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Nebraska Wesleyan University

Nebraska Wesleyan University is a private campus in Lincoln proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The school reports a United Methodist affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$20,377

family income
under $30k

$18,737

$30–48k

$19,482

$48–75k

$24,859

$75–110k

$27,670

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$18,3272023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Nebraska Wesleyan University has wandered from 2008 to 2023 — up to $26,295 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at $18,327.

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$19,697
2009	$20,252
2010	$21,423
2011	$22,771
2012	$22,204
2013	$20,153
2014	$21,990
2015	$22,719
2016	$23,652
2017	$23,259
2018	$23,847
2019	$26,295
2020	$24,817
2021	$23,117
2022	$23,140
2023	$18,327

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$53,5692024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Nebraska Wesleyan University rose from $30,600 (2009) to $53,569 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$30,600
2010	$32,742
2011	$34,174
2012	$35,728
2013	$36,429
2014	$38,668
2015	$40,248
2016	$41,817
2017	$43,262
2018	$45,298
2019	$46,746
2020	$48,718
2021	$49,581
2022	$51,208
2023	$53,350
2024	$53,569

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$13,704
2001	$14,641
2002	$15,645
2003	$16,430
2004	$17,090
2005	$18,410
2006	$19,302
2007	$20,252
2008	$21,272
2013	$27,242
2014	$28,500
2015	$29,800
2016	$31,394
2017	$32,894
2018	$34,202
2019	$35,564
2020	$36,854
2021	$38,334
2022	$39,868
2023	$41,658

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Nebraska Wesleyan University reports published tuition of $43,572 in this record. Nebraska Wesleyan University's $43,572 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Nebraska Wesleyan University reports 1,453 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

66.1% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Nebraska Wesleyan University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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66.1%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Nebraska Wesleyan University has held near 66.1% from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	63.6%
1992 cohort	62.6%
1993 cohort	59.4%
1994 cohort	67%
1995 cohort	61.6%
1996 cohort	66.3%
1997 cohort	63.6%
1998 cohort	62.7%
1999 cohort	69.3%
2000 cohort	70%
2001 cohort	69.6%
2002 cohort	65.5%
2003 cohort	66.2%
2004 cohort	65%
2005 cohort	63.5%
2006 cohort	65.4%
2007 cohort	68.5%
2008 cohort	69.5%
2009 cohort	62.3%
2010 cohort	70%
2011 cohort	65.2%
2012 cohort	63.2%
2013 cohort	64.6%
2014 cohort	62.5%
2015 cohort	65.8%
2016 cohort	59.1%
2017 cohort	68.9%
2018 cohort	66.1%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$17,125	$8,125
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$17,125	$2,832
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$17,125	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$17,125	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$4,438
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$4,605
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$5,688
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$19,125	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$22,125	$8,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$24,915	$10,250
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$25,000	$8,875
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$27,000	$9,750
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$27,000	$10,250
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$25,000	$9,192
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$24,491	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$25,000	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$26,899	$10,478
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$26,966	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$26,970	$8,000

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$47,667

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$52,815

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$56,405

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Nebraska Wesleyan University admitted 2,175 of 2,725 applicants in Fall 2024. The 79.8% rate describes that application pool.

79.8%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $41,658 tuition · 2023–24 1,453 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1020–12901600

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Admissions

Nebraska Wesleyan University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Nebraska Wesleyan University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 490–660 and Math was 530–630 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1020–1290 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	490	620	660
SAT Math	530	560	630
ACT Composite	22	24	27

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Nebraska Wesleyan University received 2,725 applications and admitted 2,175 (79.8%), with 352 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

79.8%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Nebraska Wesleyan University's admission rate fell from 92.6% to 79.8%. The rate alone cannot explain the change. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	92.6%
Fall 2002	93.2%
Fall 2003	92.5%
Fall 2004	84.6%
Fall 2005	83.7%
Fall 2006	83.8%
Fall 2007	79.7%
Fall 2008	79.9%
Fall 2009	82.5%
Fall 2010	78.2%
Fall 2011	82%
Fall 2012	79%
Fall 2013	76.9%
Fall 2014	78.1%
Fall 2015	78.8%
Fall 2016	74.4%
Fall 2017	71.3%
Fall 2018	72.1%
Fall 2019	67.8%
Fall 2020	69.5%
Fall 2021	81.8%
Fall 2022	81.5%
Fall 2023	83.8%
Fall 2024	79.8%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1020–1290Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2005	990	1230
Fall 2008	1070	1330
Fall 2013	990	1210
Fall 2014	940	1250
Fall 2015	940	1190
Fall 2016	950	1230
Fall 2017	1040	1300
Fall 2018	1010	1270
Fall 2019	1070	1240
Fall 2020	990	1250
Fall 2021	1040	1290
Fall 2022	1010	1240
Fall 2023	1020	1210
Fall 2024	1020	1290

IPEDS Fall 2005–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

22–27Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	22	27
Fall 2002	21	27
Fall 2003	21	27
Fall 2004	22	27
Fall 2005	21	26
Fall 2006	22	27
Fall 2007	22	27
Fall 2008	23	27
Fall 2009	23	27
Fall 2010	22	27
Fall 2011	23	28
Fall 2012	23	28
Fall 2013	22	26
Fall 2014	22	27
Fall 2015	22	27
Fall 2016	21	27
Fall 2017	22	28
Fall 2018	21	28
Fall 2019	22	28
Fall 2020	22	29
Fall 2021	23	29
Fall 2022	22	29
Fall 2023	22	27
Fall 2024	22	27

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,453Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Nebraska Wesleyan University has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024 — up to 1,892 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 1,453.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,515
Fall 2003	1,631
Fall 2004	1,759
Fall 2005	1,801
Fall 2006	1,819
Fall 2007	1,854
Fall 2008	1,817
Fall 2009	1,790
Fall 2010	1,848
Fall 2011	1,754
Fall 2012	1,770
Fall 2013	1,892
Fall 2014	1,803
Fall 2015	1,781
Fall 2016	1,788
Fall 2017	1,748
Fall 2018	1,839
Fall 2019	1,825
Fall 2020	1,767
Fall 2021	1,686
Fall 2022	1,530
Fall 2023	1,514
Fall 2024	1,453

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

75%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Nebraska Wesleyan University has held near 75% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	82%
Fall 2003 cohort	80%
Fall 2004 cohort	82%
Fall 2005 cohort	80%
Fall 2006 cohort	82%
Fall 2007 cohort	83%
Fall 2008 cohort	79%
Fall 2009 cohort	79%
Fall 2010 cohort	85%
Fall 2011 cohort	75%
Fall 2012 cohort	78%
Fall 2013 cohort	81%
Fall 2014 cohort	79%
Fall 2015 cohort	78%
Fall 2016 cohort	75%
Fall 2017 cohort	83%
Fall 2018 cohort	83%
Fall 2019 cohort	74%
Fall 2020 cohort	74%
Fall 2021 cohort	75%
Fall 2022 cohort	75%
Fall 2023 cohort	75%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Nebraska Wesleyan University

Faculty pay at Nebraska Wesleyan University averages $80,940 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Nebraska Wesleyan University as a primarily residential campus of 1,453 undergraduates — and 75% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Nebraska Wesleyan University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1020–1290 — their midpoint is above the NE four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Nebraska Wesleyan University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Nebraska Wesleyan University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Nebraska Wesleyan University79.8%

Nebraska median79.8%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Nebraska Wesleyan University$43,572

Nebraska median$20,640

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Nebraska Wesleyan University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Nebraska Wesleyan University$56,405

Nebraska median$53,909

National median$53,781

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Nebraska Wesleyan University, Nebraska and national reference values
Metric & basis	Nebraska Wesleyan University	Nebraska median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	79.8%	79.8%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$43,572	$20,640	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$56,405	$53,909	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Nebraska Wesleyan University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Nebraska Wesleyan University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 9 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$93,116
Accounting and Related Services	$75,139
Business/Commerce, General	$70,281
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$58,770
Communication and Media Studies	$57,937
Biology, General	$54,566
Psychology, General	$50,320
Social Work	$48,785
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$45,420

These 9 fields listed for Nebraska Wesleyan University measure earnings after completion. The $56,405 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 35 additional Nebraska Wesleyan University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Nebraska Wesleyan University report?

Nebraska Wesleyan University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1020–1290 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Nebraska Wesleyan University's acceptance rate?

79.8% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 2,175 admitted from 2,725 applicants.

How much does Nebraska Wesleyan University cost?

At Nebraska Wesleyan University, tuition is $43,572. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Nebraska Wesleyan University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $56,405. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Nebraska

Midland University — 66.1% admitted
Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health — 73.4% admitted
Hastings College — 71.6% admitted
Creighton University — 79.8% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.