FourYearCost

Wesleyan University

Middletown, CTPrivate nonprofitRank 191 of 1,732Traditional rank 127 of 1,156

Avg freshman grant · 2022-23
$64,709
283 recipients
Avg grant, later years · 2022-23
$59,963
932 recipients
The drop
$4,746
7.3% of the freshman average

Freshman grant vs later years

Freshman year$64,709Later years$59,963

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$4,432
$30–48k$5,898
$48–75k$10,310
$75–110k$10,905
$110k+$50,788

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

Published cost (IPEDS)

Tuition and fees (in-state), 2022-23$64,322
Tuition and fees (in-state), 2023-24$67,316
Change$2,994 (+4.7%)
On-campus room and board, 2023-24$19,034

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

Tuition and fees trend

$54,9142018-19$57,3042019-20$59,6862020-21$62,0492021-22$64,3222022-23$67,3162023-24

Published tuition and required fees, +22.6% from first to last year shown. Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2021-22 and 2023-24 files.

Average net price trend

$20,5352020-21$21,2702021-22$20,4632022-23

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 years92%
Full-time freshman retention (return for year 2)95%
Freshmen receiving Pell Grants15%
Freshmen taking federal loans13%
Average federal loan (freshmen who borrow)$3,739
Aid drop one year earlier (2021-22)$1,777

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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Yale University$59,076−$2,272
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Quinnipiac University$30,035$727

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