College · Public · Henderson, NV · Rural
Nevada State University
Henderson, NV
Hispanic-serving
Admit rate87%
6-yr median pay$47k
Net price / yr$14k
Undergrad size3,762
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $14k/yr for a shot at a $47k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 87% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.
If you get in
3,762 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.
Where you live
Rural — true campus bubble, nature on the doorstep, plan for a car.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $24k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $14k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$95k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$56k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$39k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $6.8k
- Tuition · out-of-state
- $21.8k
- Room & board
- $11.8k
- Books & supplies
- $1,300
How students pay for it.
Pell grants23%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans13%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$20k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention78%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr34%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$47k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$53k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out27%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- Rural
- Control
- Public
- Undergrad size
- 3,762
- Location
- Henderson, NV
- Region
- Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
- Size & setting
- Four-year · small · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · higher part-time
- Accreditor
- Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
- Also known as
- NS
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- Hispanic48%
- White23%
- Asian10%
- Black10%
- Two or more races6%
- Unknown1%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
First-gen students49%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time41%
Many students enroll part-time — often working.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$32k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 27
What you can study.