Great Basin College
Elko, NV · Public · Town (remote) · GBC
Public institution in Elko, NV · 1,855 undergraduates · $39,289 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 3%Cost of attendance
- Top 4%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 10%Average net price
- Top 19%Median graduate debt
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $7,523191st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $3,85591st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $13,448469th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $12,01059th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $15,750358th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $39,2891,641st highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $35,6151,504th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 51.5%1,094th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 57.1%1,664th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,855984th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17.0:11,598th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 20.3%1,704th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 198 mi (SLC)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 12 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $70,680 | $70,009 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | — | — |
| Engineering-Related TechnologiesEngineering Technology | bachelors | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | — | — |
| Natural Resources Management and PolicyNatural Resources | bachelors | — | — |
| Social Sciences, GeneralSocial Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1967source
- School colors: Green and Goldsource
- Mascot: Bighorn Sheepsource
- Motto: "The Gold Standard in the Silver State"source
- Formerly known as "Elko College"source
- Formerly known as "Northern Nevada College"source
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
Key links
- Official websitegbcnv.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 182306)
- Compare colleges in NVRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in NevadaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Great Basin College vs Western Nevada CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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