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 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $3,85591st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $13,448466th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $12,01059th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $15,750357th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $39,2891,633rd highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $35,6151,497th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 51.5%1,086th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 57.1%1,653rd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,855984th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17.0:11,581st smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 20.3%1,688th highest of 2,122 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
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Great Basin College’s 1,855 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In NV
- Western Nevada CollegeCarson City, NV · 1,967 undergrads
- Roseman University of Health SciencesHenderson, NV · 554 undergrads
- Las Vegas CollegeLas Vegas, NV · 545 undergrads
- Nevada State UniversityHenderson, NV · 3,791 undergrads
- Truckee Meadows Community CollegeReno, NV · 6,752 undergrads
- University of Nevada-RenoReno, NV · 15,723 undergrads
Elsewhere
- SUNY MorrisvilleMorrisville, NY · 1,860 undergrads
- Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, NC · 1,863 undergrads
- University of Puerto Rico-AguadillaAguadilla, PR · 1,847 undergrads
- Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME · 1,846 undergrads
- North Park UniversityChicago, IL · 1,844 undergrads
- Occidental CollegeLos Angeles, CA · 1,844 undergrads
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
- Compare with Western Nevada CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Great Basin College vs Western Nevada CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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