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Nevada State University

Henderson, Nevada·Public, 4-year or above·Far West·nevadastate.edu
6-yr Graduation
34%
-14.5pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
7,549
peer median 6,057
Avg net price
$13,208
-$1.1k vs Baccalaureate
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
1,828
1,828 candidates competed
Admitted
1,587
86.8% acceptance rate
Enrolled
527
33.2% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
34%-14.5pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
17%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
34%
Full-time retention
79%

Pell equity

16.0pp gap
Pell recipients
32%
Non-Pell
16%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

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

Of 39 Title IV programs, 12 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 27 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
39
Passing
12
30.8% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

39programs
  • Passing12 · 30.8%
  • No Data27 · 69.2%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
12
No data
27

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.

12
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+28.7%
$46,443 vs $36,082
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+48.2%
$53,468 vs $36,082
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+51.4%
$54,646 vs $36,082
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+56.8%
$56,591 vs $36,082
History
Bachelor Degree · History
+59.6%
$57,600 vs $36,082
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+60.6%
$57,932 vs $36,082
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+67.0%
$60,273 vs $36,082
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
+73.7%
$62,684 vs $36,082

Debt vs earnings

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

7
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
41%
$21,899 debt · $53,468 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
40%
$21,688 debt · $54,646 earn
Area Studies
Bachelor Degree · Area, Ethnic, Cultural, And Gender Studies
38%
$25,000 debt · $65,406 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
34%
$15,615 debt · $46,443 earn
History
Bachelor Degree · History
33%
$18,944 debt · $57,600 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
29%
$17,393 debt · $60,273 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
22%
$21,424 debt · $95,918 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Accredited since 2011Next review Oct 2026
PreaccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Accredited since 2006

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 3

  1. Jul 2023Initial Accreditation
    American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
  2. May 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  3. Oct 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$11,793
$30–48k$12,021
$48–75k$15,176
$75–110k$17,591
$110k+$19,917

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

Avg net price
$13,208
-$1,061vs Baccalaureate median $14,270
Federal loans
13.8%
In-state tuition
$6,368
Out-of-state
$20,449

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 2,127 students received $11.8M in Pell grants, alongside $8.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,127
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$11.8M
$11,826,443 total
Direct Loans
$8.3M
1,710 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
20
2k
21
2k
22
2k
23
2k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$3.5M
875 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$4.0M
781 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$509K
35 loan awards
Parent PLUS$230K
15 loan awards
Grad PLUS$63K
4 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.

Of 784 borrowers who entered repayment, 9 (1.1%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.1%
-1.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
784
Defaulted
9
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
8.5%
2017
9.1%
2018
4.0%
2019
1.1%
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 Nevada State

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs33
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

795 total completions
01Health Professions
37046.5%
02Psychology
9912.5%
03Education
799.9%
04Security/Protective
698.7%
05Business
536.7%
06Biological Sciences
364.5%
07History
253.1%
08Communication
253.1%
09Visual/Performing Arts
212.6%
10English Language
182.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
7,549
12-mo unduplicated
8,685
Undergraduate
8,625
Graduate
60

Gender split

Men
28%2,400
Women
72%6,285

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
46.1%
White
21.4%
Asian
10.1%
Black
9.8%
Two or more
6.0%
Unknown
5.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Non-resident
0.1%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.42
3 offenses · 7,169 students

3-year trend

0.142 yrs ago0.141 yr ago0.42Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
5
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
6
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
1
Aggravated assault
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

3total
  • On campus3

VAWA offenses

2
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
1
Stalking
3 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs10
Liquor02

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.

Student-to-faculty
18.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
133

Nevada State vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Nevada State selected for federal comparison reporting.

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
SubjectNevada State University
34%7,549$13,208Baccalaureate
Oregon Institute of Technology
53%95.0%5,299$16,391Baccalaureate
University of Hawaii-West Oahu
50%95.3%2,814$10,666Baccalaureate
California State University Maritime Academy
60%95.0%837$17,555Baccalaureate
Colorado Mesa University
47%82.0%9,785$15,331Baccalaureate
Louisiana State University-Alexandria
34%92.1%6,815$8,365Baccalaureate
Peer group median49%95.0%6,057$14,270

Frequently asked questions about Nevada State University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Nevada State.

What is the graduation rate at Nevada State University?

Nevada State University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 34% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Nevada State University?

Nevada State University reports a total enrollment of 7,549 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Nevada State University?

The average net price at Nevada State University is $13,208 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Nevada State University?

Nevada State University's yield rate is 33.2%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Nevada State University located?

Nevada State University is located in Henderson, Nevada 89002.

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