South Dakota students paid $27,640 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $610 more than the $27,030 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, 198 students received grants or scholarships totaling $3.1 million and 174 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.5 million.
Including all undergraduates (1,024), 717 students used grants or scholarships totaling $12.2 million, and 648 students took out $6.4 million in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~655 | $24,800 | $26,050 | $27,030 | $27,640 | 11.5% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Dakota Wesleyan University in 2015-16.| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 73 | 37% | $328,892 | $4,505 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 47 | 24% | $55,822 | $1,188 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 197 | 99% | $2,717,587 | $13,795 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 198 | 100% | $3,102,301 | $15,668 |
| Federal student loans | 174 | 88% | $861,419 | $4,951 |
| Other student loans | 74 | 37% | $618,072 | $8,352 |
| Student loan aid | 174 | 88% | $1,479,491 | $8,503 |
| Total student aid | 198 | 100% | - | - |
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