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Information Summary

Ranks 70th for total enrollment

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Research Universities (high research activity)

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Doctoral degree
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Student Tuition Costs and Fees

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending University of Nevada-Las Vegas?

Ranks 959th for total cost of attendance

Student Tuition Costs for Professional Fields

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for getting a professional degree?

Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

Three year history and trends on the cost of attending

	In District	In State	Out of State
Published Tuition & Fees	$3,270  $3,822	$3,270  $3,822	$11,944  $13,733

	Cost (regardless of residency)
Books & Supplies	$850  $850
On-Campus – Room & Board	$8,248  $8,857
On-Campus – Other Expenses	$2,410  $2,500
Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board	N/A  N/A
Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses	N/A  N/A
Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board	N/A  N/A

Admission Details

Application Fee Required
Undergraduate Application Fee	$60
Graduate Application Fee	$60
First Professional Application Fee	$50
Applicants	6,952 (3,172 male / 3,780 female)
Admitted	5,663 (2,517 male / 3,146 female)
Admission rate	81%
First-time Enrollment	3,138 (1,372 male / 1,766 female)
FT Enrollment	2,932 (1,256 male / 1,676 female)
PT Enrollment	206 (116 male / 90 female)
Total Enrollment	28,134

Admission Criteria

What criteria does University of Nevada-Las Vegas use for admissions?

= Required, = Recommended, = Neither required nor recommended

Open Admissions
Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record	/ N/A / N/A
College Prep. Completion
Recommendations	N/A
Formal competency demo	N/A
Admission test scores
TOEFL
Other tests	N/A

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Airforce	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Athletics - Association Memberships

Admission Credits Accepted

What types of credits does University of Nevada-Las Vegas accept?

Dual Credit
Life Experience
Advanced Placement (AP)

Student Services

Remedial Services
Academic / Career Counseling
PT Cost-defraying Employment
Career Placement
On-Campus Day Care
Library Facility

Student Living

First-time Room / Board Required
Dorm Capacity	2,000
Meals per Week	19
Room Fee	$5,600
Board Fee	$3,257

Student Financial Aid Details

How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?

University of Nevada-Las Vegas ranks 3056th for the average student loan amount.

	Average	Users	% of Attendees
Federal Grant Aid	$2,892	616	20%
State & Local Grant Aid	$1,780	2,136	69%
Institutional Grant Aid	$1,779	309	10%
Student Loan Aid	$3,260	671	22%
Any financial aid type		2,665	86%

Student Enrollment Demographics

How many students are enrolled at University of Nevada-Las Vegas?

Most Popular Fields of Study

The top 5 fields of study completed at University of Nevada-Las Vegas.

Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

How many students are successful graduates?

Accounting	17	5	16	43	2	76	13	172
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching		2	1			10	2	15
Anthropology	1	2	1	3		31	3	41
Applied Mathematics						1		1
Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)	3		7	3		25	1	39
Art History, Criticism and Conservation			1	1		10	1	13
Art/Art Studies, General	1	3	3	7		19	5	38
Asian Studies/Civilization				2		2		4
Athletic Training/Trainer	2	1		4	1	9		17
Biochemistry	2	1	2	3		6		14
Biology/Biological Sciences, General	3	3	13	21	1	61	6	108
Business Administration and Management, General	14	10	18	19		122	17	200
Business/Commerce, General			2	2	1	8		13
Chemistry, General	6		5	12		30	4	57
Chinese Language and Literature				1		1		2
Civil Engineering, General	12	1	2	6	2	27	3	53
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician		2	2	2		5	1	12
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric	1	9	7	6	1	70	13	107
Computer Engineering, General	1			2		3		6
Computer Science	15	1	3	17		34	10	80
Construction Management	1					5	1	7
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services		3	5			12	1	21
Creative Writing						2	2	4
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies		25	27	17	3	122	15	209
Culinary Arts and Related Services, Other	1		1	1	1	4	1	9
Curriculum and Instruction	3	6	32	10		163	24	238
Dance, General		4	2			9	2	17
Dentistry (DDS, DMD)		1	3	7		57	1	69
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General	1	2	4	2		20	5	34
Early Childhood Education and Teaching		5	4	2		16	3	30
Economics, General	2	6	5	6		33	3	55
Educational Leadership and Administration, General	1	11	7	4		71	12	106
Educational Psychology	1	2	1	1		22	3	30
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	23	2	6	3	1	9	2	46
Elementary Education and Teaching	1	7	19	18	2	159	15	221
Engineering, Other						1		1
English Language and Literature, General		6	8	5		56	14	89
English/Language Arts Teacher Education		3	1			5	2	11
Environmental Studies	3		1	1		12	2	19
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies, Other					1	1	2	4
Film/Cinema Studies	3	8	6	5	1	38	7	68
Finance and Financial Management Services, Other		1	2	2		9		14
Finance, General	3	3	8	25	2	53	6	100
Fine/Studio Arts, General						3	4	7
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General	1					4		5
French Language and Literature			3			4	1	8
General Studies	1	8	3	4		27	4	47
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other				1		11		12
Geology/Earth Science, General						4		4
German Language and Literature		1				9	1	11
Gerontology				1		1		2
Health Teacher Education		2	2	1		13		18
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	1	1	3	3		11	1	20
Health/Medical Physics	1						1	2
History, General		3	8	4		48	9	72
Hospitality Administration/Management, General	141	1	17	64	6	149	24	402
Hospitality Administration/Management, Other						3	1	4
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General	2	3	1	4		11	1	22
Human Services, General	1	8	7	2		16	2	36
Hydrology and Water Resources Science	2					2		4
Interior Architecture		1				11		12
International Business/Trade/Commerce	3	1	10	3		10	1	28
Italian Language and Literature						2		2
Japanese Language and Literature				1			1	2
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	3	5	3	21	1	35	10	78
Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)	1					9		10
Latin American Studies							1	1
Law (LL		3	10	10		110	9	142
Linguistics						3		3
Management Information Systems, General	5	3	4	17		21	7	57
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	3	13	17	25		75	21	154
Mass Communication/Media Studies	4	19	20	24	2	108	14	191
Mathematics, General	12	2	2	8		19	1	44
Mechanical Engineering	29			5		14	2	50
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist				2	1	1	1	5
Music, General	2	3		4		33	2	44
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist		1	1	3		6	1	12
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)	2	7	12	42	1	64	13	141
Nutrition Sciences	2			3		19	4	28
Operations Management and Supervision			1	2		2		5
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management						7		7
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies		3	2	1		14		20
Philosophy			1			6	2	9
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	2	5	4	2		16	1	30
Physical Therapy/Therapist		2		3		14		19
Physics, General	2					2		4
Political Science and Government, General		8	12	7	1	54	13	95
Psychology, General	1	20	23	17	5	159	29	254
Public Administration	1	21	5	3	1	38	4	73
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)		2	1			5		8
Public Policy Analysis						2		2
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer		1	7	4		23	6	41
Real Estate			1	1		4		6
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other		1				1		2
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education						1		1
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other						2	1	3
Secondary Education and Teaching			6	3	2	47	6	64
Social Sciences, General		4	1	3		14	6	28
Social Work		18	11	8	1	53	10	101
Sociology	2	18	4	8		31	7	70
Spanish Language Teacher Education		1	1					2
Spanish Language and Literature	1	2	9			14		26
Special Education and Teaching, General	2	20	14	6	1	122	16	181
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management				1		3	1	5
Statistics, General	1							1
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other			1			4	2	7
Transportation and Highway Engineering						1		1
Women's Studies						2		2
Work and Family Studies		6	2			10		18
Total	349	352	454	584	41	2,936	443	5,159

Faculty Compensation / Salaries

University of Nevada-Las Vegas ranks 245th for the average full-time faculty salary.

Tenure system
Average FT Salary	$77,046 ($81,007 male / $69,503 female)
Number of FT Faculty	851 (558 male / 293 female)
Total Benefits	$13,591,077