For the academic year 2024-2025, Nebraska Wesleyan University has a total enrollment of 1,654 students, including 1,463 undergraduate and 191 graduate students.
Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (smaller programs) - which average 1,493 - Nebraska Wesleyan's body is relatively large.
Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.
By gender, 726 male (43.89%) and 928 female (56.11%) students are attending Nebraska Wesleyan University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 78.23.
By class level, 1,463 (88.45%) are undergraduate students and 191 (11.55%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 45.66% are male and 54.34% are female, while among graduate students, 30.37% are male and 69.63% are female.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,654 | 1,463 | 191 |
| Men | 726 | 668 | 58 |
| Women | 928 | 795 | 133 |
By race/ethnicity, 1,230 White, 84 Black, and 34 Asian students out of a total of 1,654 are attending at Nebraska Wesleyan University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
Nebraska Wesleyan University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 43.4% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Asian | 34 | 10 | 24 |
| Black | 84 | 45 | 39 |
| Hispanic | 146 | 65 | 81 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| White | 1,230 | 528 | 702 |
| Two or more races | 71 | 35 | 36 |
| Race Unknown | 26 | 14 | 12 |
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Asian | 32 | 10 | 22 |
| Black | 79 | 44 | 35 |
| Hispanic | 135 | 60 | 75 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| White | 1,066 | 481 | 585 |
| Two or more races | 67 | 33 | 34 |
| Race Unknown | 21 | 11 | 10 |
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | - | - | - |
| Asian | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Black | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Hispanic | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
| White | 164 | 47 | 117 |
| Two or more races | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Race Unknown | 5 | 3 | 2 |
By age, Nebraska Wesleyan has 22 students under 18 years old and 1 students over 65 years old. There are 1,453 students under 25 years old, and 201 students over 25 years old out of 1,654 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 22 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. Nebraska Wesleyan has 1,407 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 56 students aged 25 and over.
It has 46 graduate students aged under 25 and 145 students aged 25 and over.
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 22 | 18 | 4 |
| 18-19 | 638 | 348 | 290 |
| 20-21 | 606 | 324 | 282 |
| 22-24 | 187 | 103 | 84 |
| 25-29 | 51 | 31 | 20 |
| 30-34 | 44 | 31 | 13 |
| 35-39 | 37 | 26 | 11 |
| 40-49 | 49 | 35 | 14 |
| 50-64 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Over 65 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 22 | 18 | 4 |
| 18-19 | 638 | 348 | 290 |
| 20-21 | 605 | 323 | 282 |
| 22-24 | 142 | 79 | 63 |
| 25-29 | 24 | 10 | 14 |
| 30-34 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 35-39 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 40-49 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 50-64 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Over 65 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20-21 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22-24 | 45 | 24 | 21 |
| 25-29 | 27 | 21 | 6 |
| 30-34 | 36 | 26 | 10 |
| 35-39 | 27 | 20 | 7 |
| 40-49 | 43 | 32 | 11 |
| 50-64 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Nebraska Wesleyan University, 93 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 297 students are enrolled in some online courses.
67 students who live in Nebraska or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 26 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 1,654 | 93 | 297 |
| Undergraduate | 1,463 | 5 | 295 |
| Graduate | 191 | 88 | 2 |
| Nebraska Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 67 | 26 | 0 |
| Undergraduate | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Graduate | 63 | 25 | 0 |
Among 1,463 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 80 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.47%.
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Regular Full-time | 1,350 |
| Transfer-in Full-time | 80 |
| Regular Part-time | 33 |
| Transfer-in Part-time | 0 |
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