University of Nevada-Las Vegas

Las Vegas, NV · Public · 24,622 undergrads (large, city) · website ↗

36% Hispanic undergrads
Test-optional
$60 application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$8,526
$30,000 – $48,000	$8,537
$48,000 – $75,000	$10,606
$75,000 – $110,000	$13,513
Over $110,000	$15,905
All incomes (average)	$10,359

Sticker tuition and fees: $9,748 in-state, $27,411 out-of-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use University of Nevada-Las Vegas's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$13,194
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$13,900
Books and supplies	$1,240
Other expenses, on campus	$4,516
Other expenses, off campus	$6,124

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (4,222 of them) in 2022–23; 95% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	90%	$7,580
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	47%	$5,398
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	76%	$3,760
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	24%	$4,814

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1094
Median ACT: —
Students with Pell grants: 40%
Graduation rate (6yr): 51%
Freshman retention: 79%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $55,037
Median debt at graduation: $19,450
International undergrads: 446 (1.7%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Test-optional
Application fee: $60
Students per faculty member: 19 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 99%
Open admission: No

Middle 50% of test scores, fall 2024

25th to 75th percentile of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores. A quarter scored below the first figure and a quarter above the second. Section ranges can't be added together into a total-score range.

SAT Reading and Writing: 510–630
SAT Math: 500–610
ACT composite: 18–25

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Required
High school class rank	Not considered
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Considered if submitted
Recommendations	Not considered
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Not considered
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Not considered
Personal statement or essay	Not considered
Legacy status	Not considered

First-time applicants: 12,232
Admitted: 11,774
Enrolled: 4,583

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Business21%

Education11%

Psychology11%

Health & Nursing7%

Visual & Performing Arts6%

Computer Science6%

Criminal Justice6%

Biology & Life Sciences5%

Social Sciences5%

Engineering5%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (50)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Psychology, General	528	$36,168	$51,200national $50,706	$20,500
Hospitality Administration/Management	389	$49,743	$58,719national $56,726	$17,000
Criminal Justice and Corrections	297	$43,257	$57,556national $55,378	$18,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	287	$55,695	$56,095national $47,382	$17,266
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	252	$35,288	$53,798national $54,562	$17,549
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	242	$85,882	$94,600national $88,910	$16,409
Biology, General	223	$30,882	$62,087national $57,214	$15,000
Computer Science	182	$69,290	$94,475national $107,009	$19,272
Accounting and Related Services	177	$60,998	$74,490national $76,194	$21,000
Communication and Media Studies	158	$41,817	$56,944national $56,359	$18,000
Business Administration, Management and Operations	149	$47,110	$61,524national $68,257	$18,500
Marketing	138	$50,239	$58,919national $69,303	$16,500
Finance and Financial Management Services	128	$56,216	$76,319national $83,343	$16,500
Mechanical Engineering	98	$74,795	$97,901national $92,135	$13,653
Fine and Studio Arts	90	$31,875	$38,390national $41,367	$17,842
Political Science and Government	88	$42,779	$58,855national $63,293	$16,750
English Language and Literature, General	83	$36,661	$48,773national $48,590	$16,000
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	81	$24,957	$42,317national $43,765	$23,000
Civil Engineering	76	$73,108	$90,474national $86,517	$24,753
Social Work	73	$40,560	$60,344national $51,790	$18,500
Health and Medical Administrative Services	68	$50,989	$64,926national $58,716	$17,750
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	62	$38,318	$40,033national $39,775	$20,686
Data Processing	59	$57,960	$84,099national $75,978	$22,500
Anthropology	57	$29,405	$40,630national $46,676	$25,000
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	55	$69,163	$85,095national $70,786	$24,500
Music	54	$43,734	$55,161national $42,892	$16,429
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	52	$41,443	$53,070national $51,389	$18,777
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	50	$46,918	$48,692national $55,693	$17,500
Sociology	50	$42,026	$48,528national $52,657	$18,380
Design and Applied Arts	50	$39,080	$51,437national $51,490	$12,500
Special Education and Teaching	45	$55,350	$60,958national $50,499	$11,634
Economics	43	$57,449	$72,119national $82,686	$15,000
International Business	42	$50,671	$63,681national $73,201	$17,750
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	40	$52,679	$52,278national $60,190	$15,500
Computer Engineering	38	$70,218	$93,830national $109,015	$16,038
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	35	$49,300	$58,787national $61,027	$18,750
Architecture	31	$45,472	$72,468national $66,914	$15,157
Human Services, General	31	$43,773	$58,130national $48,597	$16,100
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	27	$75,579	$100,765national $100,647	$28,250
Mathematics	26	$38,630	$70,999national $69,562	—
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	24	$40,567	—national $65,466	—
Nutrition Sciences	24	$37,799	$58,160national $60,053	$30,750
Philosophy	24	$38,595	—national $54,455	$13,750
Urban Studies/Affairs	22	$53,345	$58,010national $62,532	$21,195
History	22	$35,911	$39,477national $50,680	$13,000
Interior Architecture	17	$57,397	—national $60,369	—
Dance	17	$35,048	$36,925national $39,980	—
Landscape Architecture	14	—	—national $66,387	$21,716
Social Sciences, General	13	$57,045	$55,542national $53,366	—
Public Administration	0	—	$72,433national $65,093	—

Master's degrees (21)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	123	$60,504	$60,458national $59,916	$29,811
Educational Administration and Supervision	119	$79,434	$73,232national $71,685	$37,741
Special Education and Teaching	100	$61,719	$66,970national $64,397	$31,158
Curriculum and Instruction	98	$61,690	$67,951national $63,399	$21,000
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	95	—	—national $65,767	$23,614
Social Work	79	$52,741	$66,253national $65,123	$52,000
Accounting and Related Services	76	$71,692	$98,168national $95,833	$20,500
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	62	$121,417	$141,227national $120,193	$34,166
Business Administration, Management and Operations	62	$87,354	$114,535national $103,485	$55,563
Hospitality Administration/Management	62	$77,236	$84,365national $74,856	$34,916
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	41	$87,326	—national $121,855	—
Public Administration	35	$76,354	$82,864national $81,408	$39,500
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	25	$59,412	$52,838national $60,111	$42,178
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	24	$40,945	—national $59,571	$41,875
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	21	$34,953	$37,596national $55,035	—
Public Health	21	$73,122	$79,484national $82,751	—
Architectural Sciences and Technology	19	$53,953	$74,633national $77,466	—
Civil Engineering	15	—	$95,788national $98,323	—
Health and Medical Administrative Services	11	$74,567	$96,306national $89,981	—
Music	9	—	$54,262national $48,285	—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	7	—	$53,150national $49,978	—

First professional degrees (4)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Law	176	$87,225	$108,006national $107,773	$88,437
Dentistry	88	$132,190	$170,437national $170,812	$340,881
Medicine	61	$65,032	—national $112,460	$171,084
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	—	—	—national $70,514	$66,135

Doctoral degrees (4)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	87	$89,190	$94,448national $82,893	$127,397
Public Policy Analysis	12	$94,257	—national $119,220	—
Curriculum and Instruction	9	$77,025	—national $83,031	—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	9	$132,437	$129,750national $138,131	—

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 153 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 4505 S Maryland Pky, Las Vegas, NV 89154
Phone: (702) 895-3011
Institutional accreditor: Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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