University of
Nevada-Las Vegas
Public Research University in Las Vegas, NV. Six-year graduation rate 51%. Median 10-year earnings $55,037.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $55,037 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. Six-year completion sits at 51%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Graduates carry a median of $19,450 in debt — in line with the national norm.
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
Admissions
With an acceptance rate of 96%, University of Nevada-Las Vegas takes nearly everyone who applies. The applicant pool is large — 12,730 in the most recent cycle — so the published rate reflects genuine competition rather than a small-sample quirk. About 36% of admitted students enroll, a yield in the normal range. The score bands below rest on the 9% of enrolled first-years who submitted an SAT score — a self-selected group, and not a cutoff.
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 | 510–630 | 387 (9%) |
| SAT Math | 500–610 | |
| ACT Composite | 18–25 | 2,803 (65%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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51% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. Retention of 79% means a meaningful slice of each entering class does not return. 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. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 53% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled. The student-faculty ratio is 19:1 — typical, which in practice means large lectures early and smaller classes in the major.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 24,131 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $11,553 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($8,526 versus $15,905), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. About 74% get grants averaging $7,380, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. 27% of students take federal loans, a middling borrowing rate.
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 · 4,486 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 | $8,526 |
| $30–48k | $8,537 |
| $48–75k | $10,606 |
| $75–110k | $13,513 |
| $110k+ | $15,905 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 6,563 of these 24,131 students, totalling $54,365,978 — an average of $8,284 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)