UNLV Description:
Admissions Data (2012):
- Percent of Applicants Admitted: 81%
- What Are Your Chances? (from Cappex.com)
- Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
- SAT Critical Reading: 440 / 550
- SAT Math: 440 / 560
- SAT Writing: - / -
- ACT Composite: 18 / 24
- ACT English: 17 / 24
- ACT Math: 17 / 24
Enrollment (2011):
- Total Enrollment: 27,364 (22,137 undergraduates)
- Gender Breakdown: 45% Male / 55% Female
- 72% Full-time
Costs (2012 - 13):
- Tuition and Fees: $6,705 (in-state); $20,615 (out-of-state)
- Books: $1,200 (why so much?)
- Room and Board: $9,880
- Other Expenses: $3,774
- Total Cost: $21,559 (in-state); $35,469 (out-of-state)
UNLV Financial Aid (2010 - 11):
- Percentage of Students Receiving Aid: 90%
- UNLV Scholarships (Cappex.com)
- Percentage of Students Receiving Types of Aid
- Grants: 85%
- Loans: 69%
- Average Amount of Aid
- Grants: $5,220
- Loans: $4,807
Most Popular Majors:
Retention and Graduation Rates:
- First Year Student Retention (full-time students): 76%
- 4-Year Graduation Rate: 14%
- 6-Year Graduation Rate: 40%
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UNLV Mission Statement:
"The University of Nevada, Las Vegas, is a research institution committed to rigorous educational programs and the highest standards of a liberal education. We produce accomplished graduates who are well prepared to enter the work force or to continue their education in graduate and professional programs. Our faculty, students, and staff enthusiastically confront the challenges of economic and cultural diversification, urban growth, social justice, and sustainability. Our commitment to our dynamic region and State centrally influences our research and educational programs, which improves our local communities.
Our commitment to the national and international communities ensures that our research and educational programs engage both traditional and innovative areas of study and global concerns. UNLV's distinctive identity and values permeate a unique institution that brings the best of the world to our region and, in turn, produces knowledge to improve the region and world around us.
UNLV is committed to and driven by these shared values that will guide our decision making:
- <li>High expectations for student learning and success;
- Discovery through research, scholarship, and creative activity;
- Nurturing equity, diversity, and inclusiveness that promotes respect, support, and empowerment;
- Social, environmental, and economic sustainability;
- Strong, reciprocal, and interdependent relationships between UNLV and the region around us;
- An entrepreneurial, innovative, and unconventional spirit."
