financial aid

Continuing its efforts to improve the affordability and accessibility of higher education, starting in the fall of 2024, Wesleyan University will no longer include loans as part of its financial aid packages. The University will meet all students' demonstrated financial need without the burden of borrowing. Having already eliminated loans for highly aided students, this should help middle-income families eligible for financial aid find Wesleyan more affordable. “We are improving the University’s financial aid offerings to be able to build and maintain a dynamically diverse community, including socioeconomic diversity,” President Michael S. Roth ’78 said. Over the past several years the…

At its meeting on March 1, the Board of Trustees voted to increase tuition and residential comprehensive fees by 4.4 percent for the 2019–20 academic year. Tuition and fees for the 2019–20 year will be $56,704. The residential comprehensive fee for first-year and sophomore students will be $15,724, and for juniors and seniors will be $17,874. The percentage increase in student charges aligns with the University’s projected increase in total expenses. Wesleyan meets the full demonstrated financial need of all admitted students and devotes millions of its operating budget to support of scholarships. In 2018–19, 42 percent of students are…

At its meeting on March 3, the Board of Trustees voted to increase tuition and residential comprehensive fees by 4.1 percent for the 2018-19 year. Tuition and fees for the 2018–19 year will be $54,614. The residential comprehensive fee for first-year and sophomore students will be $15,060, for juniors and seniors, $17,120. Wesleyan’s percentage increase in student charges aligns with its projected increase in total expenses. Wesleyan meets the full demonstrated financial need of all admitted students and devotes almost $60 million of its operating budget to support of scholarships. In 2017-18, 42 percent of students are receiving need-based scholarship…

Wesleyan has just introduced MyinTuition, a new online tool that gives families a fast, user-friendly way to gauge college costs while factoring in financial aid. It will be available for students applying to the Class of 2022 and beyond. By asking users six basic financial questions, MyinTuition is able to offer a good early estimate of the amount a family will need to contribute for one year at Wesleyan. The form takes about three minutes to complete, and provides a breakdown of the estimated costs paid by the family, work-study, and loan estimates, in addition to grant assistance provided by…

This year, The Wesleyan Connection will feature conversations with students who perform important work all over campus, and out in the Middletown community. In this issue, we speak with Sean Martin, senior associate director in the Financial Aid Office, who oversees student employment. Q: Sean, please tell us about your role as senior associate director in the Financial Aid Office. A: I’ve been working in the Financial Aid Office at Wesleyan for going on 10 years, and my responsibilities there have expanded over time. One aspect of my job is overseeing all facets of student employment. I spend a good…

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Wesleyan’s Board of Trustees voted on Feb. 25 to increase tuition and residential comprehensive fees by 4.5 percent for the 2012-13 academic year. Continuing its commitment to a strong financial aid program, Wesleyan will increase its budget for aid by 11 percent over this year’s expenditures. Through grants and loans, Wesleyan meets the full demonstrated need of all students eligible for financial aid. Tuition will be $45,358 for all students in 2012-2013. For freshman and sophomores, the residential comprehensive fee will be $12,574. For juniors and seniors, the fee will be $14,294. The higher residential comprehensive fee for juniors and seniors reflects…

President Michael S. Roth and Professor Kari Weil have made a $100,000 gift to Wesleyan in support of endowment for financial aid. In announcing the gift, Joshua Boger ’73, chair of Wesleyan's board of trustees, said: “I can’t thank Michael and Kari enough for their generosity. Their gift represents the kind of ‘stretch gift’ that we are frequently soliciting from other alumni and their families, and I hope that all members of the Wesleyan community will follow their lead in making Wesleyan a philanthropic priority. Their support of financial aid underscores Michael's and Kari’s superb leadership and dedication to Wesleyan’s…

John Gudvangen, Wesleyan's new director of financial aid, is featured in the Sept. 28 Chronicle of Higher Education's "Newly Minted" section. Despite being apart from his family (in Colorado) Mr. Gudvangen is excited to begin his new adventure in Connecticut. “I knew all along that I was taking a leap to leave my very great life and move off to someplace 1,900 miles away,” he says in the article, “but for me and my family, even though we’re apart, it’s a great life event.” After being on one campus for more than 20 years, Gudvangen is eager to get to…

Sean Martin is serving as acting director of Financial Aid. Martin joined the Wesleyan staff in the financial aid office in December 2004 and has been associate director since July. He is managing the day-to-day operations and supervising the office while working closely with the staff in Student Accounts.

Wesleyan has received gifts totaling $5 million from Terry Huffington, her family and the Huffington Foundation to fund an endowed faculty chair in the College of the Environment and endowed scholarships. The Huffington Foundation Endowed Chair in the College of the Environment, created with a $3 million gift from the Foundation, will benefit the nascent College, devoted to the development of environmental knowledge and the exploration of innovative approaches to environmental problems. A separate $2 million gift establishes endowed scholarships that will support Wesleyan’s need-blind financial aid program. “Through these very generous gifts, Terry Huffington, her family and the Huffington…

Students applying for financial aid for Summer Session courses must have their course registrations and applications in by Friday, March 5. Classes begin June 7 and last five weeks. "With Wesleyan's Summer Session, students can experience the excitement and challenge of intensive, accelerated study, register for popular courses with lower student to faculty ratios, and discover interesting new upper-level courses," says Summer Session coordinator Sheryl Culotta, director of Continuing Studies and the Graduate Liberal Studies Program. "This also allows students to have more options during the school year, and more time to get involved in performances, sports, or other activities."…

No Loans: Wesleyan University Removes Barriers to Affording Higher Education

Tuition, Residential Comprehensive Fees Increase by 4.4 Percent

Tuition, Residential Comprehensive Fees Increase by 4.1 Percent

Wesleyan Introduces New Financial Aid Online Tool

Martin Oversees Student Employment, Counsels Families on Financial Aid Issues

Blue Man Group, Co-Founder Wink ’83 Entertain Wesleyan Audience in Boston

Trustees Approve 4.5% Increase in Student Charges; Financial Aid to Increase 11%

President Roth and Professor Weil Give to Financial Aid

Gudvangen Featured in Chronicle’s “Newly Minted”

Martin Acting Director of Financial Aid

Huffington Family, Foundation Give $5M to COE, Financial Aid

Financial Aid Apps for Summer Session Due March 5