Nebraska Wesleyan University Overview

Nebraska Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is Nebraska Wesleyan University Known For?

• The highest award offered at NWU is the post-master's certificate.
• In a recent academic period61% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from NWU makes roughly $56,405 a year. This is 38% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• It takes the average NWU student 4.2 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Nebraska Wesleyan University?

Contact details for NWU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	5000 St Paul Ave, Lincoln, NE 68504-2794
Phone:	402-466-2371
Website:	www.nebrwesleyan.edu

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How Do I Get Into NWU?

You can apply to NWU online at: https://slate.nebrwesleyan.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for NWU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into NWU?

With an acceptance rate of 81%, NWU may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 50% of accepted students are men and 50% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 77%, and the acceptance rate for women is 86%.

Average Test Scores

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.

NWU received ACT scores from 34% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 30. Math scores were between 21 and 0. Composite scores were between 22 and 29.

Can I Afford Nebraska Wesleyan University?

The overall average net price of NWU is $33,037. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. 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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Nebraska Wesleyan University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,773 undergraduate students at NWU, with 1,665 being full-time and 108 being part-time.

There are also 151 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,665 full-time undergraduates at NWU, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Nebraska Wesleyan University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	38
Black or African American	42
Hispanic or Latino	123
White	1,350
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	98

Geographic Diversity

Nebraska students aren't the only ones who study at Nebraska Wesleyan University. At this time, 11 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 17 countries are represented at NWU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Mexico, Brazil, and Saudi Arabia.

Nebraska Wesleyan University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business/Commerce	51	0	10	61
General Biology	49	0	0	49
Nursing	28	0	16	44
Health & Physical Education	44	0	0	44
General Psychology	32	0	0	32
Drama & Theater Arts	25	0	0	25
Social Work	16	0	7	23
Political Science & Government	15	0	0	15
Allied Health Professions	13	0	0	13
History	13	0	0	13
Teacher Education Grade Specific	12	0	0	12
General English Literature	12	0	0	12
Criminal Justice & Corrections	12	0	0	12
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	11	0	0	11
Communication & Media Studies	11	0	0	11
Teacher Education Subject Specific	11	0	0	11
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	8	0	0	8
General Philosophy & Religious Studies	8	0	0	8
Physics	7	0	0	7
Accounting	6	0	0	6
Special Education	6	0	0	6
Mathematics	5	0	0	5
Fine & Studio Arts	5	0	0	5
Public Relations & Advertising	4	0	0	4
Economics	4	0	0	4
Other Business, Management & Marketing	3	0	0	3
International Business	3	0	0	3
Sociology & Anthropology	3	0	0	3
Ethnic Studies	2	0	0	2
Systems Theory	2	0	0	2
Chemistry	2	0	0	2
Business Administration & Management	0	1	0	1
Liberal Arts General Studies	1	0	0	1
Data Analytics	1	0	0	1
International Studies	1	0	0	1
Music	1	0	0	1
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	0	0
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	0
Germanic Languages	0	0	0	0
Romance Languages	0	0	0	0
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	0	0	0	0
Public Health	0	0	0	0
Philosophy	0	0	0	0
Religious Studies	0	0	0	0
Security Science and Technology	0	0	0	0
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0	0
Criminology	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	427	1	33	461

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Ammodramus under License

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