Nevada Colleges with the Lowest Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of the 2 Nevada colleges that have competitive admission is 84.94% for the academic year 2024-2025. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 5.85%. The acceptance rate at 0 Nevada colleges increased and the rate of 2 colleges decreased.

University of Nevada-Reno has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 73.71%. University of Nevada-Las Vegas (96.17%) is following it in the list of Tightest Nevada Colleges to Get In.

This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

University of Nevada-Reno stays at first place of the lowest acceptance rate ranking since last year. University of Nevada-Las Vegas also maintained its second place in the ranking.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $27,566 and graduate tuition & fees is $25,365 for the academic year 2024-2025.

We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.

Comparison between Tightest Nevada Colleges To Get In

Table. Tightest Nevada Colleges To Get In Comparison
School NameAcceptance RateYieldSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NVPublic, 4-year 73.71%
11.60%		26.45%1,180$27,720
($9,578)		23,02461.00%17 to 1
2
-		University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NVPublic, 4-year 96.17%
0.09%		36.19%1,120$27,411
($9,748)		32,91151.00%19 to 1
Average84.94%31.32%1,150$27,566
($9,663)		27,96856.00%18 to 1