On-Campus Tuition & Costs
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Tuition & Costs Overview
| Full Time Expenses - Per Year | Cost |
|---|---|
| Tuition (2025-2026) | $28,500 |
| Combined fees | $2,050 |
| Housing and food | $11,706 |
On-Campus Tuition Fee Schedule - 2025-2026
Tuition (per semester)
| Tuition - block of 12-18 credit hours | $14,250 |
| Part-time Tuition - fewer than 12 hours (per credit hour under block) | 1,140 |
| Overload Tuition - more than 18 hours (per credit hour over block) | 428 |
| Summer School Tuition - (per credit hour) | 462 |
| Senior Citizen Tuition - 65 and older (per credit hour for audit/non-degree seeking only) | 108 |
| High School Student Tuition (per credit hour) | 125 |
Room and Board
| Joiner Hilson Complex — Double | $2,615 |
| Joiner Hilson Complex — Single in designed single room | 2,615 |
| Joiner Hilson Complex – Single in designed double room | 5,228 |
| Joiner Hilson Complex – Triple in designed triple room | 2,510 |
| Joiner Hilson Complex – Quad in designed quad room | 2,510 |
| Jericho House - Double | 1,830 |
| Jericho House - Single ($550 per month) | 2,875 |
| Mullinax Hall - Double | 2,352 |
| Mullinax Hall – Single in designed double room | 4,705 |
| East Campus Apartments — Occupancy of 4 | 2,875 |
| 14 Meal Plan* | 2,490 |
| 21 Meal Plan** | 2,838 |
| Key Replacement (per key) Residence Hall | 35 |
| Key Replacement (per key) Apartments | 75 |
| Key Replacement (per key) Unreported**** | 100 |
* The 14 meal plan is a minimum requirement for apartment residents.
** The 21 meal plan is required of all students who reside in Mullinax Hall and Joiner Hilson Complex.
***The enrollment deposit is refundable upon graduation or transfer, provided that there are no fines and that accounts have been cleared. Rooms for residential students are reserved upon receipt of the enrollment deposit (incoming students).
****Lost keys must be reported and replaced immediately by students for the safety of the entire living community. This charge is representative of the respective student not initiating replacement of a lost key.
For 25-26: Per DOD MOU requirements, the average per credit hour cost of our block tuition rate is $950.00.
Fees
| Auditing Fee (per credit hour)(10% part-time tuition) | 114 |
| Clemson Co-op Fee (per credit hour) | 110 |
| CLEP/DSST (Dantes) Posting Fee | 50 |
| Clinical for Student Teaching | 270 |
| Credit/Debit Card Fee | 2.85% domestic, 4.25% international |
| Criminal Justice Course Fee | 50 |
| Diploma Reorder Fee | 50 |
| Directed Study Fee (per credit hour) | 300 |
| Education Practica Fee | 170 |
| Exercise Science Fee | 50 |
| Finance Charge — 2-pay, 3-pay, 4-pay | 50 |
| Enrollment Deposit (On-Campus)*** | 200 |
| Kayaking Fee | 40 |
| Late Fee | 50 |
| Pickelball Fee | 35 |
| Pre-clinical Fee | 220 |
| Private Music Lesson Fee (per credit hour) | 325 |
| Returned Check Fee | 32 |
| Science Course Travel Fee | 25 |
| Science Lab Fee | 75 |
| Scuba Fee | 300 |
| Student Resource Fee (Full Time Student) (per semester) | 1025 |
| Student Resource Fee (Part Time Student (per semester) | 615 |
| Technology Fee for High School Student (per credit hour) | 20 |
| Transcript Fee | 10 |
| Vehicle Registration Fee | 35 |
On-Campus Tuition Fee Schedule - 2024-2025
Tuition (per semester)
| Tuition - block of 12-18 credit hours | $13,900 |
| Part-time Tuition - fewer than 12 hours (per credit hour under block) | 1,110 |
| Overload Tuition - more than 18 hours (per credit hour over block) | 417 |
| Summer School Tuition - (per credit hour) | 450 |
| Senior Citizen Tuition - 65 and older (per credit hour for audit/non-degree seeking only) | 105 |
| High School Student Tuition (per credit hour) | 125 |
Room and Board
| Joiner Hilson Complex — Double | $2,550 |
| Joiner Hilson Complex — Single in designed single room | 2,550 |
| Joiner Hilson Complex – Single in designed double room | 5,100 |
| Joiner Hilson Complex – Triple in designed triple room | 2,448 |
| Joiner Hilson Complex – Quad in designed quad room | 2,448 |
| Jericho House - Double ($350 per month) | 1,785 |
| Jericho House - Single ($550 per month) | 2,805 |
| Mullinax Hall - Double | 2,295 |
| Mullinax Hall – Single in designed double room | 4,590 |
| East Campus Apartments — Occupancy of 4 | 2,805 |
| 14 Meal Plan* | 2,430 |
| 21 Meal Plan** | 2,768 |
| Key Replacement (per key) Residence Hall | 35 |
| Key Replacement (per key) Apartments | 75 |
| Key Replacement (per key) Unreported**** | 100 |
* The 14 meal plan is a minimum requirement for apartment residents.
** The 21 meal plan is required of all students who reside in Mullinax Hall and Joiner Hilson Complex.
***The enrollment deposit is refundable upon graduation or transfer, provided that there are no fines and that accounts have been cleared. Rooms for residential students are reserved upon receipt of the enrollment deposit (incoming students).
****Lost keys must be reported and replaced immediately by students for the safety of the entire living community. This charge is representative of the respective student not initiating replacement of a lost key.
For 24-25: Per DOD MOU requirements, the average per credit hour cost of our block tuition rate is $926.67.
Fees
| Domestic Application Fee (non-refundable) | 25 |
| International Application Fee (non-refundable) | 150 |
| Auditing Fee (per credit hour)(10% part-time tuition) | 111 |
| Clemson Co-op Fee (per credit hour) | 110 |
| CLEP/DSST (Dantes) Posting Fee | 50 |
| Clinical for Student Teaching | 270 |
| Credit/Debit Card Fee | 2.85% domestic, 4.25% international |
| Criminal Justice Course Fee | 50 |
| Diploma Reorder Fee | 50 |
| Directed Study Fee (per credit hour) | 300 |
| Education Practica Fee | 170 |
| Exercise Science Fee | 50 |
| Finance Charge — 2-pay, 3-pay, 4-pay | 50 |
| Gymnastics Fee | 395 |
| Enrollment Deposit (On-Campus)*** | 200 |
| Kayaking Fee | 40 |
| Late Fee | 50 |
| Pre-clinical Fee | 220 |
| Private Music Lesson Fee (per credit hour) | 325 |
| Returned Check Fee | 32 |
| Science Course Travel Fee | 25 |
| Science Lab Fee | 75 |
| Scuba Fee | 300 |
| (Full Time Student) (per semester) | 1000 |
| Student Resource Fee (Part Time Student (per semester) | 600 |
| Technology Fee for High School Student (per credit hour) | 20 |
| Transcript Fee | 10 |
| Vehicle Registration Fee | 35 |
Refund Policies
Southern Wesleyan University considers the enrollment in at least one course as a contract binding the student for charges the entire semester. However, when withdrawal from school or a class becomes necessary, reduction in charges (tuition-only) will be made according to the following scale:
- During the 1st week of the semester: 100%
- 2nd week of the semester: 67%
- 3rd week of the semester: 33%
After the third week, there will be no reduction in tuition charges.
There will be no refund of fees after the first week.
Meal plans will be adjusted on a weekly basis, any part of a week counting as a whole week.
Room will be adjusted by the month, any part of a month counting as a whole month (4 weeks equal 1 month). No refunds will be made on rooms after 8 weeks (2 months).
In the event of a national pandemic, Southern Wesleyan University may treat graduating seniors in the directly affected semester as a separate group and address the room accordingly.
No refund will be issued to students compelled to leave school for disciplinary reasons.
No refund will be made for private music lessons missed unless the student has made proper arrangements ahead of time.
On-campus students must contact the Director of Retention prior to initiating a withdrawal from the university. No financial adjustments will be made if the student fails to withdraw properly, and a grade of F will be assigned for each course not successfully completed.
A permanent withdrawal during an academic award period may reduce or eliminate financial aid or VA assistance and/or eligibility and require that all or part of the assistance received be refunded to the lender. Students who receive Title IV financial assistance are subject to refund policies for their financial aid that are different from the one described above. When a student withdraws, a refund calculation which determines the amount of Title IV aid earned will be used to determine the amount of funds that must be returned to the sources.
Refunds calculated are returned to sources in the following order:
- Loan proceeds
- Grant proceeds
- Other federal, state, private, or institutional sources of aid.
Students receiving financial assistance may be required to repay an appropriate amount of the assistance advanced for the semester of withdrawal.
Refund schedules and examples for all Title IV programs are available from the Office of Financial Aid.
A student who wishes to withdraw should contact his or her faculty advisor, the Director of Retention, and the Office of Financial Aid before initiating a withdrawal.
If withdrawal is requested prior to the course start date, the student is eligible for a full tuition credit for that course. If withdrawal is requested after the course start date but before the start of the second week, 90% of tuition (whether or not the student ever attended) will be credited. If withdrawal is requested after the second week of the course, no tuition adjustment will be made. There will be no refund of fees after the start of the course.
