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Key differences on Cost & aid

  1. 1

    Warren Wilson's grants cover 54% of its full price on average, vs. 52% at Westminster

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Westminster costs about $1.2K less per year on average than Warren Wilson ($24,914 vs. $26,093, all students)

    Average cost, all students

Cost & aid

Cost & aid

Average cost, aid generosity, net price by family income, sticker prices, and grants.

What students pay

Average cost, all students
Westminster$24.9K
Warren Wilson$26.1K
Aid generosity
Westminster52%
Warren Wilson54%
Net price, with grants
Westminster$24.4K
Warren Wilson$26.1K

Grants

First-years receiving grants
Westminster100%
Warren Wilson100%
Average grant
Westminster$27.2K
Warren Wilson$30.9K
Aid from the college
Westminster97%
Warren Wilson100%

Sticker prices

On one scale, so the bars read against each other.

Sticker price, in-state
Westminster$52.1K
Warren Wilson$57K
Sticker price, out-of-state
Westminster$52.1K
Warren Wilson$57K
Tuition & fees, in-state
Westminster$34.2K
Warren Wilson$40.3K
Tuition & fees, out-of-state
Westminster$34.2K
Warren Wilson$40.3K
First-years paying out-of-state rates
WestminsterNot reported
Warren WilsonNot reported
What families at each income pay

Up to $110K: the average net price per year for students receiving federal aid, 2023–24; families who didn't file the FAFSA aren't included. Above it the published data end. For your own number, use the college's net price calculator .

Family income per year $150K

  • WestminsterPublished data end at $110K

    Merit possible (proxy); averaging $26K

  • Warren WilsonPublished data end at $110K

    Merit possible (proxy); averaging $20K

Published (federal figure, up to $110K) EstimateBars share one scale: the largest full price.

Where need-based aid ends, merit, and published promises

MetricWestminsterWarren Wilson
Need-based aid up to Published data end at $110KPublished data end at $110K
Merit for students without need 3.1% got a grant without federal aid, averaging $26K (proxy)32% got a grant without federal aid, averaging $20K (proxy)
Published promise ––

A college's own promise is stated for a typical family and changes yearly; where a promise and our estimate disagree, the promise wins. Merit has no income limit, so it can lower the price above the point where need-based aid ends.

Tuition guarantee & Promise program

MetricWestminsterWarren Wilson
Tuition guarantee NoNo
Promise program NoYes

From the colleges' Common Data Sets

MetricWestminsterWarren Wilson
Aid forms FAFSA–
Aid priority date or deadline November 15 (priority)–
Need met, first-years ––
Average aid package, first-years ––
College grant dollars given as merit ––
Aid for international students ––

All cost numbers in the table

Sources:IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, 2023–24;Westminster College Common Data Set 2017–18, Fall 2018 entrants;Westminster College Common Data Set 2017–18, 2017–18 (estimated);College Scorecard, most recent release;Common Data Set, most recent release;Westminster College Common Data Set 2017–18, 2017–18About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why