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Key differences on Cost & aid

  1. 1

    Tennessee Wesleyan costs about $6.4K less per year on average than Franklin ($18,388 vs. $24,825, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Tennessee Wesleyan's grants cover 57% of its full price on average, vs. 55% at Franklin

    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
Tennessee Wesleyan$18.4K
Franklin$24.8K
Aid generosity
Tennessee Wesleyan57%
Franklin55%
Net price, with grants
Tennessee Wesleyan$15.1K
Franklin$24.2K

Grants

First-years receiving grants
Tennessee Wesleyan100%
Franklin100%
Average grant
Tennessee Wesleyan$24.7K
Franklin$30K
Aid from the college
Tennessee Wesleyan100%
Franklin100%

Sticker prices

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

Sticker price, in-state
Tennessee Wesleyan$43.1K
Franklin$54.9K
Sticker price, out-of-state
Tennessee Wesleyan$43.1K
Franklin$54.9K
Tuition & fees, in-state
Tennessee Wesleyan$29.3K
Franklin$37.4K
Tuition & fees, out-of-state
Tennessee Wesleyan$29.3K
Franklin$37.4K
First-years paying out-of-state rates
Tennessee WesleyanNot reported
FranklinNot 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

  • Tennessee WesleyanLittle need-based aid above $110K

    Merit possible (proxy); averaging $25K

  • FranklinPublished data end at $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

MetricTennessee WesleyanFranklin
Need-based aid up to Little need-based aid above $110KPublished data end at $110K
Merit for students without need 12% got a grant without federal aid, averaging $25K (proxy)21% 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

MetricTennessee WesleyanFranklin
Tuition guarantee NoNo
Promise program NoNo

From the colleges' Common Data Sets

MetricTennessee WesleyanFranklin
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;Tennessee Wesleyan University Common Data Set 2020–21, Fall 2021 entrants;Tennessee Wesleyan University Common Data Set 2020–21, 2020–21;College Scorecard, most recent release;Common Data Set, most recent releaseAbout 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