Wells College's sticker price was $51,012 a year (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $22,921 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $17,281.
What does Wells College cost?
$22,921 a year
What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $51,012.
Tap your family income:
Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000
$17,281
$30,000–$48,000
$18,030
$48,000–$75,000
$21,000
$75,000–$110,000
$26,997
over $110,000
$30,684
Sticker
$51,012
All with aid
$22,921
At your income
Net price, College Scorecard.
By family income
Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants.
Family income
Average paid
Under $30,000
$17,281
$30,000–$48,000
$18,030
$48,000–$75,000
$21,000
$75,000–$110,000
$26,997
Over $110,000
$30,684
For families earning under $30,000, grants took 66% off Wells College's sticker price.
Business owner, divorced parents, or savings? The averages can't see that; Wells College's own calculator can.
The sticker price
$35,166
Tuition
$51,012
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
Aid and debt
47%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$26,625
average grant for students who got aid.
81%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$26,000
median federal debt at graduation.
Questions people ask
How much does Wells College cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $17,281 a year on average after grants (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $51,012. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Wells College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Wells College cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $18,030 a year on average after grants (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $51,012. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Wells College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Wells College cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $21,000 a year on average after grants (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $51,012. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Wells College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from
Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2023 (checked May 7, 2026)
