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NSC landed the #1,369 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
NSC also holds the #7 spot on the Best Colleges in Nevada ranking.
When it comes to admittance, Nevada State College is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 82%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Nevada State College, this ratio is 18 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Nevada State College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 78% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Nevada State College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at NSC is 8%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Nevada State College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 7,218 undergraduates at NSC with 2,079 being full-time and 5,139 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $11,066 | $13,105 | $15,601 | $17,370 | $20,312 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of NSC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At NSC, approximately 16% of students took out student loans averaging $4,566 a year. That adds up to $18,264 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at NSC is 2.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
See which majors at Nevada State College make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Nevada State College.
Contact details for NSC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1300 Nevada State Drive, Henderson, NV 89002 |
| Phone: | 702-992-2000 |
| Website: | https://nsc.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/NevadaStateCollege |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/NevadaState |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 396 | $85,585 |
| General Psychology | 89 | $40,183 |
| Communication Sciences | 60 | $47,833 |
| Business Administration & Management | 51 | $49,807 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 50 | $36,363 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 48 | $48,634 |
| General Biology | 31 | $28,205 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 21 | NA |
| General English Literature | 16 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 15 | $50,691 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 2,911 students took at least one online class at Nevada State College. This is an increase from the 2,746 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 2,911 | 1,336 |
| 2021-2022 | 2,746 | 777 |
| 2020-2021 | 2,923 | 1,170 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,508 | 879 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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