Why should I consider a private school like Westminster over a less costly state school?
The sticker price of a private college education can seem high, but premier private institutions like Westminster College have more ability than public schools to offer scholarships or utilize endowment funds to help students. At Westminster College, we award over $17 million annually in institutional aid and our average financial aid package, including scholarships, grants, loans and work study to incoming freshman in 2008-2009 was $18,533. The average institutional grant was $11,139. When it comes down to it, cost isn’t related to what the school charges, it’s what the student pays.
