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Kansas Wesleyan University

Undergraduate

2024-25 School Year

Full-time: Per Year
Tuition (12-18* hours) $33,730
Residential Cost (shared occupancy and full meal plan) $11,840
Technology Fee $400
Orientation Fee $250
Activity Fee $500
TOTAL $46,720
Part-time: Per Semester
1-6 hours $420 per credit hour
7-9 hours $420 per credit hour
10-11 hours $630 per credit hour
Pre-freshmen (up to 6 hours per semester): $150 per credit hour
Audit (undergraduate): $150 per credit hour
Senior citizen (over age 65): $150 per credit hour

Cost of Attendance

The cost of attendance establishes average costs for different categories and is the basis for determining your financial need for “need-based” grants, loans, and work-study as well as limits to borrowing PLUS and private loans. You may spend more or less than the amounts listed on the Cost of Attendance page.

Graduate Program

Tuition per credit hour $495 per credit hour
Audit per credit hour $260 per credit hour
Technology Fee $50 per course

Additional Fees

Fees are subject to change, but can be viewed in the academic catalog located at the Registrar’s site.

Enrollment Confirmation Fee

A one-time $100 is required of all full-time, undergraduate students in order to register for classes and reserve aid awards.

Student Teaching Fees

Student teaching fees are an additional $50 per credit hour. KICA special education courses incur additional charges.

Nursing Clinical Fee

The Nursing Clinical Fee is currently $2400. See the Nursing Student Handbook for additional fees.

Health Insurance

Health Insurance rates for each academic year are set over the summer. We include the latest academic year to give families an estimate of the cost.
2024-25 Rates are:
Undergraduate (all full-time students) – $2097
Graduate (Involved in Intercollegiate Athletics) – $3339

Overload Fee

An overload fee for hours in excess of 18 is an additional $410 per credit hour.  Activity-based courses such as varsity athletics, choir, band, orchestra, music lessons, forensics, debate and theatre are excluded from overload charges.

Other Fees

Graduation Fee: $250
Private Music Lessons: $250
Athletic Fee: $200

Purchasing Textbooks

Allow approximately $600 per semester for books and supplies.

Textbooks for your classes are available for purchase from kwu.ecampus.com. There are two methods to know what textbooks you will need for each class:

  1. Log on to your myKWU account. On the left side of the main page, you will see a link titled “MY COURSES”. Click on this link to see information about your course, your professor and learn about your textbook(s) and other required course materials. Write down your course numbers, text ISBN and edition number.
  2. Go to www.kwu.edu and click on “Buy Textbooks”.  You will be taken to the KWU E-Campus.  There, search for your course numbers to find your texts’  ISBN and edition numbers.  You can also purchase or rent your textbooks at that site.  See “Book Vouchers” below.  You are welcome to buy/rent your textbooks where you can find the best value, but Book Vouchers can only be used at kwu.ecampus.com.

Using Book Vouchers or Financial Assistance Award to Pay for Textbooks

If your total financial assistance award for the term is greater than your charges, you are entitled to a “Credit Balance,” which you can use as a “Book Voucher” issued by the Student Financial Planning Department.

If you have a planned credit balance and want to use a book voucher, contact the Student Financial Planning Office in the K Dub Hub (Pioneer Hall 285, (785) 833-4315) for more information about book vouchers.