Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln, Nebraska · Website
$56,405
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$56,405
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Nebraska Wesleyan University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Lincoln, Nebraska with 1,453 undergraduates and 191 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $18,327 a year (tuition and fees $43,572). It admits 80% of applicants and 66% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $56,405 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,970 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$18,327
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$43,572
US median $11,837
Admission rate
80%
US median 78%
Completion rate
66%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,970
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$56,405
Rank 1,000 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $18,327
- Tuition and fees
- $43,572
- Cost of attendance
- $53,569
- Students with a need-based grant
- 34%
- Students with federal loans
- 54%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $14,925
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $16,974
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $14,594
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $18,244
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $23,652
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $29,800 in 2015-16 to $43,572 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1,189
- SAT reading, middle
- 575
- SAT math, middle
- 590
- ACT, middle
- 26
- Undergraduates
- 1,453
- Graduate students
- 191
- Part-time students
- 2.1%
- Women
- 54%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 66%
- Retention rate
- 75%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 53
- Endowment
- $82.8M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,000 of 5,094 US colleges and 9 of 35 in Nebraska (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NE median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $18,327 | $16,590 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $43,572 | $9,310 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 80% | 79% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 66% | 55% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 75% | 75% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,970 | $19,500 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $47,667 | $40,857 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $56,405 | $48,110 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 74% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 80% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
53 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 51 | $24,250 | $49,372 | $70,281 | $68,407 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 49 | $27,000 | Withheld | $54,566 | $57,214 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | $27,000 | $28,791 | $58,770 | $54,562 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $27,000 | $35,540 | $50,320 | $50,706 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $20,875 | $76,333 | $93,116 | $88,910 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $27,000 | $23,649 | $45,420 | $39,775 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $24,125 | $40,080 | $48,785 | $51,790 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 16 | $35,739 | $97,027 | $112,139 | $120,193 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $70,786 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | $27,000 | $42,988 | Withheld | $47,382 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,378 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | $24,704 | $41,188 | $57,937 | $56,359 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,389 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,466 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralOnlineMaster's | Master's | 10 | $27,304 | $78,980 | $91,021 | $125,988 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,984 |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,786 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Special Education and TeachingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,499 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | $60,923 | $75,139 | $76,194 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Lincoln and Nebraska on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Nebraska Wesleyan University cost?
$18,327 a year is the average net price at Nebraska Wesleyan University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $43,572, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $53,569. Families earning under $30,000 pay $14,925 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Nebraska Wesleyan University?
80% of applicants are admitted to Nebraska Wesleyan University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,189 and the middle ACT score is 26. The median admission rate of colleges in Nebraska is 79%.
How much do Nebraska Wesleyan University graduates earn?
$56,405 a year is the median pay of former Nebraska Wesleyan University students who work, 10 years after they started ($47,667 after 6 years). That ranks 1,000 of 5,094 US colleges and 9 of 35 in Nebraska. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $97,027.
How much student debt do Nebraska Wesleyan University graduates have?
$26,970 is the median federal student loan debt of Nebraska Wesleyan University graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 54% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Nebraska Wesleyan University?
66% of first-time, full-time students at Nebraska Wesleyan University finish within 6 years. 75% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Nebraska Wesleyan University?
Business/Commerce, General (51 bachelor's graduates), Biology, General (49 bachelor's graduates), Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (44 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 53 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.