Enrollment Trends for Nevada Colleges

Nevada Colleges Enrollment Trends Summary (2015-2025)

Overall Population Change:
- Total Enrollment: 115,693 students were enrolled in Nevada colleges.
- 10-Year Change: The total student population increased by 2% compared to a decade ago.
Student Level Trends:
- Undergraduate Growth: Undergraduate enrollment saw a increase of 1.45% compared to a decade ago.
- Graduate Growth: Graduate enrollment saw a increase of 8.58% compared to a decade ago.
Gender Dynamics:
- Current Ratio: There are more women students than men, with a ratio of 1.39 women to 1 man.
- Women Enrollment: Women students total 67,284 and have increased by 6.08% compared to a decade ago.
- Men Enrollment: Men students total 48,409 and have decreased by -2.83% compared to a decade ago.
Online Education Growth:
- Online Exclusively: 22,504 students (19.45%) are enrolled exclusively in online programs.
- Online Growth: The number of students enrolled completely online has seen a dramatic increase of 74% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average number of students over the past 11 years is 112,776, and 115,693 students were attending the schools in the academic year 2024-2025.

Of the total students, 89.47% are undergraduate students and 10.53% are graduate students. Over the past 11, the number of undergraduate students increased by 1,775, and the graduate student enrollment increased by 965.

The women to men ratio is 1.39 to 1, meaning that there are more women students enrolled in Nevada Colleges than men students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Nevada Colleges since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	113,246	102,002	44,840	57,162	11,244	4,980	6,264
2015-16	110,937 -2,309	99,681 -2,321	43,457 -1,383	56,224 -938	11,256 12	4,956 -24	6,300 36
2016-17	112,504 1,567	101,283 1,602	43,644 187	57,639 1,415	11,221 -35	4,818 -138	6,403 103
2017-18	113,720 1,216	102,062 779	44,025 381	58,037 398	11,658 437	4,843 25	6,815 412
2018-19	114,630 910	102,831 769	44,181 156	58,650 613	11,799 141	4,876 33	6,923 108
2019-20	115,800 1,170	103,719 888	44,135 -46	59,584 934	12,081 282	4,916 40	7,165 242
2020-21	111,975 -3,825	99,693 -4,026	40,688 -3,447	59,005 -579	12,282 201	4,903 -13	7,379 214
2021-22	110,775 -1,200	98,299 -1,394	40,885 197	57,414 -1,591	12,476 194	4,994 91	7,482 103
2022-23	109,537 -1,238	97,736 -563	41,104 219	56,632 -782	11,801 -675	4,727 -267	7,074 -408
2023-24	111,721 2,184	100,074 2,338	42,767 1,663	57,307 675	11,647 -154	4,665 -62	6,982 -92
2024-25	115,693 3,972	103,484 3,410	43,571 804	59,913 2,606	12,209 562	4,838 173	7,371 389
Average	112,776	100,988	43,027	57,961	11,789	4,865	6,923

Nevada Colleges Student Population Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the past 11 years is 100,988. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Undergraduate students increased by 1,482 from 102,002 to 103,484.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Nevada Colleges since 2015.

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	102,002	50,420	22,702	27,718	51,582	22,138	29,444
2015-16	99,681	51,173	22,923	28,250	48,508	20,534	27,974
2016-17	101,283	51,979	22,976	29,003	49,304	20,668	28,636
2017-18	102,062	52,489	23,131	29,358	49,573	20,894	28,679
2018-19	102,831	53,038	23,268	29,770	49,793	20,913	28,880
2019-20	103,719	53,595	23,066	30,529	50,124	21,069	29,055
2020-21	99,693	52,438	21,756	30,682	47,255	18,932	28,323
2021-22	98,299	51,180	21,523	29,657	47,119	19,362	27,757
2022-23	97,736	51,328	21,664	29,664	46,408	19,440	26,968
2023-24	100,074	52,355	22,259	30,096	47,719	20,508	27,211
2024-25	103,484	53,336	22,291	31,045	50,148	21,280	28,868
Average	100,988	100,988	22,505	29,616	100,988	20,522	28,345

Nevada Colleges Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the past 11 years is 11,789. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Graduate students increased by 965 from 11,244 to 12,209.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Nevada Colleges since 2015.

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	11,244	6,522	2,989	3,533	4,722	1,991	2,731
2015-16	11,256	6,657	3,000	3,657	4,599	1,956	2,643
2016-17	11,221	6,576	2,891	3,685	4,645	1,927	2,718
2017-18	11,658	6,818	2,916	3,902	4,840	1,927	2,913
2018-19	11,799	6,928	3,003	3,925	4,871	1,873	2,998
2019-20	12,081	7,106	3,067	4,039	4,975	1,849	3,126
2020-21	12,282	7,123	2,997	4,126	5,159	1,906	3,253
2021-22	12,476	7,146	2,994	4,152	5,330	2,000	3,330
2022-23	11,801	6,964	2,869	4,095	4,837	1,858	2,979
2023-24	11,647	6,937	2,839	4,098	4,710	1,826	2,884
2024-25	12,209	7,491	3,029	4,462	4,718	1,809	2,909
Average	11,789	11,789	2,963	3,970	11,789	1,902	2,953

Nevada Colleges Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 33.06% and the percentage of black students is 7.21% at Nevada Colleges. 11.33% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Nevada Colleges over the past 11 years (2014-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2014-15	879	10,786	8,350	24,849	1,318	52,603	6,142
2015-16	826	11,015	7,935	25,339	1,241	50,619	6,429
2016-17	802	11,393	7,818	27,544	1,191	49,084	6,830
2017-18	796	11,793	7,799	29,731	1,076	47,834	7,190
2018-19	780	12,175	8,085	30,983	1,111	46,349	7,609
2019-20	730	12,705	8,152	32,813	1,024	45,166	8,156
2020-21	611	12,755	7,730	32,692	929	42,665	8,432
2021-22	651	12,469	7,868	34,028	863	40,323	8,776
2022-23	596	12,519	7,964	35,017	802	37,797	9,313
2023-24	660	12,393	8,101	36,708	868	37,490	9,931
2024-25	660	13,139	8,359	39,318	864	38,349	9,642
Average	726	12,104	8,015	31,729	1,026	44,389	8,041

Nevada Colleges Student Population by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

22,504 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 19% of total students. The number of online students has increased 90.10% since 2013.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Nevada Colleges from 2012 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2012-13	108,125	11,838	22,924	73,363
2013-14	107,621	12,151	23,809	71,661
2014-15	113,246	12,923	25,417	74,906
2015-16	110,937	13,270	27,424	70,243
2016-17	112,504	13,517	29,636	69,351
2017-18	113,720	13,970	30,894	68,856
2018-19	114,630	15,001	31,131	68,498
2019-20	115,800	16,165	33,753	65,882
2020-21	111,975	37,061	37,926	36,988
2021-22	110,775	21,170	38,268	51,337
2022-23	109,537	22,583	36,925	50,029
2023-24	111,721	21,541	38,069	52,111
2024-25	115,693	22,504	41,413	51,776
Average	112,022	17,976	32,122	61,923