Enrollment Trends at UNLV

The student population at University of Nevada-Las Vegas is 30,660 (25,365 undergraduate and 5,295 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 2,812 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at UNLV is 82.73% which is increased by 2,268 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 544 and it has been increasing. The female to male ratio is 1.33 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

2,882 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 135.27% since 2014.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 29,925 where 30,660 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

82.73% of total students is undergraduate students and 17.27% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 2,268 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 544 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.33 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in UNLV than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of Nevada-Las Vegas since 2013.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	27,848	23,097	10,274	12,823	4,751	2,086	2,665
2014-15	28,515 667	23,803 706	10,659 385	13,144 321	4,712 -39	2,052 -34	2,660 -5
2015-16	28,600 85	23,796 -7	10,495 -164	13,301 157	4,804 92	2,057 5	2,747 87
2016-17	29,702 1,102	24,714 918	10,763 268	13,951 650	4,988 184	2,008 -49	2,980 233
2017-18	30,471 769	25,279 565	10,969 206	14,310 359	5,192 204	2,096 88	3,096 116
2018-19	30,457 -14	25,282 3	11,011 42	14,271 -39	5,175 -17	2,089 -7	3,086 -10
2019-20	31,171 714	25,827 545	11,183 172	14,644 373	5,344 169	2,141 52	3,203 117
2020-21	31,142 -29	25,864 37	11,024 -159	14,840 196	5,278 -66	2,147 6	3,131 -72
2021-22	30,679 -463	25,312 -552	10,898 -126	14,414 -426	5,367 89	2,189 42	3,178 47
2022-23	30,660 -19	25,365 53	11,012 114	14,353 -61	5,295 -72	2,142 -47	3,153 -25
Average	29,925	24,834	10,829	14,005	5,091	2,101	2,990

University of Nevada-Las Vegas Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 24,834 where 25,365 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Nevada-Las Vegas since 2013.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	23,097	16,523	7,255	9,268	6,574	3,019	3,555
2014-15	23,803	17,444	7,676	9,768	6,359	2,983	3,376
2015-16	23,796	17,575	7,638	9,937	6,221	2,857	3,364
2016-17	24,714	18,322	7,804	10,518	6,392	2,959	3,433
2017-18	25,279	18,958	8,064	10,894	6,321	2,905	3,416
2018-19	25,282	18,764	8,051	10,713	6,518	2,960	3,558
2019-20	25,827	19,523	8,317	11,206	6,304	2,866	3,438
2020-21	25,864	19,843	8,237	11,606	6,021	2,787	3,234
2021-22	25,312	19,496	8,272	11,224	5,816	2,626	3,190
2022-23	25,365	19,587	8,423	11,164	5,778	2,589	3,189
Average	24,834	24,834	7,974	10,630	24,834	2,855	3,375

University of Nevada-Las Vegas Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 5,091 where 5,295 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Nevada-Las Vegas since 2013.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	4,751	2,272	1,033	1,239	2,479	1,053	1,426
2014-15	4,712	2,337	1,058	1,279	2,375	994	1,381
2015-16	4,804	2,485	1,075	1,410	2,319	982	1,337
2016-17	4,988	2,511	1,029	1,482	2,477	979	1,498
2017-18	5,192	2,745	1,127	1,618	2,447	969	1,478
2018-19	5,175	2,777	1,177	1,600	2,398	912	1,486
2019-20	5,344	2,910	1,247	1,663	2,434	894	1,540
2020-21	5,278	3,018	1,258	1,760	2,260	889	1,371
2021-22	5,367	2,957	1,240	1,717	2,410	949	1,461
2022-23	5,295	3,075	1,252	1,823	2,220	890	1,330
Average	5,091	5,091	1,150	1,559	5,091	951	1,431

University of Nevada-Las Vegas Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 27.22% and the percentage of black students is 8.80% at University of Nevada-Las Vegas. 15.17% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Nevada-Las Vegas over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	95	4,184	2,045	5,813	414	11,555	1,973
2014-15	94	4,054	2,137	6,482	366	11,278	2,308
2015-16	74	4,012	2,126	6,809	337	10,895	2,510
2016-17	79	4,198	2,240	7,428	290	10,735	2,766
2017-18	76	4,344	2,322	8,146	258	10,545	2,851
2018-19	99	4,460	2,291	8,521	240	9,984	2,995
2019-20	90	4,809	2,446	8,969	265	9,835	3,139
2020-21	84	4,876	2,496	9,289	250	9,607	3,229
2021-22	76	4,759	2,636	9,467	240	8,965	3,347
2022-23	81	4,651	2,697	9,819	227	8,346	3,683
Average	85	4,435	2,344	8,074	289	10,175	2,880

University of Nevada-Las Vegas Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,882 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 9% of total students. The number of online students has increased 135.27% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Nevada-Las Vegas from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	28,515	1,225	7,959	19,331
2015-16	28,600	1,360	8,959	18,281
2016-17	29,702	1,381	10,148	18,173
2017-18	30,471	1,480	11,040	17,951
2018-19	30,457	1,492	11,188	17,777
2019-20	31,171	1,611	12,165	17,395
2020-21	31,142	13,643	15,295	2,204
2021-22	30,679	2,869	15,438	12,372
2022-23	30,660	2,882	15,878	11,900
Average	30,155	3,105	12,008	15,043

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