Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Nebraska Wesleyan University is largely skewed towards women students, with 57.0% of undergraduate students being women and 43.0% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 1,706, with 972 women and 734 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Nebraska Wesleyan University is greatly skewed towards women students, with 79.1% of undergraduate students being women and 20.9% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 110, with 87 women and 23 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 43.0% 734 students
- women 57.0% 972 students
Graduate Students
- men 20.9% 23 students
- women 79.1% 87 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 79.6% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 1,353 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 8.6% of the student body, with 147 students. Mixed race students represent 2.8% of the population, with 48 students, while Asian students account for 2.8%, with 47 students. African American students account for 2.6% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 44 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 1 students.
International students make up 1.7% of the undergraduate population, totaling 29 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 1.8% of the population, totaling 31 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Nebraska Wesleyan University.
Undergraduate Students
- White 79.6% 1,353 students
- Hispanic 8.6% 147 students
- Mixed race 2.8% 48 students
- Asian 2.8% 47 students
- African American 2.6% 44 students
- Unknown race 1.8% 31 students
- International students 1.7% 29 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 1 students
Graduate Students
- White 87.3% 96 students
- African American 6.4% 7 students
- Hispanic 2.7% 3 students
- Unknown race 1.8% 2 students
- Asian 0.9% 1 students
- International students 0.9% 1 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- Mixed race 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- White 68.1% 49 students
- Hispanic 11.1% 8 students
- Mixed race 5.6% 4 students
- Asian 4.2% 3 students
- African American 4.2% 3 students
- International students 4.2% 3 students
- Hawaiian 1.4% 1 students
- Unknown race 1.4% 1 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 42% 716 students
- 18-19 40% 691 students
- 22-24 10% 163 students
- 40-49 2% 31 students
- 25-29 2% 29 students
- 35-39 2% 26 students
- 30-34 1% 25 students
- 50-64 0% 7 students
- 40-49 24% 26 students
- 25-29 18% 20 students
- 35-39 16% 18 students
- 30-34 15% 17 students
- 50-64 15% 17 students
- 22-24 10% 11 students
- 20-21 1% 1 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Nebraska Wesleyan University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 291 | 71.85% | |
| Colorado | 47 | 11.60% | |
| California | 14 | 3.46% | |
| Texas | 12 | 2.96% | |
| Kansas | 8 | 1.98% | |
| Florida | 7 | 1.73% | |
| Arizona | 5 | 1.23% | |
| Iowa | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Maine | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New York | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oregon | 1 | less than 1% | |
| South Dakota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Wyoming | 1 | less than 1% |
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