Nevada State College: Statistics

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#6703 of 14,131 In the World
#1827 of 2,597 In North America
#1738 of 2,496 In the United States
#9 of 10 In Nevada
#3 of 3 In Henderson
#3181 of 4,645 For Education Majors
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Acceptance rate
87%
Aid receiving
92%
Undergraduates
7,464
Graduates
85
Male:Female Ratio
29:71
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 87% 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 87% 86% 87%
Applicants 1,828 529 1,287
Admissions 1,587 457 1,120
Freshmen enrolled full time 460 91 363
Freshmen enrolled part time 67 20 45

1,562 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

1,056 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 3128 (42%)
White 1658 (22%)
Asian 1001 (13%)
Black or African American 666 (9%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 526 (7%)
Two or more races 460 (6%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 88 (1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 6 (0.1%)
Nonresident Alien 4 (0.1%)

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
$7,969
Students receiving aid
92%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $6,090$4,919
Tuition in-state $6,090$4,919
Tuition out-of-state $21,158$19,986
Fee in-district $675$525
Fee in-state $675$525
Fee out-of-state $675$525

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 342
Room charge $6,598

Nevada State College majors

Nevada State College has granted 812 bachelor's degrees across 31 programs and 12 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 313
Psychology, General 99
Criminal Justice & Police Science 54
Business Administration and Management, General 52
Elementary Education and Teaching 43
Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist 24 12
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 31
Communication, General 25
History, General 22
Cinematography and Film & Video Production 19
English Language and Literature, General 14
Health & Medical Preparatory Programs, Other 14
Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement Administration 12
Computer Engineering Technology & Technician 10
Environmental Science 10
English & Language Arts Teacher Education 8
History Teacher Education 8
Special Education and Teaching, General 8
Area Studies, Other 7
Health Services & Allied Health & Health Sciences, General 7
Deaf Studies 6
Bilingual and Multilingual Education 5
Computer and Information Sciences, General 5
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 4
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other 3
Design and Visual Communications, General 2
Mathematics Teacher Education 2
Mathematics, General 2
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other 1
Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology & Technician 1
Secondary Education and Teaching 1
Grand Total 812 12

Nevada State College has a graduation rate of 34%, which is among the 16% lowest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 34% 27% 36%
  • Full-time retention rate - 79%
  • Part-time retention rate - 40%

Publications & Citations

Nevada State College has published 331 scientific papers with 3,797 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
331
Citations
3,797

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
234 / 2,563
Psychology
187 / 2,469
Sociology
177 / 2,067
Medicine
171 / 2,047
Biology
163 / 2,148
Political Science
149 / 1,768
Law
144 / 1,764
Environmental Science
129 / 1,802
Computer Science
117 / 1,665
Mathematics
110 / 1,491
Philosophy
107 / 1,090
Engineering
100 / 1,355
Education Majors
90 / 937
Chemistry
87 / 1,329
Physics
84 / 833
Geology
82 / 1,235
Geography and Cartography
77 / 1,046
Social Psychology
76 / 960
Economics
73 / 1,021
Math Teachers
72 / 804
History
66 / 743
Development Studies
65 / 913
Art & Design
65 / 624
Ecology
63 / 921
Health Science
63 / 546
Psychiatry
62 / 843
Paleontology
62 / 858
Biochemistry
53 / 877
Business
52 / 412
Archaeology
51 / 706
Linguistics
50 / 473
Genetics
49 / 576
Anthropology
46 / 783
Statistics
46 / 662
Child Psychology
43 / 640
Neuroscience
43 / 582
Quantum and Particle physics
37 / 435
Organic Chemistry
36 / 559
Clinical Psychology
35 / 455
Gender Studies
34 / 465

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
2004 6 3
2005 4 0
2006 1 3
2007 5 12
2008 1 16
2009 5 16
2010 8 41
2011 7 38
2012 6 47
2013 12 51
2014 18 74
2015 16 117
2016 23 148
2017 27 181
2018 21 221
2019 24 288
2020 23 382
2021 37 429
2022 40 414
2023 16 491
2024 23 470
2025 10 414
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General info

Alternative names NSC
Founded 2002
Colors black, gold
Academic calendar Semesters
Total FTE staff 518
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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