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Cost of college went up for all students at Wesleyan College

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Tuition and fees rose 2.8 percent for 2018-19 at Wesleyan College, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Georgia students paid $23,000 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $630 more than the $22,370 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, 72 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.5 million and 38 students took out student loans totaling more than $273,424.

Including all undergraduates (765), 443 students used grants or scholarships totaling $7.2 million, and 278 students took out $2.1 million in federal student loans.

The cost of attending
Enrollment2015-162016-172017-182018-19Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19
In-state~650$20,290$21,750$22,370$23,00013.4%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Wesleyan College in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants3244%$191,910$5,997
State / local grant or scholarship4968%$197,856$4,038
Institutional grants or scholarships72100%$1,060,458$14,729
Grant or scholarship aid total72100%$1,450,224$20,142
Federal student loans3549%$233,917$6,683
Other student loans913%$39,507$4,390
Student loan aid3853%$273,424$7,195
Total student aid72100%--

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