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University of Nevada-Las Vegas

Las Vegas, NV · Public · Midsize city · Carnegie R1/R2 · UNLV

Public institution in Las Vegas, NV · 24,131 undergraduates · 96% acceptance rate · $55,037 median earnings 10 years after entry.

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
$10,011319th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$9,142500th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$26,0981,095th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$19,440338th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$19,450568th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$55,037788th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$42,8651,036th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
50.1%1,135th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
77.9%775th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
96.3%1,437th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1091700th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
24,13182nd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
18.0:11,696th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
40.3%689th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 2 mi (LAS)

On 2 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$60
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 73 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$75,814$75,313
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$68,379$70,296
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$67,846$61,681
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$60,452$56,716
Computer Sciencebachelors$59,726$59,942
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$58,943$61,110
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$50,902$50,300
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$49,644$46,087
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$47,729$46,087
Public Administrationbachelors$45,127$41,205
MusicVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$44,950$39,009
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$44,399$43,128

Campus facts

Athletics — 10 sports

NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $11,580,573 (M $6,969,947 · W $4,610,626)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Nevada-Las Vegas’s 24,131 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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