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University of Nevada-Reno

Reno, NV · Public · Large city · Carnegie R1/R2 · UNR

Public institution in Reno, NV · 15,723 undergraduates · 85% acceptance rate · $60,614 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
$15,402717th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$8,994481st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$25,9501,090th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$24,702669th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$18,922536th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$60,614520th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$49,182580th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
62.5%680th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
80.3%647th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
85.3%1,073rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
—
Median ACT
23493rd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
15,723160th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
16.0:11,454th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
24.1%1,501st highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 192 mi (SFO)

On 1 of our 111 lists

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

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
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 68 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Mining and Mineral EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$75,518$69,338
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$69,953$69,161
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$66,701$67,473
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$65,089$67,324
Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$62,260$57,318
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$59,071$59,011
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$59,042$57,705
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$55,362$52,789
Geological/Geophysical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$48,432$55,964
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$48,041$48,823
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$48,041$50,856
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$47,781$43,638

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $9,722,342 (M $5,368,445 · W $4,353,897)

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

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Nevada-Reno’s 15,723 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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