Acceptance Rate and Admission Trends for Nevada Colleges

There are 15 active four-years colleges and universities in Nevada - 7 public and 8 private schools. The 2024 average acceptance rate of the 4-year colleges in Nevada is 88.40% - 21,912 students accepted out of total 24,167.

Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 74.86% to 88.40%. The Nevada Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 47.86% and the yield is lower than 61.54%, rate of 10 years ago.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 79.50% where the current academic year rate is 88.40% at Nevada Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 80.79% and women students' rate is 80.43%. The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Nevada Colleges over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	74.86%	72.28%	77.35%
2014-15	71.55% -3.31%	72.06% -6.98%	70.37% -6.98%
2015-16	79.61% 8.06%	79.27% 11.52%	81.89% 11.52%
2016-17	78.62% -0.99%	78.79% -3.64%	78.25% -3.64%
2017-18	78.19% -0.44%	80.83% -0.44%	77.81% -0.44%
2018-19	76.62% -1.57%	83.68% -1.00%	76.81% -1.00%
2019-20	79.62% 3.00%	80.42% 2.82%	79.64% 2.82%
2020-21	79.56% -0.06%	82.01% 3.07%	82.70% 3.07%
2021-22	80.44% 0.88%	76.80% 3.88%	86.58% 3.88%
2022-23	87.05% 6.61%	89.57% 0.75%	87.33% 0.75%
2023-24	88.40% 1.35%	93.00% -1.33%	86.00% -1.33%
Average	79.50%	80.79%	80.43%

Nevada Colleges Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 50.68% where the current academic year yield is 47.86%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate is the percentage of admitted students who finally enrolled. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Nevada Colleges from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	61.54%	61.55%	61.15%
2014-15	55.00% -6.54%	56.48% -7.11%	54.04% -7.11%
2015-16	54.94% -0.07%	55.53% 2.29%	56.34% 2.29%
2016-17	59.99% 5.06%	61.25% 3.06%	59.40% 3.06%
2017-18	38.89% -21.10%	42.82% -16.79%	42.61% -16.79%
2018-19	53.52% 14.63%	56.19% 1.87%	44.49% 1.87%
2019-20	51.10% -2.43%	49.30% 11.19%	55.68% 11.19%
2020-21	43.36% -7.74%	30.48% -11.63%	44.05% -11.63%
2021-22	43.98% 0.62%	46.46% -0.86%	43.19% -0.86%
2022-23	47.32% 3.34%	50.07% 3.34%	46.52% 3.34%
2023-24	47.86% 0.55%	38.44% 8.26%	54.78% 8.26%
Average	50.68%	49.87%	51.11%

Nevada Colleges Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

The average number of applicants is 22,030, the average number of admitted is 18,460, and the average number of enrolled students is 8,090 over the last 10 years. The number of applicants to Nevada Colleges decreased by -0.60% (147 applicants) compared to last year. The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Nevada Colleges from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	16,579	13,552	7,115
2014-15	18,139 1,560	14,918 507	7,622 507
2015-16	19,736 1,597	16,029 412	8,034 412
2016-17	20,141 405	16,332 -321	7,713 -321
2017-18	21,969 1,828	18,378 751	8,464 751
2018-19	23,417 1,448	19,625 -36	8,428 -36
2019-20	24,004 587	19,953 176	8,604 176
2020-21	25,129 1,125	20,808 -217	8,387 -217
2021-22	24,732 -397	20,811 -416	7,971 -416
2022-23	24,314 -418	20,738 113	8,084 113
2023-24	24,167 -147	21,912 486	8,570 486
Average	22,030	18,460	8,090

Nevada Colleges Applicants Trends Chart

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4-Year Colleges

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

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Academy of Hair Design-Las Vegas Private, Less than 2-years | Las Vegas
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