U.S. 新闻 & World Report, 2024: Nebraska's #1 independent regional university

Best independent Master's university

Washington Monthly, 2023

Nebraska Wesleyan University has a tradition of

Academic Excellence

13:1

student-to-faculty ratio

100%

of classes taught by professors not grad students

100%

of students do internships, research, service learning or study abroad

Female chemistry student pouring green liquid into small beaker

85% medical school

acceptance rate that doubles the national average

Actor on his knees singing on stage backlit with other performers in the background

#1 for the performing arts

among Nebraska independent colleges
 ——利基.com, 2021

Male student teacher in front of a class

1,250+ education alumni

are currently teaching in Nebraska

Female student looking through microscope.

91% dental school

acceptance rate

Female intern sits across male administrator at a conference table.

#1 for sport management

among Nebraska independent colleges
——利基.com, 2021

Male student talks to visiting business professionals at the Backpack-to-Briefcase professional networking event.

#1 for business

among Nebraska independent colleges
——利基.com, 2021

Nebraska Wesleyan University by the numbers

NWU in Lincoln enrolls traditional undergraduate students from across the country and the world. Students thrive at our close-knit, supportive campus in a vibrant city full of career opportunities. (source: 2020 data)

82%

acceptance rate

77%

second-year retention rate

88%

of NWU students graduate in four years or less

NCAA Division III Athletics

We are P-Wolf Nation

Caitlin Navratil dribbling during a home basketball game.

12th in U.S.

CoSIDA Academic All-Americans

Andy Vasquez ('20) leading the pack in a cross country race.

3rd in NCAA III

Postgraduate Scholarships

A male swimmer doing the breast stroke with a crowd of onlookers cheering him on the side of the pool behind him.

Only NCAA III University

in Nebraska

Everyone offered admission receives a Nebraska Wesleyan scholarship.

We make our education affordable

98%

receive financial aid

$15M

in aid distributed last year

3.8%

Student load default rate
(national average is 11.5%)

Our campus community is inclusive.

Everyone is welcome here

A group of students holding hands and smiling broadly.

#1 independent college

in Nebraska for student life
——利基.com, 2021

Two students walk in front of another group of students in downtown Lincoln.

1,700 students

make NWU the right-sized school in Lincoln for traditional, adult and graduate students

STEM club members standing in a large group.

70+ student groups

mean there's something for everyone

Photo of Old Main dated as 1889

Our history

For more than 130 years, Nebraska Wesleyan University has been a destination for scholars across Nebraska and the globe seeking academic excellence in education and experiential learning. Come along with us as we take a journey through the years in pictures.
 

NWU through the years