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Key differences on Cost & aid

  1. 1

    Tennessee Wesleyan costs about $7.7K less per year on average than Warren Wilson ($18,388 vs. $26,093, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Tennessee Wesleyan's grants cover 57% of its full price on average, vs. 54% at Warren Wilson

    Aid generosity

Cost & aid

Cost & aid

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

What students pay

Average cost, all students
Warren Wilson$26.1K
Tennessee Wesleyan$18.4K
Aid generosity
Warren Wilson54%
Tennessee Wesleyan57%
Net price, with grants
Warren Wilson$26.1K
Tennessee Wesleyan$15.1K

Grants

First-years receiving grants
Warren Wilson100%
Tennessee Wesleyan100%
Average grant
Warren Wilson$30.9K
Tennessee Wesleyan$24.7K
Aid from the college
Warren Wilson100%
Tennessee Wesleyan100%

Sticker prices

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

Sticker price, in-state
Warren Wilson$57K
Tennessee Wesleyan$43.1K
Sticker price, out-of-state
Warren Wilson$57K
Tennessee Wesleyan$43.1K
Tuition & fees, in-state
Warren Wilson$40.3K
Tennessee Wesleyan$29.3K
Tuition & fees, out-of-state
Warren Wilson$40.3K
Tennessee Wesleyan$29.3K
First-years paying out-of-state rates
Warren WilsonNot reported
Tennessee WesleyanNot 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

  • Warren WilsonPublished data end at $110K

    Merit possible (proxy); averaging $20K

  • Tennessee WesleyanLittle need-based aid above $110K

    Merit possible (proxy); averaging $25K

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

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

MetricWarren WilsonTennessee Wesleyan
Need-based aid up to Published data end at $110KLittle need-based aid above $110K
Merit for students without need 32% got a grant without federal aid, averaging $20K (proxy)12% got a grant without federal aid, averaging $25K (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

MetricWarren WilsonTennessee Wesleyan
Tuition guarantee NoNo
Promise program YesNo

From the colleges' Common Data Sets

MetricWarren WilsonTennessee Wesleyan
Aid forms –FAFSA
Aid priority date or deadline ––
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;College Scorecard, most recent release;Common Data Set, most recent release;Tennessee Wesleyan University Common Data Set 2020–21, Fall 2021 entrants;Tennessee Wesleyan University Common Data Set 2020–21, 2020–21About 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