- The Inkwell
- Nebraska
- Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln, NECity: largeZIP 68504Founded 1887
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1887
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.nebrwesleyan.edu
NebraskaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Nebraska Wesleyan University is a private nonprofit university in Lincoln, Nebraska, with 1,453 undergraduates. It admits 80% of applicants, graduates 61% within six years and costs $20,647 a year after aid.
61%graduate
Admission rate80%
Retention75%
4-year graduation53%
Pell Grant share39%
Federal loans53%
$20,647net price / year
80%admission rate
1189average SAT
61%graduate in 6 years
$62,637median earnings, 10 yrs
$24,233median debt
#655 of 1,704 for earnings#912 of 1,739 for lowest net price#640 of 1,738 for graduation rate#857 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $57,378tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $45,342
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $45,342
- Average net price
- $20,647national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$16,144
$30,001–48,000$17,341
$48,001–75,000$17,418
$75,001–110,000$19,503
$110,001+$27,336
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 80%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1189
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 490–660
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 530–630
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 22–27
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college80%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college75%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college61%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college39%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 61%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 53%
- First-year retention
- 75%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 66%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $50,660
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $62,637middle 50%: $45,195–$88,543
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,233
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$88,543
Median, Nebraska Wesleyan University$62,637
Lower quarter$45,195
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,453
- Part-time
- 2.1%
- Women / men
- 54% / 46%
- Average age at entry
- 22.5
- First-generation students
- 26%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 39%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 62%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,745 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $7,085
- Endowment, end of year
- $82,773,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White73%
Hispanic9.3%
Black5.4%
Asian2.2%
Two or more races4.6%
U.S. nonresident3.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.4%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management16%
Biological & biomedical sciences16%
Parks, recreation & fitness12%
Health professions11%
Education8.3%
Social sciences6.4%
Visual & performing arts6.4%
Psychology6.1%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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| York College of Pennsylvania York, PA | $21,886 | 62% | $65,507 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 181446. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6984798.