Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln, NE · private, nonprofit · 1,453 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Nebraska Wesleyan University field?
Nebraska Wesleyan University, in Lincoln, NE, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the American Rivers Conference[2].
The women's roster is the larger of the two, 12 players against 9, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Nebraska Wesleyan University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 9 in 2025. That 2025 roster is well below the American Rivers Conference[2] median of 14, by 36%, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division III median. Nebraska Wesleyan University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 9 players per coach, well above the American Rivers Conference[2] median of 5, by 80%.
Nebraska Wesleyan University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 12 in 2025. That 2025 roster is 20% above the NCAA Division III median of 10, and in line with the American Rivers Conference[2] median of 12. Nebraska Wesleyan University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 6 players per coach, well above the American Rivers Conference[2] median of 3.7, by 64%.
Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.
How does Nebraska Wesleyan University fund its athletes?
Nebraska Wesleyan University reported 537 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 364 men and 173 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
It reported no athletically related student aid for that year, which is what to expect from NCAA Division III: any help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship.
Recruiting spending was $25,127 for men's sports and $14,357 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $69 and $83 per athlete.
What is Nebraska Wesleyan University like academically?
Nebraska Wesleyan University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 80% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1189, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $53,569 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $18,327 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 66% of the sticker price on average.
66% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 75% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $56,405, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Nebraska Wesleyan University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Parks, Recreation & Fitness, is 17% of degrees, with Biological & Biomedical Sciences, Psychology and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Business/Commerce, General (51 degrees)
- Biology, General (50 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (43 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (34 degrees)
- Psychology, General (30 degrees)
- Social Work (28 degrees)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (25 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (24 degrees)
- Political Science and Government (18 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (14 degrees)
What is Lincoln, NE like to live in?
Nebraska Wesleyan University sits in Lincoln, a large city of about 292,000 people in Lancaster County, Nebraska.
The median household in Lincoln earns about $69,991, which is about the Nebraska median ($74,985) but below the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of Nebraska: a typical home is valued around $248,200, 11% above the state median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,045 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 18 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
It reads as a college town: 12% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.8 times the national share, and the median age of 33 is younger than the country's 39.
41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Nebraska average of 34%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Nebraska Wesleyan University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Nebraska Wesleyan University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, American Rivers Conference[2]) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, American Rivers Conference[2]), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Nebraska Wesleyan University?
- Nebraska Wesleyan University is in Lincoln, NE, in the Plains region of the United States.
- How much does Nebraska Wesleyan University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $53,569 a year, and an average net price of $18,327 after grants and scholarships.