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Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation United Methodist
Location Lincoln, NE
Population 340,000
Website https://www.nebrwesleyan.edu/
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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 49.7%

Racial/Ethnic

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

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 47.2% 47.2% 2012 Men: 41.0% 41.0% 2013 Men: 45.5% 45.5% 2014 Men: 46.5% 46.5% 2015 Men: 47.3% 47.3% 2016 Men: 49.8% 49.8% 2017 Men: 40.4% 40.4% 2018 Men: 39.6% 39.6% 2019 Men: 45.0% 45.0% 2020 Men: 42.4% 42.4% 2021 Men: 47.2% 47.2% 2022 Men: 48.6% 48.6% 2023 Men: 49.3% 49.3% 2024 Men: 45.7% 45.7%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2012 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2013 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2014 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2015 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2016 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2022 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2011 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2012 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2013 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2014 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2015 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2016 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2017 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2018 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2019 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2020 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2021 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2022 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2023 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2024 Asian: 3.1% 3.1% 2011 Black: 0.5% 0.5% 2012 Black: 2.2% 2.2% 2013 Black: 1.4% 1.4% 2014 Black: 0.8% 0.8% 2015 Black: 1.5% 1.5% 2016 Black: 2.1% 2.1% 2017 Black: 1.1% 1.1% 2018 Black: 1.1% 1.1% 2019 Black: 1.3% 1.3% 2020 Black: 3.0% 3.0% 2021 Black: 1.4% 1.4% 2022 Black: 1.2% 1.2% 2023 Black: 2.0% 2.0% 2024 Black: 1.8% 1.8% 2011 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2% 2012 Hispanic: 0.5% 0.5% 2013 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1% 2014 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3% 2015 Hispanic: 1.0% 1.0% 2016 Hispanic: 4.4% 4.4% 2017 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6% 2018 Hispanic: 3.1% 3.1% 2019 Hispanic: 5.8% 5.8% 2020 Hispanic: 6.0% 6.0% 2021 Hispanic: 8.0% 8.0% 2022 Hispanic: 9.0% 9.0% 2023 Hispanic: 5.7% 5.7% 2024 Hispanic: 7.2% 7.2% 2011 White: 97.0% 97.0% 2012 White: 93.2% 93.2% 2013 White: 94.5% 94.5% 2014 White: 91.9% 91.9% 2015 White: 92.6% 92.6% 2016 White: 88.1% 88.1% 2017 White: 91.4% 91.4% 2018 White: 87.9% 87.9% 2019 White: 87.1% 87.1% 2020 White: 86.1% 86.1% 2021 White: 82.9% 82.9% 2022 White: 79.0% 79.0% 2023 White: 83.2% 83.2% 2024 White: 82.8% 82.8% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2013 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2015 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2016 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2019 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2020 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2021 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2023 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2024 International: 0.2% 0.2%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2024 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2025 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2020 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2021 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2022 Asian: 2.7% 2.7% 2023 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2024 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2025 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2020 Black: 2.4% 2.4% 2021 Black: 2.5% 2.5% 2022 Black: 2.1% 2.1% 2023 Black: 3.0% 3.0% 2024 Black: 3.9% 3.9% 2025 Black: 5.6% 5.6% 2020 Hispanic: 7.3% 7.3% 2021 Hispanic: 7.5% 7.5% 2022 Hispanic: 9.0% 9.0% 2023 Hispanic: 9.1% 9.1% 2024 Hispanic: 10.8% 10.8% 2025 Hispanic: 9.3% 9.3% 2020 White: 81.0% 81.0% 2021 White: 80.9% 80.9% 2022 White: 80.3% 80.3% 2023 White: 78.5% 78.5% 2024 White: 73.7% 73.7% 2025 White: 72.7% 72.7% 2020 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2021 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2022 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2023 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2024 International: 3.2% 3.2% 2025 International: 3.3% 3.3%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Nebraska Wesleyan University 327 43% / 57% 2% $68,088 64 97%
Computer Science — — — — $87,461 88 —
Data Analytics 4 +4 75% / 25% 50% $81,401 83 —
Chemistry 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $67,023 62 —
Mathematics 9 — 67% / 33% 0% $66,912 62 —
Physics 3 +1 100% / 0% 0% $73,674 75 —
Systems Science — — — — $78,520 80 —
Biochemistry 11 — 73% / 27% 9% $66,044 60 —
Biology 40 — 35% / 65% 2% $74,937 76 100%
Athletic Training 9 — 33% / 67% 0% $62,220 51 —
Exercise Science 18 — 72% / 28% 0% $66,943 62 98%
Kinesiology 8 — 75% / 25% 0% $66,943 62 98%
Nursing 28 — 7% / 93% 4% $91,860 91 96%
Accounting 7 — 57% / 43% 0% $81,105 83 100%
Digital Marketing 5 +1 60% / 40% 0% — — —
Economics 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $70,109 68 —
Financial Planning 4 — 100% / 0% 0% $79,431 81 —
General Business 30 +3 60% / 40% 0% $79,285 81 92%
International Business 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $73,514 74 —
Management 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $76,779 79 —
Project Management 5 — 80% / 20% 0% — — —
Sport Management 13 — 77% / 23% 0% $66,943 62 98%
Communication 7 — 14% / 86% 14% $62,537 52 100%
English 5 +1 40% / 60% 0% $48,981 14 —
Foreign Languages 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $58,656 40 —
History 7 — 71% / 29% 0% $56,324 33 —
International Studies 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $54,806 29 —
Organizational Communication — — — — $62,254 51 —
Philosophy and Religion 2 +3 50% / 50% 0% $50,403 17 —
Political Science 10 — 40% / 60% 0% $61,869 50 —
Psychology 20 +1 5% / 95% 0% $55,128 30 100%
Social Work 13 — 15% / 85% 0% $54,954 29 93%
Sociology 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $56,877 35 —
Elementary Education 15 +1 7% / 93% 0% $68,656 66 100%
English Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $63,490 54 —
Physical Education 5 — 100% / 0% 0% $64,785 57 —
Social Science Education 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $64,674 57 —
Acting 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $49,027 14 92%
Art 5 — 0% / 100% 0% $43,204 7 —
Directing and Theatrical Production — — — — $49,027 14 92%
Music — — — — $44,632 8 —
Music Education 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $64,039 55 —
Music Performance — — — — $44,587 8 —
Musical Theatre 12 — 33% / 67% 0% $49,027 14 92%
Technical Theatre 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $41,637 5 —
Theatre 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,027 14 92%
Criminal Justice 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $56,538 34 —
Criminology 6 — 33% / 67% 0% $56,835 35 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $46,622
ROI Percentile 64th

Retention & Graduation

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

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 63.5% 63.5% 2012 Graduated: 65.4% 65.4% 2013 Graduated: 68.5% 68.5% 2014 Graduated: 69.5% 69.5% 2015 Graduated: 62.3% 62.3% 2016 Graduated: 70.0% 70.0% 2017 Graduated: 65.2% 65.2% 2018 Graduated: 63.2% 63.2% 2019 Graduated: 64.6% 64.6% 2020 Graduated: 62.5% 62.5% 2021 Graduated: 65.8% 65.8% 2022 Graduated: 59.0% 59.0% 2023 Graduated: 68.9% 68.9% 2024 Graduated: 66.1% 66.1%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 56.8% 56.8% 2012 Men: 65.7% 65.7% 2013 Men: 59.6% 59.6% 2014 Men: 60.8% 60.8% 2015 Men: 51.9% 51.9% 2016 Men: 68.4% 68.4% 2017 Men: 59.4% 59.4% 2018 Men: 58.9% 58.9% 2019 Men: 57.0% 57.0% 2020 Men: 60.2% 60.2% 2021 Men: 59.4% 59.4% 2022 Men: 51.2% 51.2% 2023 Men: 66.9% 66.9% 2024 Men: 61.8% 61.8% 2011 Women: 68.4% 68.4% 2012 Women: 65.1% 65.1% 2013 Women: 73.9% 73.9% 2014 Women: 76.4% 76.4% 2015 Women: 69.5% 69.5% 2016 Women: 71.3% 71.3% 2017 Women: 70.4% 70.4% 2018 Women: 66.2% 66.2% 2019 Women: 71.0% 71.0% 2020 Women: 64.5% 64.5% 2021 Women: 71.6% 71.6% 2022 Women: 66.8% 66.8% 2023 Women: 70.2% 70.2% 2024 Women: 68.9% 68.9%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Hispanic White
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0% 2012 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2013 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0% 2014 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0% 2015 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2016 Hispanic: 52.6% 52.6% 2017 Hispanic: 30.8% 30.8% 2018 Hispanic: 54.5% 54.5% 2019 Hispanic: 54.5% 54.5% 2020 Hispanic: 45.5% 45.5% 2021 Hispanic: 57.1% 57.1% 2022 Hispanic: 63.2% 63.2% 2023 Hispanic: 60.9% 60.9% 2024 Hispanic: 57.1% 57.1% 2011 White: 64.2% 64.2% 2012 White: 65.5% 65.5% 2013 White: 69.1% 69.1% 2014 White: 69.9% 69.9% 2015 White: 63.2% 63.2% 2016 White: 71.8% 71.8% 2017 White: 67.7% 67.7% 2018 White: 64.5% 64.5% 2019 White: 67.0% 67.0% 2020 White: 65.3% 65.3% 2021 White: 67.6% 67.6% 2022 White: 58.7% 58.7% 2023 White: 69.4% 69.4% 2024 White: 67.7% 67.7%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 21.4% 70 67% / 33% 0% $76,194 78 95%
Humanities & Social Sciences 21.4% 70 26% / 74% 1% $56,432 34 98%
Health Sciences 19.3% 63 38% / 62% 2% $77,343 79 97%
Life & Natural Sciences 15.6% 51 43% / 57% 4% $73,019 73 100%
Arts 7.6% 25 28% / 72% 0% $49,969 16 92%
Education 7.0% 23 35% / 65% 0% $67,244 63 100%
Physical Sciences & Math 4.0% 13 69% / 31% 0% $68,481 65 —
Professional 2.4% 8 38% / 62% 0% $56,761 35 —
Computer Science 1.2% 4 75% / 25% 50% $81,401 83 —

Admissions

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

Acceptance Rates

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

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

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 82.0% 82.0% 2012 Acceptance: 79.0% 79.0% 2013 Acceptance: 76.9% 76.9% 2014 Acceptance: 78.1% 78.1% 2015 Acceptance: 78.8% 78.8% 2016 Acceptance: 74.4% 74.4% 2017 Acceptance: 71.3% 71.3% 2018 Acceptance: 72.1% 72.1% 2019 Acceptance: 67.8% 67.8% 2020 Acceptance: 69.5% 69.5% 2021 Acceptance: 81.8% 81.8% 2022 Acceptance: 81.5% 81.5% 2023 Acceptance: 83.7% 83.7% 2024 Acceptance: 79.8% 79.8% 2011 Yield: 30.1% 30.1% 2012 Yield: 21.4% 21.4% 2013 Yield: 21.2% 21.2% 2014 Yield: 26.5% 26.5% 2015 Yield: 33.1% 33.1% 2016 Yield: 31.3% 31.3% 2017 Yield: 29.8% 29.8% 2018 Yield: 31.0% 31.0% 2019 Yield: 29.9% 29.9% 2020 Yield: 25.2% 25.2% 2021 Yield: 19.7% 19.7% 2022 Yield: 18.5% 18.5% 2023 Yield: 22.9% 22.9% 2024 Yield: 16.2% 16.2%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,459 1,459 2012 Applicants: 2,106 2,106 2013 Applicants: 2,315 2,315 2014 Applicants: 1,775 1,775 2015 Applicants: 1,689 1,689 2016 Applicants: 1,803 1,803 2017 Applicants: 1,910 1,910 2018 Applicants: 2,178 2,178 2019 Applicants: 2,405 2,405 2020 Applicants: 2,435 2,435 2021 Applicants: 2,507 2,507 2022 Applicants: 2,370 2,370 2023 Applicants: 2,295 2,295 2024 Applicants: 2,725 2,725 2011 Admitted: 1,196 1,196 2012 Admitted: 1,664 1,664 2013 Admitted: 1,780 1,780 2014 Admitted: 1,387 1,387 2015 Admitted: 1,331 1,331 2016 Admitted: 1,341 1,341 2017 Admitted: 1,361 1,361 2018 Admitted: 1,570 1,570 2019 Admitted: 1,630 1,630 2020 Admitted: 1,693 1,693 2021 Admitted: 2,051 2,051 2022 Admitted: 1,931 1,931 2023 Admitted: 1,922 1,922 2024 Admitted: 2,175 2,175 2011 Enrolled: 360 360 2012 Enrolled: 356 356 2013 Enrolled: 378 378 2014 Enrolled: 368 368 2015 Enrolled: 440 440 2016 Enrolled: 420 420 2017 Enrolled: 406 406 2018 Enrolled: 487 487 2019 Enrolled: 487 487 2020 Enrolled: 427 427 2021 Enrolled: 405 405 2022 Enrolled: 358 358 2023 Enrolled: 440 440 2024 Enrolled: 352 352

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

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

SAT Composite

25th 75th
900 1000 1100 1200 1300 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2013 25th: 990 990 2014 25th: 940 940 2015 25th: 940 940 2016 25th: 950 950 2017 25th: 1040 1040 2018 25th: 1010 1010 2019 25th: 1070 1070 2020 25th: 990 990 2021 25th: 1040 1040 2022 25th: 1010 1010 2023 25th: 1020 1020 2024 25th: 1020 1020 2013 75th: 1210 1210 2014 75th: 1250 1250 2015 75th: 1190 1190 2016 75th: 1230 1230 2017 75th: 1300 1300 2018 75th: 1270 1270 2019 75th: 1240 1240 2020 75th: 1250 1250 2021 75th: 1290 1290 2022 75th: 1240 1240 2023 75th: 1210 1210 2024 75th: 1290 1290

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2013 25th: 520 520 2014 25th: 460 460 2015 25th: 510 510 2016 25th: 480 480 2017 25th: 510 510 2018 25th: 510 510 2019 25th: 530 530 2020 25th: 500 500 2021 25th: 520 520 2022 25th: 510 510 2023 25th: 520 520 2024 25th: 530 530 2013 75th: 600 600 2014 75th: 650 650 2015 75th: 600 600 2016 75th: 640 640 2017 75th: 630 630 2018 75th: 630 630 2019 75th: 610 610 2020 75th: 610 610 2021 75th: 660 660 2022 75th: 610 610 2023 75th: 600 600 2024 75th: 630 630

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2013 25th: 470 470 2014 25th: 480 480 2015 25th: 430 430 2016 25th: 470 470 2017 25th: 530 530 2018 25th: 500 500 2019 25th: 540 540 2020 25th: 490 490 2021 25th: 520 520 2022 25th: 500 500 2023 25th: 500 500 2024 25th: 490 490 2013 75th: 610 610 2014 75th: 600 600 2015 75th: 590 590 2016 75th: 590 590 2017 75th: 670 670 2018 75th: 640 640 2019 75th: 630 630 2020 75th: 640 640 2021 75th: 630 630 2022 75th: 630 630 2023 75th: 610 610 2024 75th: 660 660

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Submitted: 65.0% 65.0% 2022 Submitted: 40.0% 40.0% 2023 Submitted: 35.0% 35.0% 2024 Submitted: 25.0% 25.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.