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Nevada Colleges by the Numbers
5 four-year Nevada colleges — click any for its profile: acceptance rates, SAT ranges, tuition for all 5, with Nevada medians up top.
Not one of Nevada's listed schools still requires test scores; 3 — Arizona College of Nursing-Las Vegas among them — don't consider scores at all. Nevada has 5 four-year colleges with full admissions profiles here — from University of Nevada-Las Vegas at 24,622 undergraduates down to campuses a fraction of that size. The most selective door in the state is University of Nevada-Reno at 73.7% admitted; the most open is Arizona College of Nursing-Las Vegas at 100%.
Published in-state tuition runs from $6,765 at the cheapest campus to $23,531 at the most expensive — a $16,766 spread inside Nevada alone. Nevada's ten-year earnings benchmark of $57,826 sits 8% above the national median for college-goers.
Each Nevada school links to its profile — admissions, cost, earnings. To see where you stand in Nevada, bring your saved calculator numbers.
Nevada medians
| Acceptance rate | Tuition (in-state) | Median earnings (10 yr) | 6-yr graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86.8% | $13,578 | $57,826 | 42% |
Medians across 8 active bachelor's-degree institutions in Nevada; the table below lists the 5 with complete admissions records.
All Nevada colleges in our data
| College | City | Acceptance | SAT middle 50% | Tuition (in) | Undergrads | Median earnings (10 yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona College of Nursing-Las Vegas | Las Vegas | 100% | not considered | $23,531 | 1,222 | $34,657 |
| Chamberlain University-Nevada | Las Vegas | 76.5% | — | $19,975 | 652 | $92,405 |
| Nevada State University | Henderson | 86.8% | not considered | $6,765 | 3,762 | $53,166 |
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas | Las Vegas | 96.2% | 980–1230 | $9,748 | 24,622 | $55,037 |
| University of Nevada-Reno | Reno | 73.7% | not considered | $9,578 | 15,599 | $60,614 |
Scores shown are among students who submitted them; "not considered" schools ignore tests entirely. Wondering where your own numbers fit? TheGPA calculator andSAT score calculator give you the other half of this table.
Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (Jun 2026), IPEDS ADM2023/HD2024. Retrieved 2026-09-01.