Nevada State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 2,200,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 75 (8% 🥵) very dry
Sunshine Hours 3,825 (100% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 338 (100% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,654
Men / Women 22% / 78%
From State 99%
From Region 0%

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 48%
White 23%
Black 10%
Asian 9%
Mixed 7%
Native American 1%
International 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Nevada State University 839 21% 30% 11% 7% 43% 0% $73,991 55 +0.24 81 93% 3.4%
Computer Science 5 — 80% 40% 0% 0% 40% 0% $100,446 24 -0.72 96 — — — — —
Mathematics 2 +1 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,824 14 -0.85 66 — — — — —
Biological Sciences — — — — — — — — $66,497 52 +0.01 72 — — — — —
Biology 29 +1 21% 31% 3% 3% 52% 0% $61,761 24 -0.54 64 85% — — — —
Environmental Science 11 — 27% 45% 9% 0% 45% 0% $61,884 69 +0.41 65 — — — — —
Health Sciences 4 — 25% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $75,578 74 +0.49 83 — — — — —
Nursing 320 — 21% 27% 18% 8% 35% 0% $96,691 74 +0.44 95 94% 3.4% — — —
Pre-Health Studies 15 — 13% 33% 20% 0% 40% 0% $93,851 95 +1.74 94 100% — — — —
Speech-Language Pathology 24 — 0% 38% 21% 0% 33% 0% $57,575 25 -0.59 55 100% — — — —
Business Administration 67 — 36% 24% 3% 7% 61% 0% $60,475 10 -0.89 62 87% — — — —
Business and Management — — — — — — — — $65,058 23 -0.65 70 — — — — —
Area Studies 13 — 23% 46% 8% 15% 8% 0% $61,648 63 +0.19 64 90% — — — —
Deaf Studies 7 +1 0% 43% 14% 0% 14% 0% $60,308 56 +0.09 62 — — — — —
English 11 +3 36% 27% 18% 9% 18% 0% $56,242 73 +0.47 52 100% — — — —
History 17 +9 35% 59% 6% 12% 18% 0% $57,211 61 +0.03 54 96% — — — —
Communication 5 — 0% 0% 0% 20% 80% 0% $70,449 82 +0.80 78 — — — — —
Psychology 81 +4 19% 23% 10% 7% 49% 0% $52,366 36 -0.41 42 91% — — — —
Bilingual Education 17 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $62,816 86 +1.04 66 — — — — —
Biology Teacher Education 1 — 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $65,634 90 +0.75 71 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 8 — 12% 38% 0% 25% 38% 0% $57,062 84 +0.71 54 97% — — — —
Elementary Education 81 — 7% 37% 5% 5% 51% 0% $57,062 84 +0.71 54 97% — — — —
English Education 9 +1 22% 11% 11% 11% 67% 0% $62,297 84 +0.96 65 100% — — — —
History Education 13 — 31% 38% 0% 0% 54% 0% $62,297 88 +1.12 65 100% — — — —
Mathematics Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $62,297 80 +0.43 65 100% — — — —
Secondary Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,062 62 +0.23 54 97% — — — —
Special Education 14 — 0% 71% 0% 0% 29% 0% $63,805 89 +1.19 68 100% — — — —
Film Production 23 — 57% 26% 9% 9% 35% 0% $44,597 18 -0.65 21 — — — — —
Graphic Design 6 — 17% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $52,081 26 -0.62 41 — — — — —
Computer Engineering Technology 2 — 50% 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% $90,148 52 +0.12 92 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 7 — 29% 57% 0% 14% 29% 0% $64,838 81 +0.68 70 85% — — — —
Electrical Engineering Technology — — — — — — — — $93,115 65 +0.36 94 — — — — —
Law Enforcement 45 — 33% 16% 7% 13% 53% 0% $64,838 81 +0.68 70 85% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $7,107
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $23,227
Est. In-State Cost $9,194
Est. Out-of-State Cost $30,046
ROI Percentile 81th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 79%
4-Year Graduation Rate 17%
6-Year Graduation Rate 34%
Transfer-Out Rate 27%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 43.3% 363 19% 28% 18% 7% 35% 0% $93,755 91 +0.43 94 95% 3.4%
Education 17.3% 145 9% 34% 4% 5% 54% 0% $59,277 82 +0.84 59 98% —
Social Sciences 10.3% 86 17% 22% 9% 8% 51% 0% $53,417 25 -0.34 45 91% —
Business & Economics 8.0% 67 36% 24% 3% 7% 61% 0% $60,475 5 -0.89 62 87% —
Professional 6.4% 54 33% 20% 7% 13% 50% 0% $65,775 46 +0.66 71 85% —
Humanities 5.7% 48 27% 46% 10% 10% 15% 0% $58,642 71 +0.18 58 95% —
Arts 3.5% 29 48% 38% 7% 7% 31% 0% $46,145 25 -0.64 25 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.5% 29 21% 31% 3% 3% 52% 0% $61,761 23 -0.54 64 85% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.3% 11 27% 45% 9% 0% 45% 0% $61,884 59 +0.41 65 — —
Computer Science 0.6% 5 80% 40% 0% 0% 40% 0% $100,446 32 -0.72 96 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.2% 2 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,824 9 -0.85 66 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $1.0M #323 100% $0 — — — —
Education $0.6M #278 100% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.4M #414 100% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.0M #280 100% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0 #622 — $0 — — — —
Total $2.0M #493 100% $0 — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 82%
Yield (non-ED) 29%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 82% 82% 82%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional