Connecticut students paid $54,944 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $2,140 more than the $52,804 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 47 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 316 students received grants or scholarships totaling $15.4 million and 202 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.2 million.
Including all undergraduates (3,217), 1,275 students used grants or scholarships totaling $60.8 million, and 769 students took out $3.7 million in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~193 | $49,274 | $50,912 | $52,804 | $54,944 | 11.5% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Wesleyan University in 2015-16.| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 125 | 16% | $784,579 | $6,277 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | - | 0% | - | - |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 315 | 41% | $14,591,897 | $46,323 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 316 | 42% | $15,379,476 | $48,669 |
| Federal student loans | 190 | 25% | $714,083 | $3,758 |
| Other student loans | 29 | 4% | $463,211 | $15,973 |
| Student loan aid | 202 | 27% | $1,177,294 | $5,828 |
| Total student aid | 359 | 47% | - | - |
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