University of Nevada-Reno

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Nevada-Reno

University of Nevada-Reno operates as a public institution located in Reno, Nevada (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 15,599 students of which 22,315 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. University of Nevada-Reno is categorized as “15” 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 73.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,132 and an ACT midpoint of 23. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $15,927, with published in-state tuition of $9,578 and a Pell grant recipient share of 22.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $18,922, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 61.8%, and the first-year retention rate is 79.7%. Graduates earn a median of $60,614 ten years after enrolling, compared with $49,182 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 395800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 70.1% 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.