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Key differences on Cost & aid

  1. 1

    Tennessee Wesleyan's grants cover 57% of its full price on average, vs. 33% at Johnson

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Tennessee Wesleyan costs about $5.1K less per year on average than Johnson ($18,388 vs. $23,441, 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
Johnson$23.4K
Tennessee Wesleyan$18.4K
Aid generosity
Johnson33%
Tennessee Wesleyan57%
Net price, with grants
Johnson$22.6K
Tennessee Wesleyan$15.1K

Grants

First-years receiving grants
Johnson99%
Tennessee Wesleyan100%
Average grant
Johnson$11.6K
Tennessee Wesleyan$24.7K
Aid from the college
Johnson96%
Tennessee Wesleyan100%

Sticker prices

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

Sticker price, in-state
Johnson$35K
Tennessee Wesleyan$43.1K
Sticker price, out-of-state
Johnson$35K
Tennessee Wesleyan$43.1K
Tuition & fees, in-state
Johnson$20.3K
Tennessee Wesleyan$29.3K
Tuition & fees, out-of-state
Johnson$20.3K
Tennessee Wesleyan$29.3K
First-years paying out-of-state rates
JohnsonNot 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

  • JohnsonPublished data end at $110K

    Merit possible (proxy); averaging $10K

  • 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

MetricJohnsonTennessee 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 $10K (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

MetricJohnsonTennessee Wesleyan
Tuition guarantee NoNo
Promise program YesNo

From the colleges' Common Data Sets

MetricJohnsonTennessee 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