5000 St. Paul Avenue
Lincoln, NE 68504-2794
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1887
Religious Affilation: United Methodist
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 1,842
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $35,391,776
Admissions
Application Fee: $20
Application Deadline: August 15
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $19,302
Room/Board: $5,165
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 70%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: N/A
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 207,278
Number of current serial subscriptions: 708
Number of microforms: 4,678
Number of audiovisuals: 6,938
Number of ebooks: 4,303
Other library facilities: N/A
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: art laboratory galleries, planetarium, laboratory theatre, greenhouse, herbarium, nuclear magnetic resonance laboratory, sleep laboratory
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 360
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): N/A
Classrooms: N/A
Labs: N/A
Other areas: N/A
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: N/A
Recommended operating system: N/A
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 63%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 24%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 22%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 70%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 63%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – No
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – No
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (36%), women’s dorms (11%), sorority housing (9%), fraternity housing (8%), apartment for single students (2%), other housing options (34%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 14%
Doubles: 43%
Triples or Suites: 26%
Apartments: 3%
Other: 14%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 8
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: N/A
Fire alarms: N/A
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 50 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Omaha (50), Lincoln (5)
Nearest train station: Lincoln (3)
Nearest bus station: Omaha (50)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: N/A
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 25%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,100
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (University of Nebraska Lincoln)
Navy ROTC N/A
Air Force ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (University of Nebraska Lincoln)
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors
Campus
Most popular events: Visions and Ventures Symposium, Wesleyan Weekend (Homecoming), Jim Wand Hypnotist (annual orientation event), Big Event (comedian–annual event)