by our College Data Analytics TeamHere’s the full picture on paying for Wittenberg University, from the published cost of attendance and projected degree cost through to net price, median student debt at graduation, default outcomes, and how aid varies by family income.
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Published attendance costs at Wittenberg University is about $56,353.00 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 | $45,940.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $10,413.00 |
| Total cost | $56,353.00 |
| That is 72% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $56,353.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$39,150.00 |
| Net price | $17,203.00 |
| That is 48% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $56,353.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$40,190.00 |
| Net price | $16,163.00 |
| That is 51% below the national average net price. | |
| Want the line-by-line detail? Dig into the tuition & fees page and living costs. |
Costs have trended upward in recent years at about 2.8% 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 loan rows amortise the projected total over a ten-year, 6.8% repayment.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% |
| Freshman year | $16,616.00 | $17,685.00 | $57,932.00 |
| Senior year | $18,052.00 | $19,213.00 | $62,938.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $69,309.00 | $73,768.00 | $241,648.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $26,404.00 | $28,103.00 | $92,059.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $798.00 | $849.00 | $2,781.00 |
| Total amount paid | $95,713.00 | $101,872.00 | $333,708.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% |
| Freshman year | $16,616.00 | $17,685.00 | $57,932.00 |
| Senior year | $17,081.00 | $18,180.00 | $59,555.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $33,697.00 | $35,865.00 | $117,487.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $12,837.00 | $13,663.00 | $44,758.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $388.00 | $413.00 | $1,352.00 |
| Total amount paid | $46,535.00 | $49,529.00 | $162,245.00 |
Jump to the net-price detail in the Net Price section.
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) | $18,649.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $19,470.00 |
Net price is not the same for every family — it falls as financial need rises and grant aid increases. Here is the average net price for each family-income range:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $13,347.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $14,344.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $17,504.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $22,410.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $24,825.00 |
Estimate your specific net price using the school’s Wittenberg University Net Price Calculator, or reach out to the financial aid office.
For the grant-and-scholarship detail behind these figures, see the financial aid breakdown.
The typical debt load for borrowers leaving Wittenberg University works out to $23,252.00, placing the school in the Moderate ($20-30k) debt-load classification.
Across borrowers, debt at graduation distributes like this:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $4,750.00 |
| 25th | $7,500.00 |
| Median (50th) | $23,252.00 |
| 75th | $27,000.00 |
| 90th | $35,750.00 |
The spread between the 10th and 90th percentiles reflects how variable debt outcomes are at this school.
Dig deeper into debt on the student loan debt detail.
Debt at graduation is far from uniform across income levels. The breakdown below segments borrowers by family income at entry:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $24,750.00 |
| Middle income | $22,500.00 |
| High income | $23,564.00 |
Graduates from lower-income families carry $1,186.00 more debt than high-income graduates.
Debt at graduation often differs for first-generation students.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $23,664.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $23,250.00 |
First-gen borrowers at Wittenberg University hold $414.00 more median debt than continuing-generation peers.
Pell Grant eligibility is a useful proxy for low-income status among undergraduates. The Pell vs non-Pell debt gap reveals how borrowing differs by need.
The Pell vs non-Pell debt gap at Wittenberg University stands at $1,500.00. Federal data flags this school for Pell-related debt inequity.
The federal default-rate classification for Wittenberg University is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 4.1% |
For scale, federal Stafford loan disbursements at Wittenberg University come to $125,725,413.00 spread across 7,248 recipients.
Veterans and current servicemembers may be eligible for major federal education benefits like the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD tuition assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 9 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $24,721.00 |
Explore GI Bill and military aid in detail on the veterans benefits detail.
Numbers only tell part of the story. As you weigh Wittenberg University, a few questions are worth asking:
Dig further into the cost picture with the related pages below:
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.