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Nebraska Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The city atmosphere of Lincoln makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

74 Undergraduate Degrees
20 Graduate Degrees
$33,037 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
81% Acceptance Rate

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 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?

81% Acceptance Rate
50% Of Accepted Are Women
6% Submit SAT Scores
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.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Nebraska Wesleyan University  ( 500 to 630 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Nebraska Wesleyan University  ( 510 to 610 )
200
800
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.

ACT English Scores for Nebraska Wesleyan University  ( 21 to 30 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for Nebraska Wesleyan University  ( 22 to 29 )
1
36

Can I Afford Nebraska Wesleyan University?

$33,037 Net Price
64% Take Out Loans
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.

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

73 Took All Classes Online
360 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 360 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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Nebraska Wesleyan University Business Concentrations

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

Major Bachelor’s Master’s TOTAL
General Business/Commerce 51 20 71
Accounting 9 0 9
General Organizational Communication 8 0 8
General Economics 3 0 3
International Business/Trade/Commerce 2 0 2
Business Management & Marketing 1 0 1
Organizational Leadership 0 0 0
Project Management 0 0 0
Political Communication 0 0 0
TOTAL 74 20 94

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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