To receive financial aid, families must complete the Ravenna Financial Aid application online and upload all supporting financial documentation directly to Ravenna Financial Aid. Please note that the financial aid application is different from the admissions application and must be completed separately. There is a $60 fee to complete the application, paid to Ravenna Financial Aid. Eligibility is limited to grades 6-12. See the required documents and deadlines below. 

Financial aid is awarded based on demonstrated financial need using the Ravenna Financial Aid application and supporting documentation. All aid is need-based. 

Income, assets, and the number of children attending schools that charge tuition are considered, along with supporting financial documentation. 

Financial aid eligibility is not determined by lifestyle spending choices or personal debt obligations. Expenses such as country club memberships, travel athletics, vacation travel, credit card balances, and vehicle loans generally do not increase a family's financial aid award. The financial aid committee evaluates each family's overall financial picture, including income, assets, family size, and other relevant circumstances, to determine demonstrated need in a fair and consistent manner.

Every application requires three documents: 

• Your signed 2025 Federal Income tax return (Form 1040 including ALL schedules that you sent to the IRS). No estimates will be accepted. 
• Your 2025 and 2026 W-2.
• A personal financial statement. 

If you are a consultant, a copy of all 1099 forms for 2025 and 2026. If self-employed, any business income tax returns for 2025. 

Returning families

• Applications open Oct. 1, 2026. The 2025 tax return, W-2, and personal financial statement are due Dec. 1, 2026. The 2026 W-2 should be submitted as soon as you receive it from your employer, and no later than Jan. 31, 2027. 

New families

• All parts of the application, including the 2025 tax return and the 2025 and 2026 W-2, are due March 1, 2027. 

If you are divorced, separated, or have never been married, the custodial parent (and present spouse, if one) should send the personal financial statement to Ravenna Financial Aid. The non-custodial parent must also complete a separate personal financial statement and submit it to Ravenna Financial Aid. The non-custodial parent must also submit a copy of their 2025 Federal Income Tax Returns (Form 1040 including ALL Schedules) and W-2. 

Wesleyan must receive this information before your financial aid request can be given consideration. 

A true copy of the student’s 2025 Federal Income Tax Return (Form 1040 including ALL Schedules) is required, if the student filed a return. 

Your 2026 W-2 income is compared with the income reported on your prior application. If there has been a significant change, we may ask you to submit your 2026 federal tax return so we can understand your family's current circumstances. Your award will remain pending until the requested information is received and reviewed, so please respond as quickly as you can. All additional information must be received by March 15, 2027, and final awards for these families will be issued no later than April 3, 2027, or sooner if documents are returned quickly. 

Families reapply each year. Awards are based on the financial information provided annually. 

Families may request a review of their award by submitting a formal appeal through our online financial aid appeal form. The appeal asks for any new financial information not previously submitted that you believe may affect your award, formal documentation supporting the appeal, and your 2026 federal tax return. 

Current families must appeal by Feb. 17, 2027, and will receive a decision no later than April 3, 2027. New families must appeal by April 7, 2027, and will receive a decision no later than April 12, 2027. Decisions are often communicated sooner when documents are submitted quickly. 

No. Wesleyan admissions are need-blind. 

Available aid goes first to current families in one of two categories: current financial aid families who have applied for and continue to qualify for aid and current families who have not previously required aid, but are experiencing financial hardships and now require aid to remain at Wesleyan.

After the demonstrated financial aid needs of those current families have been met, we then offer aid to qualified new families once they have been accepted to the school through the regular admissions process. 

All of Wesleyan's financial aid dollars come through three sources of funding.

• Wesleyan Fund
• Our growing endowment
• Georgia GOAL Tax Credit Program

Wesleyan chooses to raise financial aid dollars voluntarily, providing you the opportunity to receive a tax deduction or credit as opposed to “taxing” you through tuition. 

Money received through the Georgia GOAL program is one of three funding sources for financial aid along with endowment and the Wesleyan Fund. By law, the following students qualify for GOAL: any student enrolling from public school and any student enrolling from another private school and receiving GOAL funds that school. However, all students receiving GOAL money must go through the same process to determine demonstrated financial need as all other students who receive financial aid at Wesleyan. Additionally, the amount of GOAL dollars that can be awarded to an individual student is capped by the Georgia Department of Education based on the public school per pupil expenditure. GOAL money can be used up to this capped amount and any demonstrated need above this amount would be funded through either endowment income or the Wesleyan Fund.