Acceptance Rate and Admission Trends for Nevada Colleges

78.04%

Applicants Changes

15.08%

Acceptance Rate

Nevada Colleges Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)

  • Overall Trend: The average acceptance rate has increased over the last decade, rising from 71.55% to 86.63%.
  • Current Admission (2025): The average acceptance rate is 86.63%, with 26,915 students accepted out of 32,295 total applicants.
  • Gender Split (2024-2025):
    • Men's acceptance rate: 91.15%
    • Women's acceptance rate: 86.47%

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

  • Overall Trend: The admission yield (the percentage of admitted students who actually enroll) has consistently decreased.
  • 10-Year Change: The yield dropped from 55.00% to 54.63%.
  • Gender Split (2024-2025):
    • Men's yield: 54.63%
    • Women's yield: 55.39%

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

  • Applicants: The number of applicants has shown a strong upward trend, increasing to 32,295 in 2025. This represents a 33.63% increase from the previous year.
  • Admitted Students: The number of admitted students also increased to 26,915.
  • Enrolled Students: The number of enrolled students reached 8,453 in 2024-2025.

Note: The acceptance rate is calculated as the number of admitted students divided by the number of applicants. The admission yield (enrollment rate) is calculated as the number of enrolled students divided by the number of admitted students.

Acceptance Rate Trends

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 80.58% where the current academic year rate is 86.63% at Nevada Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 82.51% and women students' rate is 81.25%.

The following table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Nevada Colleges over the past 11 years (2014-2025).

YearTotalMenWomen
2014-15 71.55% 72.06% 70.37%
2015-16 79.61%
8.06%
79.27%
7.21%
81.89%
11.52%
2016-17 78.62%
-0.99%
78.79%
-0.47%
78.25%
-3.64%
2017-18 78.19%
-0.44%
80.83%
2.04%
77.81%
-0.44%
2018-19 76.62%
-1.57%
83.68%
2.86%
76.81%
-1.00%
2019-20 79.62%
3.00%
80.42%
-3.26%
79.64%
2.82%
2020-21 79.56%
-0.06%
82.01%
1.59%
82.70%
3.07%
2021-22 80.44%
0.88%
76.80%
-5.21%
86.58%
3.88%
2022-23 87.05%
6.61%
89.57%
12.77%
87.33%
0.75%
2023-24 88.54%
1.50%
92.98%
3.41%
85.83%
-1.49%
2024-25 86.63%
-1.91%
91.15%
-1.83%
86.47%
0.64%
Average 80.58% 82.51% 81.25%
Nevada Colleges Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 50.06% where the current academic year yield is 54.63%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate is the percentage of admitted students who finally enrolled. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Nevada Colleges from 2014 to 2025.

YearTotalMenWomen
2014-15 55.00% 56.48% 54.04%
2015-16 54.94%
-0.07%
55.53%
-0.94%
56.34%
2.29%
2016-17 59.99%
5.06%
61.25%
5.72%
59.40%
3.06%
2017-18 38.89%
-21.10%
42.82%
-18.44%
42.61%
-16.79%
2018-19 53.52%
14.63%
56.19%
13.38%
44.49%
1.87%
2019-20 51.10%
-2.43%
49.30%
-6.89%
55.68%
11.19%
2020-21 43.36%
-7.74%
30.48%
-18.82%
44.05%
-11.63%
2021-22 43.98%
0.62%
46.46%
15.99%
43.19%
-0.86%
2022-23 47.32%
3.34%
50.07%
3.61%
46.52%
3.34%
2023-24 47.90%
0.59%
38.36%
-11.71%
54.91%
8.38%
2024-25 54.63%
6.73%
54.99%
16.62%
55.39%
0.48%
Average 50.06% 49.27% 50.60%
Nevada Colleges Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

The average number of applicants is 23,458, the average number of admitted is 19,680, and the average number of enrolled students is 8,211 over the last 10 years.

The number of applicants to Nevada Colleges increased by 33.63% (8,128 applicants) compared to last year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Nevada Colleges from 2014 to 2025.

YearApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
2014-15 18,139 14,918 7,622
2015-16 19,736
8.80%
16,029
7.45%
8,034
5.41%
2016-17 20,141
2.05%
16,332
1.89%
7,713
-4.00%
2017-18 21,969
9.08%
18,378
12.53%
8,464
9.74%
2018-19 23,417
6.59%
19,625
6.79%
8,428
-0.43%
2019-20 24,004
2.51%
19,953
1.67%
8,604
2.09%
2020-21 25,129
4.69%
20,808
4.29%
8,387
-2.52%
2021-22 24,732
-1.58%
20,811
0.01%
7,971
-4.96%
2022-23 24,314
-1.69%
20,738
-0.35%
8,084
1.42%
2023-24 24,167
-0.60%
21,977
5.97%
8,558
5.86%
2024-25 32,295
33.63%
26,915
22.47%
8,453
-1.23%
Average 23,458 19,680 8,211
Nevada Colleges Applicants Trends Chart