| Screen last updated on: January 2010 |
| Total undergraduates: |
1,870 |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
1,640 |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
230 |
| Total graduate students: |
216 |
| Full-time graduate students: |
26 |
| Part-time graduate students: |
190 |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
20 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Midwest |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
11% |
| First-year student breakdown: |
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| 2.1% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.3% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 2.3% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 1.6% | Hispanic |
| 92.4% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.3% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 1.0% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Undergraduate breakdown: |
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| 1.9% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.1% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 1.7% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 1.5% | Hispanic |
| 89.2% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.2% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 5.3% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Campus size: |
50 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Lincoln, NE |
| Population of city/town: |
250,000 |
| Nearest major city: |
Omaha, NE |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
50 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
500,000 |
| Online campus map: |
admissions.nebrwesleyan.edu/
campus-visit/
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
No. Townhouse and apartment living available to seniors as available. Housing available for all first-year, sophomore, and junior students. |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms (36%)
- women's dorms (10%)
- sorority housing (9%)
- fraternity housing (5%)
- single-student apartments (6%)
- special housing for disabled students
- other housing including residence hall suites and townhouses (34%)
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
92% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
63% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
37% |
| Students required to live on campus: |
All first-years, sophomores, and juniors under age 21 must live on campus unless living with family. |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
no |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
405 |
| Other computer facilities/services: |
music composition laboratory, a multi-media language laboratory, a digital media laboratory, a psychology laboratory, several science laboratories. |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Art galleries, planetarium, theatre, greenhouse, herbarium, nuclear magnetic resonance laboratory, sleep laboratory. |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, health insurance |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious |
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| Career placement services: |
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internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special housing, adaptive equipment |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
92% |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
3 |
| Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: |
3 |
| Percent of men who join fraternities: |
14% |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
4 |
| Number of sororities that have chapter houses: |
3 |
| Percent of women who join sororities: |
19% |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
The Reveille, published weekly |
| Number of honor societies: |
22 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
80 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Fellowship of Catholic University Students, Lutheran Student Ministry, Navigators, United Methodist Student Organization |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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MOSAIC |
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| International student organizations: |
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International Relations Organization |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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Global Service Learning, Students for Life, Students for Choice, Society of Scholars, Music Groups, Dance Step Team, Environmental Action, American Marketing Society, Nebraskans for Peace, Plains Pride, Spirit Squad, Ambassadors, Wesleyan Alumni Student Association, Union Programs, College Republicans, College Democrats, Wesleyan Entertainment Board |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Dr. Ira Zeff,
Athletics Director |
| Director of women's athletics: |
Jo Bunstock,
Assistant Athletics Director |
| Athletic department's mailing address: |
Athletics Director
Ira A. Zeff
Nebraska Wesleyan University
5000 St. Paul Avenue
Lincoln, NE 685 |
| School colors: |
gold, brown, and black |
| School mascot: |
Prairie Wolves |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
Great Plains Athletic Conference (NAIA) |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's baseball | no | NAIA, NCAA Div. III |
| Men's basketball | no | |
| Men's cross-country | no | |
| Men's football | no | |
| Men's golf | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's soccer | no | |
| Men's tennis | no | |
| Men's track and field (indoor) | no | |
| Men's track and field (outdoor) | no | |
| Women's basketball | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's cheerleading | no | |
| Women's cross-country | no | |
| Women's golf | no | |
| Women's soccer | no | NAIA, NCAA Div. III |
| Women's softball | no | NAIA, NCAA Div. III |
| Women's tennis | no | |
| Women's track and field (indoor) | no | |
| Women's track and field (outdoor) | no | |
| Women's volleyball | no | NCAA Div. III |
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| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
29% |
| Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: |
67% |
| Athletic facilities: |
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baseball, football, and softball fields; basketball, racquetball, volleyball, and tennis courts; field house, gymnasium, indoor track, swimming pool, fitness and weight rooms |
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| Intramural/Recreational sports: |
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basketball, bowling, broomball, flag football, indoor soccer, indoor volleyball, racquetball, sand volleyball, softball, ultimate Frisbee, tennis |
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| Club sports for women: |
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cheerleading |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
Omaha (50 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
Lincoln (5 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Lincoln (3 miles) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Omaha (50 miles) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: |
25% |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
excellent |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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| Percent of graduates who pursue further study: |
25% within one year of graduation, 64% within 5 years of graduation |
| Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: |
70% within one year of graduation |
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