Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 9.6-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.
Of 210 Title IV programs, 58 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 152 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing58 · 27.6%
- No Data152 · 72.4%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Programmatic accreditations · 15
Action history · 19
- Apr 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs
- Feb 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
- Mar 2024Renewal of AccreditationNorthwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
- Jan 2024Renewal of AccreditationAcademy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship
- Jan 2024Renewal of AccreditationAcademy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 5,421 students received $31.3M in Pell grants, alongside $67.4M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 3,400 borrowers who entered repayment, 28 (0.8%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at University of Nevada-Reno
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 12
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus92
- Non-campus3
Includes 27 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Religion2
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
University of Nevada-Reno vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions University of Nevada-Reno selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectUniversity of Nevada-Reno | 61% | — | 23,024 | $15,927 | R1 Research |
| 51% | 96.2% | 32,911 | $10,359 | R1 Research | |
| 83% | 33.0% | 26,133 | $16,109 | R1 Research | |
| 76% | 76.4% | 26,384 | $14,304 | R1 Research | |
| 72% | 88.3% | 24,404 | $22,182 | R1 Research | |
| 60% | 86.6% | 25,685 | $14,971 | R1 Research | |
| Peer group median | 67% | 86.6% | 25,909 | $15,449 |
Institutions like University of Nevada-Reno
Explore the federal data for institutions in University of Nevada-Reno's comparison group.
- R1 ResearchNevada
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Grad rate51%Admit rate96.2%Enrollment32,911Net price$10,359View data - R1 ResearchCalifornia
University of California-Santa Barbara
Grad rate83%Admit rate33.0%Enrollment26,133Net price$16,109View data - R1 ResearchCalifornia
University of California-Riverside
Grad rate76%Admit rate76.4%Enrollment26,384Net price$14,304View data - R1 ResearchOregon
University of Oregon
Grad rate72%Admit rate88.3%Enrollment24,404Net price$22,182View data - R1 ResearchWashington
Washington State University
Grad rate60%Admit rate86.6%Enrollment25,685Net price$14,971View data
University of Nevada-Reno Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The page provides information about the Office of Institutional Planning at the University of Nevada, Reno, situated under the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President. The office is located at 1664 N. Virginia Street in Reno, NV, and can be contacted via phone. Key focus areas include accreditation, assessment, and the strategic plan.
Visit IR office page- Arthur CheninSenior Analyst, Institutional Research
Common Data Set
University of Nevada-Reno's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Selectivity & Admissions
Admissions funnel
C117,679 applied → 13,032 admitted (73.7%) → 3,447 enrolled.
Selectivity
C1Accessible — 73.7% acceptance rate.
Admit rate by gender
C1Admit rate varies by gender.
SAT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% SAT 1070–1270 (median 1165).
ACT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% ACT 19–26 (median 22).
High-school class rank
C10Share of enrolled first-years by HS class-rank band.
What matters in admission
C7Relative importance of each admission factor.
Affordability & Value
Cost of attendance
GTotal sticker cost of attendance is $20,990 (2025-2026).
Sticker vs. net price
G+HSticker $20,990 → about $11,140 net for aided students after the average need-based grant ($9,850); 52% of demonstrated need is met.
Where grant aid comes from
H10% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.
Graduate debt
H4/H538% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $23,732 on average.
Academic Experience
Class-size distribution
I337% of classes have under 20 students; 18% have 50+.
Faculty profile
IKey faculty indicators.
Transfer Path
Transfer admissions
D12,957 transfer applicants → 1,880 admitted (63.6%) → 1,081 enrolled — more selective than first-year admission.
Source publications
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