For Nevada Public colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $5,985 for Nevada residents and $18,119 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $6,630 for Nevada residents and $23,747 for out-of-state students.
University of Nevada-Reno has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $27,720 and Great Basin College has the lowest tuition & fees of $11,996 among Nevada Public colleges. For graduate programs, University of Nevada-Las Vegas has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $25,555 and Nevada State University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $20,511 among Nevada Public colleges.
The average COA of Nevada Public colleges in 2025 is $22,375 for state residents and $34,510 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $5,985 | $18,119 | $6,630 | $23,747 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,212 | $1,212 | ||
| Room & Board | $11,236 | $11,236 | ||
| Other Expenses | $3,943 | $3,943 | ||
| COA | $22,375 | $34,510 | $23,020 | $40,137 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Nevada Public colleges is $5,985 for state residents and $18,119 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Nevada Public colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $4,756 | $546 | $15,260 | $548 |
| 2021-2022 | $4,859 | $536 | $15,616 | $538 |
| 2022-2023 | $5,011 | $519 | $16,079 | $521 |
| 2023-2024 | $5,045 | $603 | $16,464 | $605 |
| 2024-2025 | $5,369 | $616 | $17,502 | $618 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Nevada Public colleges in 2025 is $6,630 for state residents and $23,747 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Nevada Public colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $5,193 | $637 | $19,962 | $637 |
| 2021-2022 | $5,271 | $658 | $20,453 | $658 |
| 2022-2023 | $5,426 | $646 | $21,033 | $646 |
| 2023-2024 | $5,503 | $725 | $21,501 | $725 |
| 2024-2025 | $5,884 | $745 | $23,001 | $745 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Nevada Public colleges in 2025 is $181 for state residents and $363 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $321 for state residents and $673 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2020-2021 | $164 | $357 | $283 | $587 |
| 2021-2022 | $166 | $361 | $288 | $601 |
| 2022-2023 | $171 | $369 | $300 | $622 |
| 2023-2024 | $173 | $380 | $304 | $634 |
| 2024-2025 | $181 | $363 | $321 | $673 |
The average living costs of Nevada Public colleges in 2025 is $15,179 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $20,430 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Nevada Public colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $9,713 | $4,213 | $11,260 | $5,155 |
| 2021-2022 | $9,909 | $4,539 | $11,373 | $5,218 |
| 2022-2023 | $10,436 | $4,247 | $12,006 | $5,410 |
| 2023-2024 | $10,591 | $4,440 | $12,190 | $5,432 |
| 2024-2025 | $11,236 | $3,943 | $14,581 | $5,849 |