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College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada·Public, 4-year or above·Far West·csn.edu
6-yr Graduation
19%
-31.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
28,313
peer median 25,351
Avg net price
$6,615
-$849 vs Baccalaureate
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
19%-31.0pp vs Baccalaureate

Pell equity

4.2pp gap
Pell recipients
17%278 of 1620
Non-Pell (all)
21%322 of 1515
Subsidized loan, no Pell
10%9 of 93
No Federal Aid
22%313 of 1422

Non-Pell students graduate at a 4.2-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 127 Title IV programs, 25 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 101 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
127
Passing
25
19.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
0.8% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.8%
+0.2pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

127programs
  • Passing25 · 19.7%
  • No Data101 · 79.5%
  • Failing1 · 0.8%

Severity spectrum

Critical
1
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
5
Watch
3
Safe
17
No data
101

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

26
Fine and Studio Arts
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-35.7%
$23,204 vs $36,082
Design and Applied Arts
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+2.9%
$37,133 vs $36,082
Psychology General
Associate Degree · Psychology
+3.9%
$37,489 vs $36,082
Culinary Arts and Related Services
Associate Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
+5.9%
$38,198 vs $36,082
English Language and Literature General
Associate Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+6.1%
$38,274 vs $36,082
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Associate Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
+9.3%
$39,424 vs $36,082
Special Education and Teaching
Associate Degree · Education
+10.8%
$39,996 vs $36,082
Hospitality Administration/Management
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+20.6%
$43,501 vs $36,082

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

2
Design and Applied Arts
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+2.9%
+$1,051
Psychology General
Associate Degree · Psychology
+3.9%
+$1,407

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

11
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
32%
$14,513 debt · $45,585 earn
Special Education and Teaching
Associate Degree · Education
24%
$9,411 debt · $39,996 earn
Hospitality Administration/Management
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
23%
$9,864 debt · $43,501 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
21%
$9,750 debt · $46,588 earn
Psychology General
Associate Degree · Psychology
20%
$7,415 debt · $37,489 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
18%
$9,331 debt · $52,719 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
16%
$7,038 debt · $45,190 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
15%
$11,902 debt · $77,929 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Accredited since 1975Next review Oct 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 10

Action history · 20

  1. Aug 2025Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Other
    Commission on English Language Program Accreditation · English Language
  2. Apr 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (PNUR) - Practical nursing programs
  3. Aug 2024Removal of Monitoring Status
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  4. Feb 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  5. Sep 2023Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Warning
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (PNUR) - Practical nursing programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$5,627
$30–48k$6,178
$48–75k$7,793
$75–110k$9,753
$110k+$13,022

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$6,615
-$848vs Baccalaureate median $7,464
Federal loans
10.0%
In-state tuition
$4,358
Out-of-state
$13,024

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 11,747 students received $49.9M in Pell grants, alongside $12.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
11,747
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$49.9M
$49,936,317 total
Direct Loans
$12.8M
3,900 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

11k
’20
11k
’21
11k
’22
11k
’23
12k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$8.9M
3,058 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.7M
822 loan awards
Parent PLUS$193K
20 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 3,702 borrowers who entered repayment, 136 (3.6%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.6%
+1.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
3,702
Defaulted
136
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
27.3%
2017
18.6%
2018
13.7%
2019
3.6%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at College of Southern Nevada

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs172
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

3,279 total completions
01Liberal Arts
94428.8%
02Business
68921.0%
03Physical Sciences
37111.3%
04Health Professions
34310.5%
05Computer Sciences
2196.7%
06Psychology
2176.6%
07Security/Protective
2106.4%
08Education
1414.3%
09Visual/Performing Arts
832.5%
10Mechanic
621.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
28,313
12-mo unduplicated
39,801
Undergraduate
39,801
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
43%17,195
Women
57%22,606

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
43.2%
White
22.9%
Black
10.4%
Asian
9.2%
Two or more
8.1%
Unknown
4.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.9%
Non-resident
0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
178
91 M · 87 W
Women athletes
48.9%
Athletic aid
$279K
Total student aid
Budget
$2.0M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$141K
$138K
Recruiting expense
$344
$0
Head-coach salaries
$31K
$25K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 6

Soccer
28 M · 27 W
$148K
Baseball
40 M · —
$440K
Basketball
13 M · 14 W
$211K
Cross Country
10 M · 11 W
$104K
Softball
— · 20 W
$347K
Volleyball
— · 15 W
$66K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.31
9 offenses · 29,081 students

3-year trend

0.572 yrs ago0.421 yr ago0.31Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
38
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
8
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
2
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
4
Arson
2
Burglary
2
Robbery
1

By location

9total
  • On campus9

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons10
Drugs20
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
18.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
529

College of Southern Nevada vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions College of Southern Nevada selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectCollege of Southern Nevada
19%—28,313$6,615Baccalaureate
Truckee Meadows Community College
——10,885$8,312Baccalaureate
Santa Ana College
——27,248$3,133Baccalaureate
Bakersfield College
50%—30,746$14,621Baccalaureate
Santa Monica College
81%—23,453$2,779Baccalaureate
Western Nevada College
——4,284$12,732Baccalaureate
Peer group median50%—25,351$7,464

Institutions like College of Southern Nevada

Explore the federal data for institutions in College of Southern Nevada's comparison group.

IPEDS

College of Southern Nevada Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Email
institutional.research [at] csn.edu
Address
6375 W. Charleston Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89146

The Office of Institutional Research provides data, analysis, and strategic guidance in support of CSN's student success goals.

Visit IR office page
Team
3 members
  • Bob Ngo
    Executive Director, Institutional Research and Data Analytics
  • Shari Peterson
    Director, Institutional Effectiveness, Accreditation and Strategic Planning
  • Jyoti Senthil
    Assistant Director, Strategic Planning, Accreditation & Institutional Effectiveness

Frequently asked questions about College of Southern Nevada

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about College of Southern Nevada.

What is the graduation rate at College of Southern Nevada?

College of Southern Nevada reports a 6-year graduation rate of 19% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend College of Southern Nevada?

College of Southern Nevada reports a total enrollment of 28,313 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at College of Southern Nevada?

The average net price at College of Southern Nevada is $6,615 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is College of Southern Nevada located?

College of Southern Nevada is located in Las Vegas, Nevada 89146-1164.

Who runs Institutional Research at College of Southern Nevada?

College of Southern Nevada's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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