Nevada · Public · Data since 2002

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

24.9 applicants for every seat, up from 12.4 in 2002.

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#37

Path32 admissions rank, 2026

#44 in 2025

1,944

applications, 2025-26

for 78 seats

8.7%

offered a seat

median school 10.8%

3.64

average overall GPA

DAT AA 440 (21)

2025-26 admissions cycle

From application to first day

Each bar is drawn to scale against applications received.

Applications received1,944

Examined by committee260

Offered a seat169

Enrolled78

Applicants per seat

24.9 applicants per seat in 2025 (12.4 in 2002), above the median school's 17.7.

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Acceptance rate

8.7% of applicants were offered a seat in 2025, more selective than the median school (10.8%). It was 8.5% in 2011.

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Average overall GPA

Average overall GPA of 3.64 in 2025. The median school is at 3.71.

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DAT standing among schools

In 2025, its entering class out-scored 45% of other schools on the DAT Academic Average.

Percent of other schools with a lower DAT Academic Average that year. Ranking within each year keeps the 2025 move to a 200–600 scale comparable.

Tuition, 2025-26

What UNLV costs

Four years of tuition and mandatory fees for in-state students: $237,621, or $409,926 out-of-state. That ranks #45 most expensive of 69 schools for in-state students and #31 out-of-state. Living expenses are not included.

Year by year

Tuition and mandatory fees for each year of the program, 2025-26.

Year	Tuition, in-state	Tuition, out-of-state	Fees
1st	$62,841	$109,637	$2,406
2nd	$62,481	$109,637	$2,406
3rd	$62,481	$109,637	$2,406
4th	$41,654	$72,851	$946
Total	$237,621	$409,926	incl. fees

54% of the 2025-26 first-year class are Nevada residents.

First-year tuition and fees

In-state cost is up 16% since 2014-15. Hover a year for the numbers.

In-stateOut-of-stateMedian school, in-state

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First-year class, 2025-26

Who's in the class

78 first-year students: 50.0% women (all U.S. schools: 59.5%). The largest groups are White (43.6%) and Asian (30.8%).

UNLV44%31%13%

All U.S. schools44%26%10%

WhiteAsianHispanicBlackTwo or more racesAmerican Indian, Alaska Native, Pacific IslanderU.S. nonresidentUnknown

Women in the class

Share of first-year students who are women, 2002–2025.

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How the mix has changed

Share of first-year students who are White, Asian, Hispanic or Black. Hover a year for counts.

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Home states, 2016–2025

Where UNLV's students come from

808 matriculants from 32 states and territories. 60% were Nevada residents.

Nevada1–45–1920–4950–199200+

Nevada48760.3%
California13917.2%
Utah577.1%
Texas141.7%
Arizona111.4%
Idaho101.2%