Kansas students paid $29,500 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $520 more than the $28,980 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 100 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 181 students received grants or scholarships totaling $3.1 million and 159 students took out student loans totaling more than $1 million.
Including all undergraduates (741), 664 students used grants or scholarships totaling $11.8 million, and 565 students took out $3.8 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 | ~289 | $26,600 | $28,000 | $28,980 | $29,500 | 10.9% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Kansas 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 | 84 | 46% | $376,976 | $4,488 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 39 | 21% | $127,425 | $3,267 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 177 | 97% | $2,628,442 | $14,850 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 181 | 99% | $3,132,843 | $17,309 |
| Federal student loans | 159 | 87% | $864,904 | $5,440 |
| Other student loans | 15 | 8% | $173,662 | $11,577 |
| Student loan aid | 159 | 87% | $1,038,566 | $6,532 |
| Total student aid | 182 | 100% | - | - |
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