Nevada State University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Nevada State University

Nevada State University operates as a public institution located in Henderson, Nevada (rural: fringe), with a total reported enrollment of 3,762 students of which 8,625 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Nevada State University is categorized as “22” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 86.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $14,068, with published in-state tuition of $6,765 and a Pell grant recipient share of 22.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $19,691, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 32.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 78.8%. Graduates earn a median of $53,166 ten years after enrolling, compared with $47,092 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 125300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 77.3% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.