FourYearCost

North Carolina Wesleyan University

Rocky Mount, NCPrivate nonprofitRank 48 of 1,732Traditional rank 28 of 1,156

Avg freshman grant · 2022-23
$29,177
244 recipients
Avg grant, later years · 2022-23
$21,192
844 recipients
The drop
$7,985
27.4% of the freshman average

Freshman grant vs later years

Freshman year$29,177Later years$21,192

Average grant per recipient, IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Averages across all recipients, not a prediction for one student. Continuing students include transfers and part-time students. Data is about two years old. How this is calculated.

Average net price by family income (2022-23)

Family incomeAvg net price
$0–30k$15,574
$30–48k$17,630
$48–75k$17,786
$75–110k$17,785
$110k+$25,749

First-time, full-time students receiving Title IV aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Published cost (IPEDS)

Tuition and fees (in-state), 2022-23$34,352
Tuition and fees (in-state), 2023-24$35,536
Change$1,184 (+3.4%)
On-campus room and board, 2023-24$12,794

Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics, academic years 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Tuition and fees trend

$30,7502018-19$31,6502019-20$32,7502020-21$33,3712021-22$34,3522022-23$35,5362023-24

Published tuition and required fees, +15.6% from first to last year shown. Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2021-22 and 2023-24 files.

Average net price trend

$20,2082020-21$18,7012021-22$19,1112022-23

Average net price for first-time, full-time students receiving grant aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Outcomes and aid profile

Bachelor's graduation rate within 6 years39%
Full-time freshman retention (return for year 2)65%
Freshmen receiving Pell Grants55%
Freshmen taking federal loans69%
Average federal loan (freshmen who borrow)$5,766
Aid drop one year earlier (2021-22)$7,429

Sources: IPEDS Graduation Rates 2023 (DRVGR), Fall Enrollment 2023 (retention), SFA 2022-23 and 2021-22. "Freshmen" = first-time, full-time undergraduates.

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