Nebraska Wesleyan University

Nebraska Wesleyan University is a private nonprofit college in Lincoln, NE. Its average net price is $20,647 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$16,144
$30,001 to $48,000$17,341
$48,001 to $75,000$17,418
$75,001 to $110,000$19,503
$110,001 and up$27,336
$45,342Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$45,342Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$20,647Average Net Price
$12,798Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,000Books and Supplies
$3,500Other Expenses
39.3%Students on Pell Grants
53.2%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

79.8%Acceptance Rate
490 to 660SAT Reading, Middle Half
530 to 630SAT Math, Middle Half
22 to 27ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$50,660
8 years after entry$57,556
10 years after entry$62,637
61.0%Graduation Rate
75.0%Retention Rate
$24,233Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Lincoln, NELocation
Large citySetting
1,453Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$31,656 Small program - rough guide n=38$24,250 Small program - rough guide n=55
Business and Commerce$51,004 Small program - rough guide n=54$24,250 Small program - rough guide n=56
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other$54,462 National median for this major n=3,522Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$40,105 National median for this major n=4,106Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Criminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Criminology$42,035 National median for this major n=10,302Not published
Data Analytics$66,895 National median for this major n=494Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$30,407 Small program - rough guide n=37Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other$33,804 National median for this major n=594Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,364 National median for this major n=755Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
International/Globalization Studies$42,221 National median for this major n=4,870Not published
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Philosophy and Religious Studies, General$32,431 National median for this major n=74Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=33
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,943 National median for this major n=17,317Not published
Registered Nursing$81,225 Small program - rough guide n=53$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=35
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Social Sciences, Other$43,502 National median for this major n=1,547Not published
Social Work$45,704 Small program - rough guide n=34Not published
Sociology and Anthropology$37,664 National median for this major n=494Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$36,831 Small program - rough guide n=33$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=66
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Systems Science and Theory$67,084 National median for this major n=328Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published

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