Nebraska Wesleyan's tuition & fees has increased from $28,500 (2014) to $41,658 (2024), and the rate of tuition increase is 46.17% over the past 10 years. The graduate school tuition & fees has raised from $7,790 (year 2014) to $9,483 (year 2024).

Nebraska Wesleyan's tuition increase rate is higher than the Nebraska's average increase rate of 37.67%. Compare to all colleges in United States, it's increase rate is higher than the average increase rate of 28.12%.

Cost of Attendance (COA) Trends

The total cost of attendance (COA), including tuition & fees, books & supplies costs, and living costs, increased by 37.09% from 2014 ($40,950).

For the current academic year 2023-2024, Nebraska Wesleyan's COA is $56,140, which is increased by 0.71% from last year.

The following table and chart show changes to Nebraska Wesleyan's COA over the past 10 years.

Tuition & Fees Changes

The tuition & fees have increased 46.17% for the last 10 years , and the 2024 tuition & fees are $41,658. The following table and chart show the tuition & fees changes at Nebraska Wesleyan University over last the 10 years.

YearUndergraduateGraduateChange By Year
2014-15$28,500$7,790-
2015-16$29,800$7,7904.56%
2016-17$31,394$4,8145.35%
2017-18$32,894$4,7904.78%
2018-19$34,202$4,8553.98%
2019-20$35,564$5,0933.98%
2020-21$36,854$5,1863.63%
2021-22$38,334$7,5804.02%
2022-23$39,868$8,2304.00%
2023-24$41,658$9,4834.49%
Nebraska Wesleyan University Tuition & Fees Changes Chart

Books & Supplies Costs Changes

The cost of purchasing books & supplies which are required/recommended for courses $1,000, and it has not changed since 2014.

YearBooks & SuppliesChange by Year
2014-15$1,000-
2015-16$1,000
2016-17$1,000
2017-18$1,000
2018-19$1,000
2019-20$1,000
2020-21$1,000
2021-22$1,000
2022-23$1,000
2023-24$1,000

Living Costs Changes

The living costs including room, board, and other living expenses have increased 17.75% when a student lives on-campus facilities and 43.65% when living-off campus from the year 2014 to 2024. The following table shows the changes in living costs at Nebraska Wesleyan University.

YearLiving On CampusLiving Off CampusChange by Year
2014-15$11,450$11,450-
2015-16$11,840$11,8403.41%
2016-17$12,258$12,2583.53%
2017-18$12,650$12,6503.20%
2018-19$13,122$13,1223.73%
2019-20$13,672$14,5484.19%
2020-21$13,758$14,9720.63%
2021-22$14,444$15,1574.99%
2022-23$14,874$15,4302.98%
2023-24$13,482$16,448-9.36%

Compare Tuition Change to Similar Colleges

The following table compares 2024 tuition and increase rate from last year between Nebraska Wesleyan University and similar schools.

20242023Increase Rate
Nebraska Wesleyan University$41,712$39,8684.63%
Bellevue University$8,886$8,7901.09%
Creighton University$47,000$45,6382.98%
Concordia University-Nebraska$39,330$37,7204.27%
Doane University$40,491$38,9903.85%
Midland University$40,270$38,3005.14%

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