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Nebraska Wesleyan University

Lincoln, NE · Private · Large city · NWU

Private institution in Lincoln, NE · 1,514 undergraduates · 84% acceptance rate · $56,405 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$23,1401,341st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$41,6581,676th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$41,6581,653rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$53,3501,557th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,9701,583rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$56,405710th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$47,667682nd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
68.9%465th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
74.6%1,000th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
83.8%1,021st most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1209380th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
26270th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,5141,106th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
29.6%1,216th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 329 mi (MSP)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 39 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$67,202$67,395
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$43,426$39,909
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$41,937$48,432
Social WorkPublic Administrationbachelors$37,568$34,526
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$33,993—
Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$29,685—
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$29,250$32,569
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$24,035$29,685
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$21,660$23,113
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors—$57,318
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors——
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 11 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Nebraska Wesleyan University’s 1,514 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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