Enrollment Trends at UNLV

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 30,689 where 32,911 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 32,911 students in 2025 and was lowest at 28,600 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 28,600 to 32,911 students, a net gain of 4,311 (15.1%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of Nevada-Las Vegas since 2015.

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• By Gender Chart
• By Level Chart
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Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
		Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	28,600	23,796	10,495	13,301	4,804	2,057	2,747
2016-17	29,702 1,102	24,714 918	10,763 268	13,951 650	4,988 184	2,008 -49	2,980 233
2017-18	30,471 769	25,279 565	10,969 206	14,310 359	5,192 204	2,096 88	3,096 116
2018-19	30,457 -14	25,282 3	11,011 42	14,271 -39	5,175 -17	2,089 -7	3,086 -10
2019-20	31,171 714	25,827 545	11,183 172	14,644 373	5,344 169	2,141 52	3,203 117
2020-21	31,142 -29	25,864 37	11,024 -159	14,840 196	5,278 -66	2,147 6	3,131 -72
2021-22	30,679 -463	25,312 -552	10,898 -126	14,414 -426	5,367 89	2,189 42	3,178 47
2022-23	30,660 -19	25,365 53	11,012 114	14,353 -61	5,295 -72	2,142 -47	3,153 -25
2023-24	31,094 434	25,794 429	11,330 318	14,464 111	5,300 5	2,131 -11	3,169 16
2024-25	32,911 1,817	27,132 1,338	11,901 571	15,231 767	5,779 479	2,290 159	3,489 320
Average	30,689	25,437	11,059	14,378	5,252	2,129	3,123

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 25,437 where 27,132 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Nevada-Las Vegas since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• By Status Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
		Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	23,796	17,575	7,638	9,937	6,221	2,857	3,364
2016-17	24,714	18,322	7,804	10,518	6,392	2,959	3,433
2017-18	25,279	18,958	8,064	10,894	6,321	2,905	3,416
2018-19	25,282	18,764	8,051	10,713	6,518	2,960	3,558
2019-20	25,827	19,523	8,317	11,206	6,304	2,866	3,438
2020-21	25,864	19,843	8,237	11,606	6,021	2,787	3,234
2021-22	25,312	19,496	8,272	11,224	5,816	2,626	3,190
2022-23	25,365	19,587	8,423	11,164	5,778	2,589	3,189
2023-24	25,794	19,791	8,662	11,129	6,003	2,668	3,335
2024-25	27,132	20,095	8,731	11,364	7,037	3,170	3,867
Average	25,437	25,437	8,220	10,976	25,437	2,839	3,402

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 5,252 where 5,779 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Nevada-Las Vegas since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• By Status Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
		Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	4,804	2,485	1,075	1,410	2,319	982	1,337
2016-17	4,988	2,511	1,029	1,482	2,477	979	1,498
2017-18	5,192	2,745	1,127	1,618	2,447	969	1,478
2018-19	5,175	2,777	1,177	1,600	2,398	912	1,486
2019-20	5,344	2,910	1,247	1,663	2,434	894	1,540
2020-21	5,278	3,018	1,258	1,760	2,260	889	1,371
2021-22	5,367	2,957	1,240	1,717	2,410	949	1,461
2022-23	5,295	3,075	1,252	1,823	2,220	890	1,330
2023-24	5,300	3,156	1,255	1,901	2,144	876	1,268
2024-25	5,779	3,558	1,381	2,177	2,221	909	1,312
Average	5,252	5,252	1,204	1,715	5,252	925	1,408

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 26.17% and the percentage of black students is 8.84% at University of Nevada-Las Vegas. 15.70% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 34.05% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 38.09% to 26.17%. Asian enrollment grew from 14.03% to 15.70%. Black student enrollment increased from 7.43% to 8.84%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 23.81% to 34.05%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7731 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.7651 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Nevada-Las Vegas over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

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Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	74	4,012	2,126	6,809	337	10,895	2,510
2016-17	79	4,198	2,240	7,428	290	10,735	2,766
2017-18	76	4,344	2,322	8,146	258	10,545	2,851
2018-19	99	4,460	2,291	8,521	240	9,984	2,995
2019-20	90	4,809	2,446	8,969	265	9,835	3,139
2020-21	84	4,876	2,496	9,289	250	9,607	3,229
2021-22	76	4,759	2,636	9,467	240	8,965	3,347
2022-23	81	4,651	2,697	9,819	227	8,346	3,683
2023-24	92	4,634	2,751	10,221	211	7,864	4,047
2024-25	104	5,167	2,910	11,205	215	8,613	3,281
Average	86	4,591	2,492	8,987	253	9,539	3,185