Nebraska Wesleyan University

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation United Methodist
Population 340,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 100 (24%)
Sunshine Hours 2,820 (77%)
Days Without Precipitation 265 (81%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,456
Men / Women 46% / 54%
From State 65%
From Region 16%
Athletes 537 (37.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 73%
Hispanic 9%
Black 6%
Mixed 5%
International 3%
Asian 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Nebraska Wesleyan University 327 43% 76% 3% 4% 9% 2% $70,383 46 +0.36 61 97%
Computer Science — — — — — — — — $95,458 16 -0.86 90 — — — — —
Data Analytics 4 +4 75% 25% 0% 25% 0% 50% $94,865 19 -0.74 89 — — — — —
Chemistry 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,626 31 -0.38 54 — — — — —
Mathematics 9 — 67% 89% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,576 35 -0.52 63 — — — — —
Physics 3 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,466 29 -0.44 73 — — — — —
Systems Science — — — — — — — — $77,745 9 -0.98 74 — — — — —
Biochemistry 11 — 73% 64% 0% 0% 9% 9% $63,304 16 -0.73 43 — — — — —
Biology 40 — 35% 85% 5% 2% 5% 2% $60,684 22 -0.67 36 92% — — — —
Athletic Training 9 — 33% 89% 0% 0% 11% 0% $73,433 62 +0.19 66 — — — — —
Exercise Science 18 — 72% 72% 6% 6% 17% 0% $62,241 53 +0.05 40 100% — — — —
Kinesiology 8 — 75% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,241 53 +0.05 40 100% — — — —
Nursing 28 — 7% 82% 4% 7% 0% 4% $101,333 83 +0.91 93 100% — — — —
Accounting 7 — 57% 57% 0% 0% 29% 0% $81,105 37 -0.38 78 100% — — — —
Digital Marketing 5 +1 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,060 53 -0.04 73 — — — — —
Economics 3 — 100% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $77,742 23 -0.76 74 — — — — —
Financial Planning 4 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $86,984 37 -0.42 84 — — — — —
General Business 30 +3 60% 73% 0% 7% 10% 0% $83,496 74 +0.31 80 100% — — — —
International Business 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $81,924 61 -0.08 79 — — — — —
Management 2 — 0% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $75,581 60 -0.11 70 — — — — —
Project Management 5 — 80% 40% 0% 0% 60% 0% $82,612 32 -0.56 80 — — — — —
Sport Management 13 — 77% 77% 0% 23% 0% 0% $62,241 55 +0.10 40 100% — — — —
English 5 +1 40% 60% 0% 0% 20% 0% $62,476 93 +1.23 41 — — — — —
Foreign Languages 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,940 68 +0.44 42 — — — — —
History 7 — 71% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $62,688 84 +0.56 41 — — — — —
Philosophy and Religion 2 +3 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,672 58 +0.02 39 — — — — —
Communication 7 — 14% 57% 14% 14% 0% 14% $60,500 50 -0.13 35 96% — — — —
International Studies 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,328 30 -0.44 46 — — — — —
Organizational Communication — — — — — — — — $77,166 68 +0.51 73 — — — — —
Political Science 10 — 40% 80% 0% 0% 10% 0% $64,981 32 -0.53 47 — — — — —
Psychology 20 +1 5% 80% 5% 0% 10% 0% $66,698 96 +1.77 52 90% — — — —
Social Work 13 — 15% 69% 8% 0% 23% 0% $60,386 91 +0.84 35 100% — — — —
Sociology 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,158 78 +0.48 40 — — — — —
Elementary Education 15 +1 7% 67% 7% 7% 13% 0% $68,656 97 +2.43 57 100% — — — —
English Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,194 90 +1.09 43 — — — — —
Physical Education 5 — 100% 60% 0% 20% 0% 0% $64,782 84 +0.87 47 — — — — —
Social Science Education 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,048 91 +1.25 42 — — — — —
Acting 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,452 98 +2.06 30 94% — — — —
Art 5 — 0% 60% 0% 0% 20% 0% $53,635 82 +0.73 18 — — — — —
Directing and Theatrical Production — — — — — — — — $58,452 98 +2.06 30 94% — — — —
Music — — — — — — — — $54,048 83 +0.78 19 — — — — —
Music Education 4 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,201 99 +1.88 45 — — — — —
Music Performance — — — — — — — — $54,063 83 +0.79 19 — — — — —
Musical Theatre 12 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 8% 0% $58,452 95 +1.26 30 94% — — — —
Technical Theatre 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,452 98 +2.06 30 94% — — — —
Theatre 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $58,452 98 +2.06 30 94% — — — —
Criminal Justice 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,200 69 +0.32 40 — — — — —
Criminology 6 — 33% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $63,761 75 +0.53 44 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $46,622
ROI Percentile 61th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 75%
4-Year Graduation Rate 58%
6-Year Graduation Rate 66%
Transfer-Out Rate 25%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 21.4% 70 67% 70% 1% 9% 13% 0% $78,491 49 +0.01 75 100% —
Health Sciences 19.3% 63 38% 81% 3% 5% 6% 2% $81,214 68 +0.45 78 100% —
Social Sciences 16.8% 55 18% 76% 5% 2% 11% 2% $63,811 69 +0.72 44 94% —
Life & Natural Sciences 15.6% 51 43% 80% 4% 2% 6% 4% $61,249 22 -0.68 37 92% —
Arts 7.6% 25 28% 72% 0% 0% 12% 0% $58,408 76 +1.38 30 94% —
Education 7.0% 23 35% 70% 4% 9% 9% 0% $67,089 97 +1.93 53 100% —
Humanities 4.6% 15 53% 80% 0% 0% 13% 0% $62,499 83 +0.70 41 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 4.0% 13 69% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,631 34 -0.49 65 — —
Professional 2.4% 8 38% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $63,371 39 +0.48 43 — —
Computer Science 1.2% 4 75% 25% 0% 25% 0% 50% $94,865 22 -0.74 89 — —

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 162 $224K $222K $2K
Football 122 $413K $398K $14K
Baseball 44 $171K $170K $1K
Wrestling 35 $136K $132K $4K
Soccer 31 $154K $149K $4K
Basketball 26 $257K $242K $15K
Swimming 21 $58K $58K $369
Golf 14 $39K $37K $2K
Tennis 9 $44K $44K $0
Total 364 $1.5M $1.5M $46K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 102 $143K $147K -$3K
Soccer 27 $134K $124K $9K
Swimming 26 $71K $76K -$4K
Volleyball 25 $192K $175K $17K
Basketball 21 $139K $133K $5K
Softball 18 $128K $133K -$4K
Golf 12 $31K $34K -$3K
Tennis 12 $42K $47K -$5K
Total 173 $883K $871K $11K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 264 $368K $369K -$732
Football 122 $413K $398K $14K
Soccer 58 $288K $274K $14K
Basketball 47 $397K $375K $21K
Swimming 47 $129K $134K -$4K
Baseball 44 $171K $170K $1K
Wrestling 35 $136K $132K $4K
Golf 26 $70K $71K -$1K
Volleyball 25 $192K $175K $17K
Tennis 21 $86K $91K -$5K
Softball 18 $128K $133K -$4K
Total 537 $3.2M $3.2M $63K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 82%
Yield (non-ED) 16%
Early Action Oct 15
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 82% 82% 82%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 25%
SAT Range 1020 – 1290
SAT Math Range 530 – 630
SAT RW Range 490 – 660