Nebraska Wesleyan University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Nebraska Wesleyan University, also known as NWU, is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. It was founded in the year 1887 by the Nebraska Methodists. Students can choose from courses in the fields of mathematics, accounting, business administration, elementary education, religion, forensic science, and health and fitness studies.

Nebraska Wesleyan University supports a large number of Greek organizations such as Alpha Gamma Delta, Omega Chi Rho, Delta Zeta, Theta Chi, Zeta Psi, and Omega Alpha Chi. Students also participate in other social clubs and organizations including the Health and Human Performance Club, American Chemical Society, Student Education Association, Social Work Club, Mixed Media, and American Choral Directors Association. The university's student-published newspaper is called "The Reveille."

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• United Methodist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in drama and performing arts, nutrition and exercise therapy, and science.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,086 in 2009-2010 (2,092 full-time equivalent).

About 41% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 59% of the class.

Undergrads are 90% of enrolled students and graduate students are 10%.

Students under 25 years old represent 77% of the student body. About 6% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

Room and Board

Nebraska Wesleyan University provides on-campus housing for 845 of its 2,092 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Great Plains Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Nebraska Wesleyan University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Fields Other Than Education And Business).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (6 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (124 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Business/Commerce
• International Business/Trade/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (2 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Information Science/Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (20 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Visual and Performing Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (22 awarded)

• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Social Science Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (15 awarded)

• Social Work

FINE ARTS (0 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (98 awarded)

• American History (United States)
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• English Language and Literature/Letters
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• International/Global Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (9 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Political Communication

MUSIC (5 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (51 awarded)

• Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (39 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Health and Physical Education
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (2 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (53 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biopsychology
• Chemistry
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (30 awarded)

• Forensic Science and Technology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (33 awarded)

• Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• Psychology