University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
University of Nevada, Las Vegas is a public research university in Las Vegas, NV (city setting), with 25,794 undergraduates (57% women). It admitted 96% of 12,232 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 980–1230 on the SAT and 18–24 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $43,460 a year for out-of-state students and $26,504 in-state; aided first-year students paid $11,388 on average after grants (top quarter for affordability in its division). 50% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, psychology, education. The campus reported 0.48 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where University of Nevada, Las Vegas ranks
3 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 50%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,142 in-state · $26,099 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 34 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 14 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research University of Nevada, Las Vegas
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
University of Nevada, Las Vegas teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Mountain West Conference | 28 | at cap | 5 | $1.1M | $40,426 | 980 | |
| Baseball | Mountain West Conference | 38 | 4 over | 4 | $1.5M | $40,748 | 978 | |
| Men's Basketball | Mountain West Conference | 16 | 1 over | 5 | $5.3M | $333,630 | 964 | |
| Women's Basketball | Mountain West Conference | 23 | 8 over | 4 | $2.9M | $124,492 | 982 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Mountain West Conference | — | — | 4 | — | — | 973 | |
| Football | Mountain West Conference | 113 | 8 over | 1 | $21M | $184,554 | 964 | |
| Men's Golf | Mountain West Conference | 9 | at cap | 2 | $1.1M | $125,451 | 985 | |
| Women's Golf | Mountain West Conference | 8 | room 1 | 3 | $864k | $107,943 | 992 | |
| Men's Soccer | Mountain West Conference | 26 | room 2 | 4 | $1.1M | $41,059 | 965 | |
| Softball | Mountain West Conference | 21 | room 4 | 3 | $1.3M | $61,996 | 984 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Mountain West Conference | 27 | room 3 | 6 | $906k | $33,563 | 952 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Mountain West Conference | 32 | 2 over | 6 | $1.1M | $33,414 | 989 | |
| Men's Tennis | Mountain West Conference | 6 | room 4 | 3 | $543k | $90,430 | 985 | |
| Women's Tennis | Mountain West Conference | 9 | room 1 | 2 | $629k | $69,889 | 1000 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Mountain West Conference | 119 | 74 over | 4 | $1.7M | $13,995 | 969 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Mountain West Conference | 20 | 2 over | 5 | $1.5M | $77,104 | 1000 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.