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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?

0 Undergraduate Awards
$33,037 Avg Cost After Aid
82% Acceptance Rate
  • Students at NWU have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 1%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
  • The highest award offered at NWU is the post-master's certificate.
  • In <nil>, 59% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from NWU makes roughly $55,906 a year. This is 37% 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?

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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: www.nebrwesleyan.edu

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 Required
High School Rank Recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Recommended
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores Considered but not required
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into NWU?

82% Acceptance Rate
53% Of Accepted Are Women
3% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate at Nebraska Wesleyan University is 82%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 47% of accepted students are men and 53% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 77%, and the acceptance rate for women is 86%.

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 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Nebraska Wesleyan University  ( 520 to 660 )
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800
NWU received ACT scores from 62% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 27. Math scores were between 21 and 27. Composite scores were between 23 and 29.

ACT English Scores for Nebraska Wesleyan University  ( 21 to 27 )
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ACT Math Scores for Nebraska Wesleyan University  ( 21 to 27 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Nebraska Wesleyan University  ( 23 to 29 )
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36

Can I Afford Nebraska Wesleyan University?

$33,037 Net Price
64% Take Out Loans
1.2% Loan Default Rate
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 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 1.2%. 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.

Nebraska Wesleyan University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,606 Full-Time Undergraduates
56% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,706 undergraduate students at NWU, with 1,606 being full-time and 100 being part-time.

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There are also 110 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,606 full-time undergraduates at NWU, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 43
Black or African American 34
Hispanic or Latino 141
White 1,279
International Students 29
Other Races/Ethnicities 80

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.

Online Learning at Nebraska Wesleyan University

34 Took All Classes Online
425 Took At Least One Class Online
0.0% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 425 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at NWU has changed over the last few years.

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This is the #1,689 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at NWU regardless of major.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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