There are 38 colleges in Nevada - 7 public and 31 private schools. The 2025 average undergraduate tuition of the Nevada colleges is $5,985 for state residents and $20,728 for out-of-state students.

6 Nevada cities have at least one college and, of them, Las Vegas has the most of 23 colleges. It has 7 four-year colleges and 5 community colleges with a total of 72,396 students. Reno and Henderson also has a number of colleges of 6 and 4 colleges respectively.

The following table shows the Nevada colleges by city. The 2025 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost. You can view the list of colleges and average statistics for each city by following the link on the city name. Furthermore, you can sort the table by each column by touching/clicking the colum title.

38 Nevada Colleges by City
CityNumber of SchoolsUnder-graduate TuitionGraduate TuitionPopulationStudents to Faculty
Total4-yearCommunity CollegesTrade SchoolsTotalUnder.Graduate
Las Vegas 237511 $21,747
($7,053)
$16,213
($7,413)
72,396 66,588 5,808 19 to 1
Reno 6213 $19,869
($6,465)
$25,174
($7,032)
34,945 31,038 3,907 17 to 1
Henderson 44-- $23,530
($6,765)
$28,180
($5,444)
10,517 8,023 2,494 10 to 1
Carson City 21-1 $12,834
($4,168)
- 4,444 4,444 - 17 to 1
Sparks 2-11 - - 463 463 - 14 to 1
Elko 11-- $11,996
($3,923)
- 3,320 3,320 - 18 to 1