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 seventy 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, health services, 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 |
$18,210 |
Hours over 18, per hour |
1,012 |
Less than 12 hours, per hour |
1,518 |
Special Students (1-8 hours only), per hour |
1,012 |
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 |
2,090 |
14 AYCE meal plan + $50 in "Thunder Bucks" |
1,903 |
10 AYCE meal plan + $50 in "Thunder Bucks" |
1,754 |
210 AYCE Block + $50 in "Thunder Bucks" |
2,090 |
160 AYCE Block + $50 in "Thunder Bucks" |
1,902 |
65 AYCE Block |
728 |
Room, per semester; double occupancy (subject to change) | 2,984 |
F1 Visa holding (non-resident) students mandatory insurance (per year for 12 month coverage) | 1,440 |
Residential vehicle overnight parking permit, per year (for college apt and dorm students) | 240 |
Commuter student vehicle parking permit, per year | 160 |
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 | 50 |
Admission Deposit | 300 |
New student orientation fee | 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: | 48 |
Music Context Studies (MUCS): | |
Intro to Music: Historical Survey (MUCS 101) |
0 |
Intro to Music: Interdisciplinary Emphasis (MUCS 102) |
0 |
Intro to Music: 20th Century & World Music (MUCS 103) |
0 |
245 | |
Music Ensemble Performance (MUEP): | |
180 | |
365 | |
Jazz Combo (MUEP 358) |
180 |
Chamber Music (MUEP 371) |
180 |
Music Individual Performance (MUIP): | |
512 | |
770 | |
245 | |
365 | |
Coaching (MUIP 232) |
512 |
Music Method Studies (MUMS): | |
Music Performance Seminar (MUMS 101) |
0 |
Principles of Pedagogy II (MUMS 321:1-7) |
245 |
Music Outreach Practicum (MUMS 333) |
180 |
Conducting Lab (MUMS 346) |
48 |
365 | |
Internship (MUMS 496) |
180 |
Theory & Composition (MUTC): | |
Intro to Music: Reading & Analysis (MUTC 101) |
0 |
Intermediate Composition (MUTC 331) |
512 |
Advanced Composition (MUTC 451) |
770 |
Course Fees
Charge | Cost |
---|---|
AHS 108 | 300 |
AHS 134, AHS 136, AHS 142, AHS 148 | TBD |
AHS 141 | 230 |
AHS 351 Lab fee | 150 |
AHS 361 | 75 |
AHS 362 | 10 |
AHS 452 | 75 |
ANTH 385 | 300 |
Biology Labs (not including excessive loss or breakage, which is billed) | 85 |
BIOL 365 (Approximate cost of travel, etc.) | 2,200 |
Chemistry Labs (not including excessive loss or breakage, which is billed) | 95 |
C E 131 Introduction to Spiritual Formation | 695 |
COMM 271, COMM 374 | 100 |
CORE 308 | 100 |
EDUC 311 Field Trip | 15 |
EDUC 311L Taskstream | 50 |
EDUC 494 edTPA Scoring | 300 |
EDUC 497 HoneyRock | 175-250 |
ENGR 125 | 65 |
ENVR 221 Lab Fee | 25 |
ENVR 221 Field Trip | 15 |
ENVR 315 Lab Fee | 50 |
ENVR 381 Lab Fee | 25 |
ENVR 431 Lab Fee | 50 |
General Education Competency Exams | 5-30 |
Geology Labs | 25 |
Geology Field Trips GEOL 211, GEOL 355 | 35 |
GEOL 336, GEOL 375, GEOL 437 | 40 |
GEOL 321, GEOL 443 | 120 |
GEOL 344, GEOL 413 | 120 |
GEOL 332 | Varies |
HNGR 385 | 300 |
HNGR 494 | 350 |
Modern and Classical Languages | |
CHIN 331 - lab fee | 25 |
FREN 331 - lab fee | 25 |
SPAN 331—lab fee | 25 |
GERM 341—lab fee | 25 |
CHIN 494/FREN 494/GERM 494/SPAN 494 Senior Seminar—lab fee | 25 |
Competency Exams | 25-400 |
Assessment Testing | 25-75 |
Language Placement Exams | 10-20 |
MSCI 301, MSCI 401 | 25 |
NEUR 241 | 100 |
Physics Labs | 65 |
SCI 311 Field Trip | 30 |
SCI 322 Materials | 10 |
Service charges are nonrefundable. Course fees for officially dropped courses are refunded as follows:
- 100% the first week of the semester;
- 90% the second week; and
- none thereafter unless approved by the department.
Approximate Fixed Costs per Semester
Charge | Cost |
---|---|
Tuition | $18,210 |
Board, per semester: | |
18 AYCE1 meal plan + $50 in "Thunder Bucks"2 |
2,090 |
14 AYCE meal plan + $50 in "Thunder Bucks" |
1,903 |
10 AYCE meal plan + $50 in "Thunder Bucks" |
1,754 |
65 AYCE Any Meal Plan |
728 |
Room, per semester: | |
Double/Triple/Quad occupancy |
2,984 |
Single occupancy |
3,214 |
House/Apartment/Single Students |
3,214 |
1-Bedroom Apartment/Married Students |
5,705 |
2-Bedroom Apartment/Married Students |
6,768 |
House/Married Students |
7,548 |
North Housing Townhouses |
3,491 |
North Housing Houses |
3,491 |
Books, supplies, travel, personal miscellaneous (estimated indirect costs) | 1,510 |
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. Graduate Tuition, per hour |
$850 |
Ph.D. Graduate Tuition, per hour (including summer courses) |
1,000 |
Psy.D. graduate Tuition, per hour (including summer courses) |
1,070 |
Graduate Audit, Wheaton student, per course |
50 |
Graduate Audit, non-Wheaton student, per course |
100 |
Distributed Learning Tuition, per hour1 |
450 |
Service Fees: | |
Application Fee, M.A. |
30 |
Application Fee, Psy.D. and Ph.D. |
50 |
Admission Deposit, M.A. |
100 |
Admission Deposit, Psy.D. |
200 |
Admission Deposit, Ph.D. |
500 |
Commuter student vehicle parking permit, per year |
160 |
F1 Visa holding (non-resident) students mandatory insurance (per year for 12 month coverage) |
1,440 |
Late Registration |
75 |
Late Payment Fee |
75 |
Course Fees: | |
Biblical Exegensis Competency Exam |
20 |
BITH 692 Graduate Comprehensive Exam Fee |
25 |
CFM 521 Spiritual Formation Retreat |
30 |
CFM 683 Integrative Seminar |
150 |
CMHC 624 Issues and Ethics in Professional Practice Course Fee (Program Counseling fee—1st semester) |
480 |
CMHC 691 Comprehensive Exam |
75 |
EDUC 511 Field Trip |
15 |
EDUC 587 Course Fee |
310 |
EVAN 692 Comprehensive Exam Fee |
75 |
INTR 692 Comprehensive Exam Fee |
75 |
MISS 692 Comprehensive Exam Fee |
75 |
Thesis/Applied Thesis Continuation Fee |
50 |
Thesis/Project Re-entry Fee |
75 |
Apartment Rentals and other: | |
Board, per semester; 18-meal plan + $50 in "Thunder Bucks" |
2,090 |
Single students, per semseter |
3,105 |
Couples-one bedroom, per semester |
5,512 |
Families-two bedroom, per semester |
6,539 |
House Rentals-Families, per semester |
7,293 |
Residential vehicle overnight parking permit, per year (for college apt and dorm students) |
240 |
1 | Distributed Learning courses approved for matriculated, on-campus students are charged at the normal M.A. graduate tuition rate. |
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 check and cash as other forms 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 for students who wish to finance the cost of education throughout the school year. Visit the Student Financial Services website at: https://www.wheaton.edu/about-wheaton/offices-and-services/student-financial-services-office/ contact the Student Financial Services at SFS@wheaton.edu for more information.
Students with unpaid student accounts are not permitted to re-enroll or receive diplomas and transcripts, until their balance is paid in full. These accounts will be subject to credit bureau reporting after enrollment ceases. Past due balances may be turned over to a collection agency. Accounts that are assigned will be responsible for principal, interest, late charges, and collection costs.
Due Dates for the 2018-19 Academic Year
Payment will be due on the first Wednesday of each term. Based on the approved calendar these dates are:
Semester | Date |
---|---|
Fall | Wednesday, August 29, 2018 |
Spring | Wednesday, January 16, 2019 |
Summer | Thursday, May 22, 2019 |
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 on the date the course drop application is filed in the Registrar's Office, or on the date of the application for withdrawal given by the Student Development Office. The weeks listed below begin on the first day of the semester regardless of the day a student begins attending classes. No tuition refund will be given after week nine for full semester courses.
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.
Withdrawal from College. To withdraw from college during a semester, a student must initiate the withdrawal process (at the Student Development Office for undergraduate students, and the Office of the Director of Graduate Student Care for graduate students) and deliver the completed withdrawal card with the required approvals to the Registrar's Office. See above for the effective date of refund.
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 and ninth weeks
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.
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. After the semester has begun, refunds will be made on a per day charge.
Board. Refunds will be made on a per day charge from the date the ID meal ticket is returned.
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 course description of Course Fees.