- The Inkwell
- Nevada
- University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NVCity: midsizeZIP 89154Founded 1957
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1957
- Motto
- Omnia Pro Patria
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1986
- Website
- www.unlv.edu
NevadaPublic
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
University of Nevada-Las Vegas is a public university in Las Vegas, Nevada, with 24,622 undergraduates. It admits 96% of applicants, graduates 52% within six years and costs $11,062 a year after aid.
52%graduate
Admission rate96%
Retention79%
4-year graduation27%
Pell Grant share45%
Federal loans25%
$11,062net price / year
96%admission rate
1094average SAT
52%graduate in 6 years
$62,536median earnings, 10 yrs
$18,450median debt
#661 of 1,704 for earnings#235 of 1,739 for lowest net price#983 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,391 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $19,471tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $10,279
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $28,192
- Average net price
- $11,062national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$9,250
$30,001–48,000$9,051
$48,001–75,000$10,067
$75,001–110,000$13,684
$110,001+$16,498
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 96%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1094
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 510–630
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 500–610
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 18–25
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college96%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college79%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college52%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college45%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 52%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 27%
- First-year retention
- 79%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 55%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $49,884
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $62,536middle 50%: $39,976–$87,996
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,450
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$87,996
Median, University of Nevada-Las Vegas$62,536
Lower quarter$39,976
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 24,622
- Part-time
- 19%
- Women / men
- 56% / 44%
- Average age at entry
- 22.7
- First-generation students
- 42%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 45%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 19 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 99%
- Average faculty salary
- $13,197 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $16,939
- Endowment, end of year
- $418,236,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White24%
Hispanic36%
Black9.4%
Asian17%
Two or more races11%
U.S. nonresident1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.7%
Unknown0.5%
24 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management21%
Education10%
Psychology10%
Health professions7.3%
Visual & performing arts6.0%
Computer & information sciences5.9%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting5.6%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.2%
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Public colleges in Nevada
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV | $13,797 | 60% | $67,303 |
| Nevada State University Henderson, NV | $14,262 | 36% | $58,648 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX | $9,872 | 52% | $60,704 |
| University of Memphis Memphis, TN | $12,192 | 53% | $52,227 |
| Georgia State University Atlanta, GA | $12,365 | 51% | $51,903 |
| University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO | $10,217 | 49% | $69,387 |
| Wayne State University Detroit, MI | $11,212 | 60% | $59,525 |
| University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI | $11,122 | 62% | $62,422 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 182281. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q2302311.