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Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a public institution. Las Vegas is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

330 Undergraduate Degrees
380 Graduate Degrees
$32,471 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
85% Acceptance Rate

Where Is University of Nevada - Las Vegas?

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Contact details for UNLV are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 4505 S Maryland Pky, Las Vegas, NV 89154
Phone: 702-895-3011
Website: www.unlv.edu

How Do I Get Into UNLV?

You can apply to UNLV online at: https://www.unlv.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for UNLV

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 3
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UNLV?

85% Acceptance Rate
59% Of Accepted Are Women
9% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 85%, UNLV is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 83%, and the acceptance rate for women is 87%.

Average Test Scores

About 9% of students accepted to UNLV submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 620. Math scores were between 490 and 600.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Nevada - Las Vegas  ( 510 to 620 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of Nevada - Las Vegas  ( 490 to 600 )
200
800
UNLV received ACT scores from 68% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 24. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 18 and 24.

ACT English Scores for University of Nevada - Las Vegas  ( 17 to 24 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for University of Nevada - Las Vegas  ( 18 to 24 )
1
36

Can I Afford University of Nevada - Las Vegas?

$32,471 Net Price
24% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of UNLV is $32,471. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UNLV, approximately 24% of students took out student loans averaging $5,722 a year. That adds up to $22,888 over four years for those students.

University of Nevada - Las Vegas Undergraduate Student Diversity

19,843 Full-Time Undergraduates
58% Women
70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 25,864 undergraduate students at UNLV, with 19,843 being full-time and 6,021 being part-time.

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There are also 5,278 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 19,843 full-time undergraduates at UNLV, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Nevada - Las Vegas students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 3,452
Black or African American 1,599
Hispanic or Latino 6,323
White 5,471
International Students 500
Other Races/Ethnicities 2,498

Geographic Diversity

Nevada students aren't the only ones who study at University of Nevada - Las Vegas. At this time, 46 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 91 countries are represented at UNLV. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and India.

University of Nevada - Las Vegas Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Registered Nursing 224 0 35 0 259
Dentistry 0 0 0 83 83
Health Care Management 56 0 21 0 77
Medicine 0 0 0 66 66
Physical Therapy/Therapist 0 0 0 42 42
Occupational Therapy 0 0 0 38 38
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 37 0 0 0 37
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 0 0 29 0 29
General Public Health 0 9 16 2 27
Nursing Science 0 0 0 14 14
Athletic Training 12 0 0 0 12
Oral Biology & Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology 0 0 6 0 6
Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics 0 6 0 0 6
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 0 6 0 0 6
Health/Medical Physics 1 0 4 0 5
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 0 3 0 0 3
Orthodontics/Orthodontology 0 0 0 0 0
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 0 0 0 0 0
Radiologic Technology 0 0 0 0 0
Nursing Education 0 0 0 0 0
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology 0 0 0 0 0
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 0 0 0 0 0
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 0 0 0 0 0
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 330 24 111 245 710

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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