Nebraska Wesleyan University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Nebraska Wesleyan University is a private master's university in Lincoln, NE (city setting), with 1,531 undergraduates (55% women), affiliated with the United Methodist. It admitted 84% of 2,295 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1020–1210 on the SAT and 22–27 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $56,140 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $24,863 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 69% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in kinesiology, parks & recreation, biological sciences, psychology. The campus reported 5.44 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Nebraska Wesleyan University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division III schools, across 60 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 69%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $41,712
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 12 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Nebraska Wesleyan University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Nebraska Wesleyan University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | American Rivers Conference | 27 | — | 3 | $124k | $4,603 | — | |
| Baseball | American Rivers Conference | 44 | — | 1 | $171k | $3,876 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | American Rivers Conference | 26 | — | 1 | $242k | $9,309 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | American Rivers Conference | 21 | — | 1 | $133k | $6,353 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | American Rivers Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | American Rivers Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Football | American Rivers Conference | 122 | — | 1 | $398k | $3,263 | — | |
| Men's Golf | American Rivers Conference | 14 | — | 1 | $37k | $2,654 | — | |
| Women's Golf | American Rivers Conference | 12 | — | 1 | $35k | $2,891 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | American Rivers Conference | 31 | — | 1 | $150k | $4,835 | — | |
| Softball | American Rivers Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $133k | $7,389 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | American Rivers Conference | 21 | — | 3 | $58k | $2,768 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | American Rivers Conference | 26 | — | 1 | $76k | $2,923 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | American Rivers Conference | 9 | — | 1 | $45k | $4,962 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | American Rivers Conference | 12 | — | 1 | $47k | $3,917 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | American Rivers Conference | 162 | — | 1 | $222k | $1,372 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | American Rivers Conference | 102 | — | 1 | $147k | $1,443 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | American Rivers Conference | 25 | — | 1 | $176k | $7,021 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | American Rivers Conference | 35 | — | 1 | $132k | $3,783 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.