Tuition Trends for Nevada colleges Over Past 10 Years

There are 38 colleges in Nevada - 7 public and 31 private schools. The 2024 average tuition & fees of the 4-year colleges in Nevada is $5,648 for Nevada residents and $17,069 for out-of-state students. In private colleges, the average tuition & fees is $19,661.

Nevada public 4-year colleges' in-state tuition & fees increased by 38.33% from $4,083 (2015) to $5,648 (2024) and out-of-state tuition & fees grew by 30.20% over the past decade from $13,322 (2015) to $17,345 (2024). In private Nevada colleges, the tuition & fees increased by -12.98%, from $24,362 (2015) to $21,200 (2024).

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Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Over the past 10 years, the COA has increased by 15.61% when living on campus and by 29.89% when living off campus at public Nevada colleges. For private Nevada colleges, the COA has increased by -6.70% (on-campus) and 3.76% (off-camus). The COA includes tuition, fees, books & supplies, room & board, and other personal expenses.

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes of Nevada colleges
Year	Living On Campus			Living Off Campus
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$19,647	$28,886	$39,926	$19,847	$29,086	$40,126
2015-16	$19,343 -1.55%	$28,582 -1.05%	$39,676 -0.63%	$19,627 -1.11%	$28,866 -0.76%	$39,960 -0.41%
2016-17	$19,697 1.83%	$29,080 1.74%	$39,431 -0.62%	$20,339 3.63%	$29,722 2.97%	$40,073 0.28%
2017-18	$19,851 0.78%	$29,385 1.05%	$39,341 -0.23%	$20,909 2.80%	$30,443 2.43%	$40,399 0.81%
2018-19	$20,129 1.40%	$30,004 2.11%	$35,765 -9.09%	$21,287 1.81%	$31,162 2.36%	$36,923 -8.60%
2019-20	$20,582 2.25%	$30,800 2.65%	$36,522 2.12%	$21,745 2.15%	$31,963 2.57%	$37,685 2.06%
2020-21	$20,955 1.81%	$31,461 2.15%	$36,813 0.80%	$23,259 6.96%	$33,765 5.64%	$39,117 3.80%
2021-22	$21,358 1.92%	$32,117 2.09%	$37,532 1.95%	$24,433 5.05%	$35,192 4.23%	$40,607 3.81%
2022-23	$21,216 -0.66%	$32,556 1.37%	$34,946 -6.89%	$25,510 4.41%	$36,850 4.71%	$39,240 -3.37%
2023-24	$21,697 2.27%	$33,394 2.57%	$37,249 6.59%	$26,083 2.25%	$37,780 2.52%	$41,635 6.10%

Tuition & Fees Changes

For the current year (2024), the average tuition & fees for Nevada colleges is $5,648 for Nevada residents and $17,345 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average tuition & fees is $23,169.

For graduate programs, the 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $6,953 for Nevada residents and $22,951 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average graduate program tuition & fees is $33,907.

The tuition & fees has increased 30.20% for undergraduate programs and 39.04% for graduate programs at Nevada colleges. The following table and chart illustrate the changes of tuition & fees by tuition rates and degrees.

Tuition & Fees Changes for Nevada colleges
Year	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$4,083	$13,322	$24,362	$4,497	$15,985	$23,196
2015-16	$4,180 2.38%	$13,419 0.73%	$24,513 0.62%	$4,525 0.62%	$16,013 0.18%	$23,927 3.15%
2016-17	$4,428 5.93%	$13,811 2.92%	$24,162 -1.43%	$5,394 19.20%	$19,304 20.55%	$21,937 -8.32%
2017-18	$4,702 6.19%	$14,236 3.08%	$24,192 0.12%	$5,622 4.23%	$19,810 2.62%	$22,094 0.72%
2018-19	$4,847 3.08%	$14,722 3.41%	$20,483 -15.33%	$5,755 2.37%	$20,227 2.10%	$22,660 2.56%
2019-20	$5,010 3.36%	$15,228 3.44%	$20,950 2.28%	$5,554 -3.49%	$15,588 -22.93%	$22,947 1.27%
2020-21	$5,302 5.83%	$15,808 3.81%	$21,160 1.00%	$5,830 4.97%	$20,599 32.15%	$23,097 0.65%
2021-22	$5,395 1.75%	$16,154 2.19%	$21,569 1.93%	$5,929 1.70%	$21,111 2.49%	$22,746 -1.52%
2022-23	$5,551 2.89%	$16,891 4.56%	$19,281 -10.61%	$6,072 2.41%	$21,679 2.69%	$28,197 23.96%
2023-24	$5,648 1.75%	$17,345 2.69%	$21,200 9.95%	$6,228 2.57%	$22,226 2.52%	$32,027 13.58%

Nevada 4-Year Colleges Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Nevada Graduate Schools Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Books & Supplies Costs Changes for Nevada colleges
Year	Books & Supplies
2014-15	$1,293
2015-16	$1,286 -0.54%
2016-17	$1,141 -11.28%
2017-18	$1,201 5.26%
2018-19	$1,232 2.58%
2019-20	$1,246 1.14%
2020-21	$1,252 0.48%
2021-22	$1,170 -6.55%
2022-23	$982 -16.07%
2023-24	$1,018 3.67%

Living Costs Changes

For Nevada colleges, the living have increased 5.20% when a student lives on campus facilities and 23.43% when living off campus from year 2015 to 2024. The living costs includes costs for room & board, and other living expenses.

Living Costs Changes for Nevada colleges
Year	Living On Campus	Living Off Campus
2014-15	$14,271	$15,022
2015-16	$13,877 2.83%	$14,925 0.71%
2016-17	$14,128 1.12%	$15,474 1.85%
2017-18	$13,948 -2.00%	$15,341 1.72%
2018-19	$14,050 4.40%	$15,506 4.94%
2019-20	$14,326 1.99%	$15,776 2.16%
2020-21	$14,401 0.51%	$16,066 9.43%
2021-22	$14,793 1.37%	$16,556 7.21%
2022-23	$14,683 -4.15%	$16,682 4.35%
2023-24	$15,031 1.49%	$17,025 1.98%

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4-Year Colleges

Chamberlain University-Nevada Private, four-years | Las Vegas
University of Nevada-Las Vegas Public, four-years | Las Vegas
University of Phoenix-Nevada Private, four-years | Las Vegas
University of Nevada-Reno Public, four-years | Reno
Nevada State University Public, four-years | Henderson
Las Vegas College Private, four-years | Las Vegas
College of Southern Nevada Public, four-years | Las Vegas
Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts & Sciences-Summerlin Private, Less than 2-years | Las Vegas
Career College of Northern Nevada Private, 2-4 years | Sparks
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Graduate

University of Nevada-Reno Public, four-years | Reno
University of Nevada-Las Vegas Public, four-years | Las Vegas
Nevada State University Public, four-years | Henderson
Roseman University of Health Sciences Private, four-years | Henderson
Touro University Nevada Private, four-years | Henderson
Arizona College of Nursing-Las Vegas Private, four-years | Las Vegas
Nevada Career Institute Private, 2-4 years | Las Vegas
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Online Schools

Great Basin College Public, four-years | Elko
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Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas Private, 2-4 years | Las Vegas
Northwest Career College Private, 2-4 years | Las Vegas
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DeVry University-Nevada Private, four-years | Henderson

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Academy of Hair Design-Las Vegas Private, Less than 2-years | Las Vegas
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Career College of Northern Nevada Private, 2-4 years | Sparks
Milan Institute-Sparks Private, Less than 2-years | Sparks
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Healthcare Preparatory Institute Private, Less than 2-years | Las Vegas
Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas Private, 2-4 years | Las Vegas
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Carrington College-Las Vegas Private, 2-4 years | Las Vegas

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Tuition Trends for Nevada colleges Over Past 10 Years

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Tuition & Fees Changes

Books & Supplies Costs Changes

Living Costs Changes