Nevada State University
Public College in Henderson, NV. Six-year graduation rate 34%. Median 10-year earnings $53,166.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $53,166 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. Completion is the weak point: 34% graduate within six years. Debt at graduation runs to a median of $19,691, neither a bargain nor a burden.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Mobility score 0.0 — limited economic uplift documented
- ! Graduation rate 34% — below national average
Admissions
Admission is not the constraint here: 87% of applicants are accepted. 1,828 students applied in the most recent cycle — a mid-sized pool drawn mostly from the surrounding region. 33% of those admitted enroll, which is unremarkable in either direction.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Only 34% finish within six years, so roughly two in three students leave without the credential. 79% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in five are gone before sophomore year. The distance between those two figures is the part worth noticing — students return for a second year at a much higher rate than they graduate, so attrition here is spread across the middle years rather than concentrated in the first. 27% transfer out. IPEDS does not follow them, so whether they finished elsewhere is not recorded either way. Retention drops to 40% for part-time students, a gap worth weighing if full-time study is not realistic.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 3,803 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $15,699 annually once grants are applied. Net price swings hard on family income here, from $11,438 at the $0–30k band to $21,125 at $110k+. 69% of students receive grant aid, averaging $6,855 — common but not automatic. 24% borrow federally — a low rate, though it covers federal loans only.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 438 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $11,438 |
| $30–48k | $13,084 |
| $48–75k | $16,002 |
| $75–110k | $17,757 |
| $110k+ | $21,125 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 907 of these 3,803 students, totalling $6,720,432 — an average of $7,410 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Clark County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)