Nevada State College: Statistics

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#6479 of 14,131 In the World
#1805 of 2,597 In North America
#1718 of 2,496 In the United States
#8 of 10 In Nevada
#3 of 3 In Henderson
#3116 of 3,874 For Math Teachers
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Acceptance rate
82%
Aid receiving
95%
Undergraduates
7,115
Graduates
54
Male:Female Ratio
27:73
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Master's degree
Website
nsc.edu

Nevada State College Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

Nevada State College has an acceptance rate of 82% and is in the middle in terms of the difficulty of admission among universities in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 82% 80% 84%
Applicants 1,558 443 1,114
Admissions 1,285 353 931
Freshmen enrolled full time 356 92 264
Freshmen enrolled part time 80 27 53

1,575 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

1,336 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Admissions requirements

Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
College-preparatory program Neither required nor recommended
Formal demonstration of competencies Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended
SAT/ACT Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school rank Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

Hispanic 2807 (39%)
White 1227 (17%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 1015 (14%)
Asian 881 (12%)
Black or African American 580 (8%)
Two or more races 578 (8%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 66 (0.9%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 6 (0.1%)
Nonresident Alien 1 (0%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Average aid awarded
$6,696
Students receiving aid
95%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $5,550$4,487
Tuition in-state $5,550$4,487
Tuition out-of-state $19,289$18,225
Fee in-district $675$525
Fee in-state $675$525
Fee out-of-state $675$525

Nevada State College majors

Nevada State College has granted 831 bachelor's degrees across 28 programs and 31 master's in Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Nevada State College.

Major Bachelor Master
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 396
Psychology, General 84
Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist 29 31
Business Administration and Management, General 50
Elementary Education and Teaching 47
Criminal Justice & Police Science 41
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 31
Communication, General 20
English Language and Literature, General 14
Cinematography and Film & Video Production 13
Deaf Studies 11
History, General 11
Health Services & Allied Health & Health Sciences, General 10
Area Studies, Other 9
English & Language Arts Teacher Education 9
Computer Engineering Technology & Technician 8
Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement Administration 8
Environmental Science 8
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other 7
Special Education and Teaching, General 7
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other 4
Design and Visual Communications, General 3
Health & Medical Preparatory Programs, Other 3
History Teacher Education 3
Mathematics Teacher Education 2
Biology Teacher Education 1
Mathematics, General 1
Secondary Education and Teaching 1
Grand Total 831 31

Nevada State College has a graduation rate of 32%, which is among the 14% lowest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 32% 24% 35%
  • Full-time retention rate - 78%
  • Part-time retention rate - 39%

Publications & Citations

Nevada State College has published 279 scientific papers with 2,129 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Psychology, Sociology, Medicine, Biology, Political Science, Law, Environmental Science, Computer Science, and Mathematics.

Publications
279
Citations
2,129

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
197 / 1,312
Psychology
157 / 1,299
Sociology
151 / 1,019
Medicine
149 / 1,369
Biology
136 / 1,357
Political Science
128 / 830
Law
126 / 830
Environmental Science
116 / 1,130
Computer Science
100 / 1,021
Mathematics
100 / 714
Engineering
94 / 734
Philosophy
91 / 669
Chemistry
79 / 761
Physics
78 / 443
Education Majors
74 / 336
Geology
73 / 771
Social Psychology
70 / 635
Geography and Cartography
69 / 668
Economics
67 / 443
Math Teachers
64 / 287
Development Studies
60 / 394
History
58 / 478
Ecology
56 / 596
Paleontology
56 / 566
Business
50 / 282
Health Science
50 / 219
Art & Design
50 / 295
Psychiatry
48 / 590
Biochemistry
46 / 480
Archaeology
46 / 450
Statistics
43 / 405
Anthropology
42 / 363
Genetics
41 / 319
Linguistics
39 / 251
Quantum and Particle physics
36 / 274
Child Psychology
35 / 402
Neuroscience
34 / 372
Organic Chemistry
31 / 387
Demography
29 / 375
Nursing
29 / 251

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
2003 1 0
2004 5 0
2005 3 1
2006 1 2
2007 2 7
2008 3 4
2009 4 11
2010 8 20
2011 6 29
2012 5 38
2013 12 38
2014 18 52
2015 13 84
2016 20 104
2017 27 139
2018 20 161
2019 21 204
2020 17 265
2021 38 280
2022 33 308
2023 16 354
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General info

Alternative names NSC
Founded 2002
Colors black, gold
Academic calendar Semesters
Total FTE staff 461
Carnegie classification Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields

Location and contacts

Address 1300 Nevada State Drive
Henderson, Nevada, 89002
United States
City population 318,000
Phone 7029922000

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