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The merit-aid verdict at Warren Wilson College
Multiple merit tiers reward strong academics with increasingly competitive scholarships.
Who this school is for
Students with solid to exceptional academic records will find meaningful scholarship opportunities at multiple levels.
Tuition / cost of attendance: Approximately $41,196 for 2026-2027. Source
Federal cost and outcome data
Federal reporting on who actually enrolls at Warren Wilson College, what they paid after aid, and what happened next — independent of anything the school markets.
Average annual net price by family income at Warren Wilson College, academic year 2021-22
Family income
Average net price paid
$0–$30,000
$13,566
$30,001–$48,000
$17,514
$48,001–$75,000
$21,046
$75,001–$110,000
$25,834
$110,001+
$27,982
All income levels (average)
$21,249
Sticker price vs. what students actually pay
Published tuition & fees, AY 2022-23
$41,500
Average net price paid (all Title-IV aid), AY 2021-22
$21,249
That works out to roughly a 63% discount below the federal AY 2021-22 average cost of attendance of $56,966 (College Scorecard — a separate, federally reported figure, not the published cost of attendance shown above).
Outcomes for students who enrolled here
Graduation rate (150% of normal time), 2016 cohort
42%
First-year retention rate, 2021 cohort
71%
Median debt at completion, 2020–2021 completers
$25,000 (~$265/mo on a 10-yr plan)
Median earnings, 10 years after entry (measured 2020-21)
$36,260
Share of students receiving a Pell grant, AY 2021-22
45%
Share of students receiving a federal loan, AY 2021-22
55%
Institutional merit aid tiers
Every tier below is sourced to the school’s own published financial aid pages. Renewal terms apply only if the student maintains the stated GPA.
