap reveals how borrowing differs by need.
The median debt difference between Pell-eligible and non-Pell graduates of William Jewell College stands at $-500.00.
The federal default-rate classification for William Jewell College is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 3.8% |
For scale, federal Stafford loan disbursements at William Jewell College total $68,540,404.00 across 4,290 recipients.
Veterans and active-duty servicemembers can tap dedicated federal aid programs like the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD tuition assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 12 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $10,218.00 |
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 3 |
| Avg DoD Tuition Assistance | $3,667.00 |
Explore GI Bill and military aid in detail on the college veterans page.
Use the figures above as a launch point, then think through William Jewell College, the questions below are worth your time:
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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.