Expenses

The expenses at Wheaton are moderate and are kept so by the generous gifts and grants from individuals and foundations and by the income from its endowment. Students pay for about eighty percent of the cost of their education; substantial sums are raised annually by the College to cover the difference between what the student pays and the cost of operation.

The tuition rate includes most miscellaneous items for which separate charges are usually made, such as library, student center, and various student activities. Some limitations apply to part-time students.

Substantial student aid funds are available for many students from College, government, and self-help sources. No student should fail to apply to Wheaton for financial reasons.

All costs listed here are as accurate as possible at the time of publication but could be subject to change.

Undergraduate Costs

Charge Cost
Undergraduate Tuition:
12 to 18 hours, per semester
$21,835
Hours over 18, per hour
1,213
Less than 12 hours, per hour
1,820
Special Students (1-8 hours only), per hour
1,213
Undergraduate Audit, Wheaton student, per course
50
Undergraduate Audit, non-Wheaton student, per course
100
Board, per semester (subject to change):
18 AYCE1 meal plan + $50 in "Thunder Bucks"2
2,555
14 AYCE meal plan + $50 in "Thunder Bucks"
2,320
10 AYCE meal plan + $50 in "Thunder Bucks"
2,140
210 AYCE Block + $50 in "Thunder Bucks"
2,555
160 AYCE Block + $50 in "Thunder Bucks"
2,320
65 AYCE Block
890
Room, per semester; double occupancy (subject to change) 3,640
F1 Visa holding (non-resident) students mandatory insurance (per year for 12 month coverage) 1,728
Residential vehicle overnight parking permit, per year (for college apt and dorm students) 292
Commuter student vehicle parking permit, per year 199
1

AYCE means “All You Can Eat.”

2

"Thunder Bucks” is flexible money for use only in Sam’s and Stupe Grill which are located in the Beamer Student Center.

Service Charges

Charge Cost
Application Fee 0
Admission Deposit 300
Health and Wellness Fee (per semester) 130
Passage Orientation - First-year student 995
Passage Orientation - Transfer student 995
Orientation (for students who receive a Passage Orientation waiver) 125
Late Registration 75
Late Payment Fee 75

Conservatory of Music Fees

Charge Cost
MUCS, MUEP, MUIP, MUMS, MUTC per credit hour unless otherwise noted below: 58
Music Context Studies (MUCS):
Intro to Music: Historical Survey (MUCS 101)
No fee
Intro to Music: Interdisciplinary Emphasis (MUCS 102)
No fee
Intro to Music: 20th Century & World Music (MUCS 103)
No fee
290
Music Ensemble Performance (MUEP):
Large Ensemble Fee (MUEP 213 - MUEP 218)
212
Opera Mainstage (MUEP 356, MUEP 357)
430
Jazz Combo (MUEP 358)
212
Chamber Music (MUEP 371)
212
Music Individual Performance (MUIP):
Private Lessons (MUIP 101 - MUIP 122) 2 credits
615
Private Lessons (MUIP 201 - MUIP 222, MUIP 401 - MUIP 422) 2-4 credits
925
Small Group Lessons (MUIP 131, MUIP 141, MUIP 150, MUIP 160, MUIP 260, MUIP 328)
290
Class Piano (MUIP 223 - MUIP 227)
430
Coaching (MUIP 232)
615
Music Method Studies (MUMS):
Music Performance Seminar (MUMS 101)
No fee
Music Experience (MUMS 205)
200
Principles of Pedagogy II (MUMS 321:1-7, MUMS 385)
290
Music Outreach Practicum (MUMS 333)
212
Conducting Lab (MUMS 346)
58
Suzuki Pedagogy (MUMS 372, MUMS 373)
430
Internship (MUMS 496)
212
Theory & Composition (MUTC):
Intro to Music: Reading & Analysis (MUTC 101)
No fee
Topics in Aural Skills (MUTC 290) 615
Intermediate Composition (MUTC 331)
615
Advanced Composition (MUTC 451)
925

Course Fees

Charge Cost
ANTH 385 Course fee 300
ART 213, ART 313 Course fee 120
ART 214 120
ART 232 100
ART 234 100
ART 316 100
ART 326 100
ART 336 100
ART 383 100
ART 426 100
BHS 252 85
Biology Labs (not including excessive loss or breakage, which is billed) 85
BIOL 331 150
BIOL 332 150
BIOL 344 20
BIOL 348 (Approximate cost of travel, etc.) 2,200
Chemistry Labs (not including excessive loss or breakage, which is billed) 95
CFM 121, 122, 123, 124, 125 Course fee 95
CFM 131 Passage Course fee 695
COMM 253 50
COMM 271, COMM 374 Course fee 100
COMM 376 100
COMM 424 60
CORE 308 150
CORE 338 60
CORE 355 150
CORE 375 100
EDUC 214 Course fee 110
EDUC 311L Course fee 65
EDUC 312 Course fee 69
EDUC 314 course fee 130
EDUC 324L Course fee 50
EDUC 494 Course fee 281
EDUC 497 Course fee 295
ENGR 125 Lab fee 65
ENGR 131 Lab fee 65
ENGR 204 Lab fee 65
ENVR 221 Lab fee 25
ENVR 221 Field trip fee 15
ENVR 315 Lab fee 50
ENVR 332 Course fee 75
ENVR 333 Course fee 75
ENVR 381 Lab fee 25
General Education Competency Exams 5-30
Geology Labs 25
Geology Field Trips GEOL 211, GEOL 355 35
GEOL 336, GEOL 437 field trip and lab fee 40
GEOL 321, GEOL 443 120
GEOL 344, GEOL 413 120
GEOL 332 Field trip fee Varies
HS 362 Course fee 10
HS 371 Lab fee 25
HS 391 Course fee 50
HS 452 Lab fee 75
NEUR 241 Lab fee 100
NEUR 369 Lab fee 85
Physics Labs 65
SCI 311 Field trip fee 30
SCI 322 Materials 10
HNGR 385 300
HNGR 494 350
Modern and Classical Languages
GERM 201 60
CHIN 331 Lab fee 0
FREN 331 Lab fee 0
GERM 341 Lab fee 20
SPAN 331 Lab fee 25
SPAN 332 Lab Fee 20
CHIN 494/FREN 494/GERM 494 Senior Seminar lab fee 75
SPAN 494 Senior Seminar Lab fee 45
Competency Exams 25-400
Assessment Testing 25-75
Language Placement Exams 10-20
MSCI 301, MSCI 401 25

Service charges are nonrefundable. Course fees for officially dropped courses are refunded as follows:

  • 100% before the end of the second week of the semester
  • None thereafter unless approved by the department

Approximate Fixed Costs per Semester

Charge Cost
Tuition $20,995
Board, per semester:
18 AYCE1 meal plan + $50 in "Thunder Bucks"2
2,555
14 AYCE meal plan + $50 in "Thunder Bucks"
2,320
10 AYCE meal plan + $50 in "Thunder Bucks"
2,140
65 AYCE Any Meal Plan
890
Room, per semester:
Double/Triple/Quad occupancy
3,640
Single occupancy
3,930
House/Apartment/Single Students
3,930
1-Bedroom Apartment/Married Students
6,965
2-Bedroom Apartment/Married Students w/Families
8,260
House/Married Students w/Families
8,700
North Housing Townhouses
4,965
North Housing Houses
4,965
Books, supplies, travel, personal miscellaneous (estimated indirect costs) 2,850
1

AYCE means “All You Can Eat.”

2

"Thunder Bucks” is flexible money for use only in Sam’s and Stupe Grill which are located in the Beamer Student Center.

Graduate Costs

Charge Cost
Graduate Tuition:
M.A., D. Min. Graduate Tuition, per hour
$780
Ph.D. BITH Graduate Tuition, per hour (including summer courses)
1,000
Psy.D. & Ph.D. Clinical PSYC Graduate Tuition, per hour (including summer courses)
1,230
Graduate Audit, Wheaton student, per course
50
Graduate Audit, non-Wheaton student, per course
100
Service Fees:
Application Fee, M.A.
30
Application Fee, D. Min., Psy.D. and Ph.D.
50
Admission Deposit, M.A.
100
Admission Deposit, D. Min.
200
Admission Deposit, Psy.D.
200
Admission Deposit, Ph.D.
500
Commuter student vehicle parking permit, per year
199
F1 Visa holding (non-resident) students mandatory insurance (per year for 12 month coverage)
1,728
Late Registration
75
Late Payment Fee
75
Course Fees:
Biblical Exegesis Competency Exam
20
BITH 692 Graduate Comprehensive Exam Fee
25
CFM 521 Spiritual Formation Retreat
30
CFM 683 Integrative Seminar
150
CMHC 621 Counseling Skills & Techniques
195
CMHC 625 Counseling Theories and Practice
480
CMHC 653 Lifestyle & Career Development
15
50
50
EDUC 587 Course Fee
295
EDUC 594 Course fee
281
EVAN 692, INTR 692, MIN 692, MISS 692 Comprehensive Exam Fee
75
HDI 684 Lab fee
600
MIN 703 Course fee
50
MIN 704 Course fee
50
MIN 705 Course fee
50
MIN 706 Course fee
50
MIN 707 Course fee
50
MIN 708 Course fee
50
MIN 709 Course fee
50
OAL 662 Course fee
50
OAL 665 Course fee
500
PSYC 714 Course fee
200
PSYC 744 Course fee
100
Thesis/Applied Thesis Continuation Fee (699 course numbers)
50
Thesis/Project Re-entry Fee
75
Apartment Rentals and other:
Board, per semester; 18-meal plan + $50 in "Thunder Bucks"
2,410
Room, Single occupancy, per semester
3,705
Couples-one bedroom, per semester
6,570
Families-two bedroom, per semester
7,790
House Rentals-Families, per semester
8,700
Residential vehicle overnight parking permit, per year (for college apt and dorm students)
292

Graduate students taking undergraduate courses must pay course fees as listed in the undergraduate costs section. 

Payment Information & Policies (Settlement of Accounts)

All bills are to be paid at the beginning of each semester and received by the established due date shown on each semester bill and in the college calendar. In mid-July and in mid-December, students will receive an email, instructing them to go online and to view and pay their bill. In order for parents to see the bill or statement, the student must sign them up to be an authorized user. Payments can be made online via electronic check (free), and credit or debit cards (a 2.85% service fee will be assessed on this method of payment). Student Financial Services will continue to accept paper checks as another form of payment.

An unpaid account may result in the cancellation of the student's enrollment and will be assessed a $75 late penalty plus a 1½% charge per month on the unpaid balance.

The admissions deposit will be applied to the student's account upon enrollment.

Wheaton College offers payment plans that spread semester costs into equal, monthly installments to be paid over the semester. For more details, please visit the Student Financial Services Billing and Payment page at: https://www.wheaton.edu/admissions-and-aid/cost-and-financial-aid/student-financial-services/billing-and-payment/. Contact Student Financial Services at sfs@wheaton.edu with further questions.

Enrolled students with unpaid balances greater than or equal to $1,000 are not permitted to enroll in future semesters and cannot request transcripts. Students who have graduated or are no longer enrolled at Wheaton College must have their balance paid in full to receive an official transcript, get readmitted, or receive their diploma.  Unpaid balances will continue to accrue late fees.  Accounts with unpaid balances may be sent to a collection agency when the account is 180 days past due, and the student will be responsible for the student account balance, interest, late fees and collection fees. 

Due Dates for the 2023-24 Academic Year

Payment will be due based on the approved calendar.  These dates are:

Semester Date
Fall Wednesday, August, 23, 2023
Spring Monday, January 8, 2024
Summer Varies

Payment in full is required at least two weeks prior to leaving for overseas programs.

Refunds on Tuition

Effective Dates for Refund. Refunds are computed based on the student’s official withdrawal date (OWD). The OWD is determined by the student providing official notification of withdrawal from the College to the Student Wellness Office.  

Withdrawal from College. To withdraw from college during a semester, a student must initiate the withdrawal process at the Student Wellness Office for undergraduate students, or the Graduate Student Life Office for graduate students (See Withdrawal Procedure in the Student Handbook for details) and deliver the completed withdrawal card with the required approvals to the Registrar's Office. 

Refunds are allowed as follows:

100% before the end of the second week of the semester
80% the third week
70% the fourth week
60% the fifth and sixth weeks
50% the seventh week
40% the eighth week
None thereafter
(For specific dates, see Registrar's calendar in this catalog.)

Part-time students who enroll only in courses scheduled for eight weeks are allowed the following refund: 100% during the first week of the half session; 80% during the second week; 60% during the third and fourth weeks; 40% during the fifth week; and none thereafter.

Reduction of Load. To decrease a student's load, a drop form with the required signatures must be filed with the Registrar. Full refund is allowed for any resulting difference in tuition charge filed during the first two weeks of the course; and none thereafter.

Refunds for Summer Tuition Policy. Summer term tuition refunds are available for students dropping a summer class or a credit bearing internship by the Registrar’s Drop Class Without a “W” Grade Deadline. Courses dropped after the deadline are not eligible for a refund.  For further information and dates, please refer to the Course Schedule.

For the student who has received financial aid, a refund schedule is used which is consistent with the current government regulations. This schedule is published and available to students in Student Financial Services.

Other Refunds

Room and Board. Room and Board refunds will be calculated by the Housing Office.

Service charges are not refundable.

Course Fee Refunds.

100% if dropped by the end of the second week of the course;
None thereafter unless approved by the department.
Some course fees have nonrefundable amounts—see description of Course Fees.

Off-Campus Programs
See Special Programs/GPS for the policy on refunds for college-sponsored off-campus programs.