by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Nebraska Wesleyan University was awarded 1 badge in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is sports management.
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NWU is ranked #1,363 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 19 colleges in Nebraska, NWU is ranked at #13.
Nebraska Wesleyan University has an acceptance rate of 81%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
About 6% of students accepted to NWU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 630. Math scores were between 510 and 610.
At NWU, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 11 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Nebraska Wesleyan University is 61%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Nebraska Wesleyan University has a freshmen retention rate of 75%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At NWU the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 53%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Nebraska Wesleyan University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,773 undergraduates at NWU with 1,665 being full-time and 108 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $19,761 | $18,980 | $20,044 | $26,741 | $27,268 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of NWU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At NWU, approximately 58% of students took out student loans averaging $7,907 a year. That adds up to $31,628 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for NWU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 5000 St Paul Ave, Lincoln, NE 68504-2794 |
| Phone: | 402-466-2371 |
| Website: | https://www.nebrwesleyan.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Business/Commerce | 71 | $49,372 |
| Nursing | 54 | $76,333 |
| General Biology | 50 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 43 | $28,791 |
| General Psychology | 30 | $35,540 |
| Social Work | 28 | $40,080 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 25 | $23,649 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 24 | $42,988 |
| Political Science & Government | 18 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 14 | $41,188 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 360 students took at least one online class at Nebraska Wesleyan University. This is a decrease from the 425 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 360 | 73 |
| 2021-2022 | 425 | 34 |
| 2020-2021 | 701 | 0 |
| 2018-2019 | 494 | 0 |
Learn more about online learning at Nebraska Wesleyan University.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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