Dakota Wesleyan University

What is the cost of studying for a year at Dakota Wesleyan University?

For 2024-25, reported full-time undergraduate tuition at Dakota Wesleyan University was $32,500, with $1,290 in required fees, for $33,790 before housing, meals, books, transportation, and personal expenses. The reported tuition and fee amounts were the same for in-state and out-of-state students.

• 2025-26 full-time undergraduate tuition: $32,500.
• 2025-26 required undergraduate fees: $1,290.
• 2025-26 combined tuition and required fees: $34,540.

Those charges are not a complete annual cost of attendance. A separately reported annual room-and-board figure is $8,500, but students should use a single current-year university budget when adding housing and other expenses; figures from different reporting years should not be combined into a purported current total. Part-time undergraduate tuition was reported at $600 per credit for 2024-25.

Published charges also differ from net price, the amount left after grant and scholarship aid. In the reported aid data, the average net price was $15,750 for students from families earning $48,000 or less and $22,416 for those from families earning more than $110,000. These are averages for income groups, not individual offers.

Grants and scholarships can include federal, state, and institutional assistance; loans must generally be repaid. All students in the reported aid measure received some form of financial aid, while 73% had student loans. Applicants should complete the FAFSA when seeking federal aid and compare their actual award letter with the university's current cost-of-attendance budget, including any aid that must be renewed each year.

What are the work-study opportunities at Dakota Wesleyan University?

Dakota Wesleyan students can explore campus employment and career services, but a part-time job, Federal Work-Study award, and internship are not interchangeable. Federal Work-Study is need-based aid for eligible students who secure an approved job; an award is generally earned through wages rather than deducted upfront from a tuition bill.

Students interested in Work-Study should complete the FAFSA and ask the financial aid office how positions are posted, whether an award is required before applying, and how many hours a job is likely to offer. Other campus jobs may have different eligibility rules and may not be funded through Work-Study.

For longer-term career planning, reported services include individual and group career counseling, career-interest assessment, job fairs, employer recruitment, and individual job-placement assistance for undergraduates. No university-wide internship requirement is reported. Students should distinguish access to these services from a guaranteed internship or job offer.