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The University > Facts

Founded
1887

Location
Lincoln, Nebraska (Population: 200,000)

Type of College
4-year, private, residential, coeducational liberal arts college

Church Affiliation
United Methodist

Total Grounds
50 acres, encompassing academic, residential, and recreational resources

Degrees Offered
Bachelor's Degrees, 48 academic majors and 39 academic minors; Master's in Forensic Science and Master's in Nursing

Student to Faculty Ratio
13 to 1

Average Class Size
19, with most upper-level classes having fewer than 10 students

Student Body Enrollment
1,601 undergraduates
204 graduates
90% undergraduates are from Nebraska
10% from other 24 states and 22 foreign countries
95% receive scholarships and/or financial aid
61% live on campus

Faculty
109 full-time members, 86% have a Ph.D. or final professional degree

Athletics
A member of the Great Plains Athletic Conference and dual-affiliated with the NCAA Division III and NAIA

Men's Sports
Baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, and track and field (indoor and outdoor)

Women's Sports
Basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field (indoor and outdoor), and volleyball

Alumni Body
over 16,000

Endowment
$40.6 million

Major Accreditations
The Higher Learning Commision (a commission of the North Center Association of Colleges and Schools), Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs, Nantional Education for Accreditation of Teacher Education, National Association for Schools of Music, National League for Nursing, Council on Social Work Education


 
 

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Activist Angela Davis to headline fall event

 

  Elder Gallery  
 

Exhibit features the work of senior art students

 

  Commencement  
 

Lincoln attorney to address NWU graduates at May 17 ceremony

 

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