Nebraska Wesleyan University

Nebraska Wesleyan University
MottoPro Christo et Ecclesia[1]
TypePrivate university
Established1887
Affiliation
Religious affiliation
United Methodist
Endowment$56.35 million[3]
PresidentDarrin Good [4]
Academic staff
107 Full-time and 73 Part-time[5]
Students1,688[5]
Undergraduates1,545[5]
Postgraduates143[5]
Location, ,
United States
Campus50 acres (20 ha)
Colors   
Black & Gold
NicknamePrairie Wolves
Sporting affiliations
NCAADivision IIIARC
MascotPrairie Wolf
Websitewww.nebrwesleyan.edu

Nebraska Wesleyan University (NWU) is a private Methodist-affiliated university in Lincoln, Nebraska. It was founded in 1887 by Nebraska Methodists. As of 2017, it had approximately 2,100 students, including 1,500 full-time students[6] and 300 faculty and staff. The university has 119 undergraduate majors, minors, and pre-professional programs in addition to three graduate programs.

  1. ^ Wyckoff, Richard Tyson (1924). Latin Mottoes of Universities, Colleges, Technical Schools, Academies, Theological Schools, Normal Schools, Individual Schools, Individuals, Companies, Societies, Countries, States, Towns, Etc. Recorder. p. 13. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  2. ^ "NAICU - Membership". Archived from the original on November 9, 2015.
  3. ^ As of June 30, 2017. "All U.S. and Canadian NCSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2017 Endowment Market Value, and Percentage Change in Market Value from FY2016 to FY2017". 2017 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments. National Association of College and University Business Officers. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  4. ^ "Darrin S. Good | Nebraska Wesleyan University". www.nebrwesleyan.edu.
  5. ^ a b c d "College Navigator - Nebraska Wesleyan University". nces.ed.gov.
  6. ^ Reist, Margaret (October 4, 2017). "Nebraska Wesleyan to offer $15,000 scholarship to SCC transfer students". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved June 4, 2018.