17,745 students (70% of total 25,365 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at University of Nevada-Las Vegas (UNLV). The average amount of the aid awarded is $7,101.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 95% of total 4,222 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $7,580.


All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At University of Nevada-Las Vegas, 17,745 undergraduate students (70% of total 25,365 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $7,101.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - UNLV
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship17,74570% $126,012,450$7,101
Pell Grants10,21240% $51,423,333$5,036
Federal Student Loan6,86627% $57,153,129$8,324

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

4,010 beginning undergraduate students (95% of total 4,222 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at University of Nevada-Las Vegas. The average amount of aid received is $7,580.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - UNLV
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid4,01095% --
Grants or Scholarships3,78790%$28,703,804$7,580
Federal Grants1,99247%$11,289,824$5,668
Pell Grants1,99147%$10,747,637$5,398
Other Federal Grants64215%$542,187$845
State/Local Grants2,84667%$5,422,552$1,905
Institutional Grants3,18976%$11,991,428$3,760
Student Loan Aid1,04325%$6,579,422$6,308
Federal Student Loans1,01924%$4,905,163$4,814
Other Student Loans942%$1,674,259$17,811

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2022-2023 at University of Nevada-Las Vegas.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level2,1662,134$20,422,532$9,429
0-30,000767767$8,755,893$11,416
30,001-48,000514514$5,530,939$10,761
48,001-75,000484478$4,313,008$8,911
75,001-110,000191179$1,006,848$5,271
110,001 or more210196$815,844$3,885

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