University of Nevada-Las Vegas | Data USA (2024)

University of Nevada-Las Vegas is a higher education institution located in Clark County, NV. In 2022, the most popular Bachelors Degree concentrations at University of Nevada-Las Vegas were General Hospitality Management (462 degrees awarded), General Psychology (412 degrees), and Criminal Justice - Safety Studies (330 degrees).

In 2022, the cost of tuition at University of Nevada-Las Vegas was $8,159. The cost of tuition at University of Nevada-Las Vegas is $−21,991 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Doctoral Universities ($30,150).

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In 2022 University of Nevada-Las Vegas had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $13,159. Between 2021 and 2022, the average net price of University of Nevada-Las Vegas grew by 0.99%.

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Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

The average yearly cost of room and board at University of Nevada-Las Vegas was of $11,471 in 2022. The cost of room and board increased by 5.46% between 2021 and 2022.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,240. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

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82% of undergraduate students at University of Nevada-Las Vegas received financial aid through grants or loans in 2022. This represents a growth of 6.49% with respect to 2021, when 77% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at University of Nevada-Las Vegas was 1.53%, which represents 73 out of the 4774 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

In 2022, the undergraduate acceptance rate of University of Nevada-Las Vegas was 85.3% (11,325 admissions from 13,275 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2021, which was 83.5%. Between 2021 and 2022, the number of applicants grew by 1.92%, while admissions grew by 4.16%..

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9% of enrolled first-time students at University of Nevada-Las Vegas in 2022 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

The following chart shows the average SAT scores for the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile of applicants for each section of the test that they are evaluated on.

The total enrollment at University of Nevada-Las Vegas in 2022, both undergraduate and graduate, is 30,660 students. The full-time enrollment at University of Nevada-Las Vegas is 22,662 and the part-time enrollment is 7,998. This means that 73.9% of students enrolled at University of Nevada-Las Vegas are enrolled full-time compared with 77.4% at similar Doctoral Universities.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at University of Nevada-Las Vegas (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at University of Nevada-Las Vegas was 77%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Doctoral Universities (84%), University of Nevada-Las Vegas had a retention rate lower than its peers.

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The enrolled student population at University of Nevada-Las Vegas is 32% Hispanic or Latino, 27.2% White, 15.2% Asian, 12% Two or More Races, 8.8% Black or African American, 0.74% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.264% American Indian or Alaska Native. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Doctoral Universities is 47.5% White, 15.5% Hispanic or Latino, and 9.58% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 346 students (1.13%) did not report their race.

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The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at University of Nevada-Las Vegas is General Hospitality Management (462 degrees awarded), followed by General Psychology (412 degrees) and Criminal Justice - Safety Studies (330 degrees).

In 2022, the most common bachelors degree concentration at University of Nevada-Las Vegas was General Hospitality Management with 462 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at University of Nevada-Las Vegas according to their major.

In 2022, 2,499 degrees were awarded to men at University of Nevada-Las Vegas, which is 0.648 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (3,858).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at University of Nevada-Las Vegas by degrees awarded.

In 2022, 17% of students graduating from University of Nevada-Las Vegas completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 44% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 51% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Doctoral Universities Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2022 at University of Nevada-Las Vegas is Female and Asian (61.5% graduation rate). Across all Doctoral Universities, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (73.2%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 0.396% of graduates (7 students) did not report their race.

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The most common race/ethnicity at University of Nevada-Las Vegas is white (2,203 degrees awarded). There were 1.29 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (1714 degrees).

1.43% of degree recipients (91 students) did not report their race.

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at University of Nevada-Las Vegas is white female (1,237 degrees awarded). There were 1.09 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino female (1139 degrees).

University of Nevada-Las Vegas has an endowment valued at about $363M, as of the end of the 2022 fiscal year. The endowment of University of Nevada-Las Vegas declined 6.21% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $9.36M lower than than the median endowment of Doctoral Universities according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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As of 2022, University of Nevada-Las Vegas received $52.5M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $24M from state grants and contracts, and $467k from local grants and contracts.

In 2022, University of Nevada-Las Vegas paid a median of $409M in salaries, which represents 48.7% of their overall expenditure ($841M) and a 3.18% growth from the previous year.

The median for similar Doctoral Universities is 246M (41.5% of overall expenditures).

In 2022, University of Nevada-Las Vegas paid a total of $112M to 1,092 employees working as instructors, which represents 27.3% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $73.7M (30%) for similar Doctoral Universities.

In 2022, the most common positions for instructional staff at University of Nevada-Las Vegas were Professor with 301 employees, No academic rank with 261 employees, and Associate professor with 239 employees.

In 2022, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at University of Nevada-Las Vegas were Business and Financial Operations with 480 employees, Office and Administrative Support with 356 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 339 employees.

In 2022, the most common demographic for instructional staff at University of Nevada-Las Vegas was Male Professor with 223 employees, Female No academic rank with 148 employees, and Male Associate professor with 136 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at University of Nevada-Las Vegas.