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Nebraska Wesleyan University is a private regional university located in Lincoln, Nebraska. Nebraska Wesleyan University is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Nebraska Wesleyan University is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $52,697 10 years after enrolling, 6th in Nebraska, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Nebraska Wesleyan University bachelor students earn 1% more than the national average. Nebraska Wesleyan University is ranked 11th in Nebraska.
Nebraska Wesleyan University’s median net annual cost of $26,295 and average years to graduate of 4.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Nebraska Wesleyan University sorted by number of graduates - Health & Fitness, Business and Commerce, Registered Nursing, Social Work, Psychology, Education - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$26,295
Average years to graduate
4.3
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When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 3.47
Comms & Media Studies
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When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 18.9
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 3 graduate programs at Nebraska Wesleyan University - Registered Nursing, Business and Commerce, Curriculum and Instruction - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.3 years. 63% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Nebraska Wesleyan University is 1% higher than the state average, and 6% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Nebraska Wesleyan University, Pell Grant recipients represent 28% of the measured graduating class, 7% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Nebraska Wesleyan University graduates within 4.4 years.
Nebraska Wesleyan University is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Nebraska Wesleyan University’s economic mobility score of 12.63 is calculated by adjusting the 4.08 economic score of lower-income students by the 28% pell grant recipients within the student body. Nebraska Wesleyan University’s EMS of 12.63 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Nebraska Wesleyan University pays $26,295 a year, $25,317 less than the $51,612 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $26,295
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Nebraska Wesleyan University, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $26,295 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 64% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,711. This is 10% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,083
Pell grants
$4,602
State grants
$1,598
Institutional grants
$22,182
Nebraska Wesleyan University's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 82% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 2,507 applicants, of which 2,051 were admitted and 405 enrolled. Nebraska Wesleyan University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
84%
83%
Female
57%
59%
First time
61%
59%
In-state
80%
68%
1st generation
26%
35%
White
81%
52%
Black
3%
14%
Hispanic
7%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
6%
12%