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Nebraska Wesleyan University

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Lincoln, NESee your chances →private nonprofitM3

Acceptance Rate

79.8%

Total Profiles

2

SAT Range

1020–1290

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$41,658

Undergrad Enrollment

1,514

Applicants

2,295

Yield Rate

22.9%

Student:Faculty

13:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$18,327/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $73,308 over four years.

What grads earn

$57,937/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$64,301 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 10% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.3 years of pay.

83% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

3.8%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

16%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

0.6%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Nebraska Wesleyan University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$14,925
$30–48k$16,974
$48–75k$14,594
$75–110k$18,244
Over $110k$23,652

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

66%

Completion · all

64%

Completion · Pell

51%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

74%

Median debt

$26,970

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
2,295
Admitted
1,92283.7%
Enrolled
44023% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Arson1
Fondling4
Motor Vehicle Theft31
Rape4

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation66% / 34%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball44Basketball26Football122Golf14Soccer31Swimming21Tennis9Track & Field162Wrestling35

Women's

Basketball21Golf12Soccer27Softball18Swimming26Tennis12Track & Field102Volleyball25

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Biology/Biological Sciences, General39 grads
Psychology, General37 grads
Business/Commerce, General25 grads
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse20 grads
Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General19 grads
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management19 grads
Kinesiology and Exercise Science19 grads
Elementary Education and Teaching18 grads
Social Work13 grads
English Language and Literature, General11 grads

4yr Grad Rate

59%

6yr Grad Rate

66%

Retention Rate

75%

Median Earnings

$56,405