Nebraska Wesleyan University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Nebraska Wesleyan University

Nebraska Wesleyan University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 1,453 students of which 4,241 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Nebraska Wesleyan University is categorized as “20” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 79.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,189 and an ACT midpoint of 26. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $18,327, with published in-state tuition of $43,572 and a Pell grant recipient share of 33.6%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $26,970, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 67.4%, and the first-year retention rate is 75.0%. Graduates earn a median of $56,405 ten years after enrolling, compared with $47,667 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 91600.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 73.9% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.