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Nebraska Wesleyan University Data & Information Overview

23 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
82% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Nebraska Wesleyan University Ranked?

#717 Best Colleges in Nation
#8 Best Colleges in NE
Drama & Theater Arts Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

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Nebraska Wesleyan University was awarded 23 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is drama & theater arts.

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Overall Quality

NWU landed the #717 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.

NWU is also ranked #8 out of 19 schools in Nebraska.

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Is It Hard to Get Into NWU?

82% Acceptance Rate
53% Of Accepted Are Women
3% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

Nebraska Wesleyan University has an acceptance rate of 82%, 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.

Average Test Scores

About 3% 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 520 and 630. Math scores were between 520 and 660.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Nebraska Wesleyan University  ( 520 to 630 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Nebraska Wesleyan University  ( 520 to 660 )
200
800
NWU received ACT scores from 62% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 23 and 29.

ACT Composite Scores for Nebraska Wesleyan University  ( 23 to 29 )
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36

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Nebraska Wesleyan University Faculty

12 to 1 Student to Faculty
55% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at NWU it is much better at 12 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

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 55%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  55 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Nebraska Wesleyan University

74% Freshmen Retention
55% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

Nebraska Wesleyan University has a freshmen retention rate of 74%. 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.

Freshmen Retention Rate  74 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

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 55%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  55 out of 100
0
100

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Nebraska Wesleyan University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,665 Full-Time Undergraduates
15.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
57.1% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,773 undergraduates at NWU with 1,665 being full-time and 108 being part-time.

How Much Does Nebraska Wesleyan University Cost?

$26,295 Net Price
64% Take Out Loans
$30,844 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of NWU is $26,295. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for NWU

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$20,225 $22,970 $25,748 $28,831 $28,816

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.

Student Loan Debt

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 64% of students took out student loans averaging $7,711 a year. That adds up to $30,844 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at NWU is 2.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do NWU Graduates Make?

$52,697 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from NWU make about $52,697 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is good news for future NWU graduates since it is 24% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Nebraska Wesleyan University

Nebraska State
1,665 Full-Time Undergraduates
Large City Campus Setting
Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, Nebraska Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

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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/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NebraskaWesleyan
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/NEWesleyan

Nebraska Wesleyan University Majors

39 Majors With Completions
418 Undergraduate Degrees
72 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 39 majors graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan University. Of these students, 418 received undergraduate degrees and 72 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
General Biology 46 NA
Health & Physical Education 43 $22,771
General Business/Commerce 38 $41,139
Nursing 32 $68,045
Drama & Theater Arts 29 $23,014
General Psychology 26 $28,546
Social Work 26 $36,757
Political Science & Government 17 NA
Public Relations & Advertising 16 NA
Teacher Education Grade Specific 13 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Nebraska Wesleyan University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at NWU

23% Take At Least One Class Online
2% Take All Classes Online

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 2020-2021, 425 students took at least one online class at Nebraska Wesleyan University. This is a decrease from the 701 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 425 34
2019-2020 701 0
2018-2019 568 0
2017-2018 494 0
2016-2017 446 0

Learn more about online learning at Nebraska Wesleyan University.

Notes and References

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.

References

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