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Nevada Colleges' Retention Rate

What is the Average Retention Rate in Nevada?

The retention rate is the percentage of first-time students who attend and continue their study in next year at colleges. The low retention rate means that more students transfer out to or stop/pause the program at a school. In general, high ranked colleges or special purpose colleges' retention rate is higher than others.
The average retention rate of Nevada colleges is 77.42% for full-time students and 57.78% for part-time students. 7,327 out of 9,451 full-time first-year students continued their study in next year at Nevada colleges. In public Nevada colleges, the retention rate is 68% and private schools' rate is 0% By school levels, the retention rate at four-years colleges is 72% and community colleges' rate is 69% in Nevada.
The next schools are the top 3 Nevada colleges that have the highest retention rate. University of Nevada-Reno has the highest retention rate of 80% among Nevada colleges. Nevada State College and University of Nevada-Las Vegas also have higher rate of 78% and 77% respectively. For the ranking, we exclude community colleges and four-colleges with less than 1,000 first-time students.
The following table summarizes the average retention rate in Nevada by school type and level.
The Average Retention Rate In Nevada
TotalPublicPrivate (not-for-profit)Private (for-profit)
Total77.42%68.25%-79.09%
4 Years Colleges72.17%68.25%-80.00%
Community Colleges68.57%--68.57%
Trade Schools84.62%--84.62%
The following table summarizes the retention rate and number of students by attending status for Nevada collegesNumbers in parentheses in each column indicate the number of students in the corresponding category.
Retention Rate by Attending Status at Nevada colleges
Retention RateFirst-time StudentsEnrolled in Next Year
Full-time77.42%9,4517,327
Part-time57.78%657410
The following table shows the Nevada Colleges. You can see more schools and narrow down the results in search result page.
AllPublicPrivate4-Years CollegeCommunity CollegesTrade Schools
Nevada Colleges
School NameLocationTuition & FeesEnrollmentAcceptance RateGraduation Rate
Academy of Hair Design-Las Vegas
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Las Vegas, NV $24,125 203 - -
Career College of Northern Nevada
Private (for-profit), 2-4 years
Sparks, NV $26,849 292 - 48%
College of Southern Nevada
Public, four-years
Las Vegas, NV $12,209 ($4,110) 28,901 - 16%
Las Vegas College
Private (for-profit), four-years
Las Vegas, NV $17,684 614 - 65%
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Public, four-years
Las Vegas, NV $26,098 ($9,142) 30,660 85.31% 47%
University of Nevada-Reno
Public, four-years
Reno, NV $25,950 ($8,994) 20,945 85.62% 61%
Great Basin College
Public, four-years
Elko, NV $13,448 ($3,855) 3,197 - 48%
Truckee Meadows Community College
Public, four-years
Reno, NV $11,243 ($3,144) 9,651 - 26%
Western Nevada College
Public, four-years
Carson City, NV $12,019 ($3,920) 3,582 - 34%
Nevada Career Institute
Private (for-profit), 2-4 years
Las Vegas, NV $18,121 300 - 54%
Nevada State College
Public, four-years
Henderson, NV $20,449 ($6,368) 7,169 82.48% 32%
Milan Institute-Sparks
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Sparks, NV $13,091 69 - -
Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas
Private (for-profit), 2-4 years
Las Vegas, NV $16,390 711 - 43%
Roseman University of Health Sciences
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Henderson, NV $43,667 1,479 - -
Northwest Career College
Private (for-profit), 2-4 years
Las Vegas, NV $15,499 1,962 - 61%
Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts & Sciences-Summerlin
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Las Vegas, NV $12,500 692 - -
Milan Institute of Cosmetology-Reno
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Reno, NV $18,766 252 - -
Casal Institute of Nevada
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Las Vegas, NV $10,684 317 - -
Carrington College-Las Vegas
Private (for-profit), 2-4 years
Las Vegas, NV $19,146 323 - 47%
Carrington College-Reno
Private (for-profit), 2-4 years
Reno, NV $61,578 463 - 58%
International Academy of Style
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Reno, NV $19,350 41 - -
European Massage Therapy School-Las Vegas
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Las Vegas, NV $10,550 83 - -
Touro University Nevada
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Henderson, NV $10,350 1,560 - -
Advanced Training Institute
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Las Vegas, NV $14,400 591 - -
Paul Mitchell the School-Las Vegas
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Las Vegas, NV $21,005 239 - -
Milan Institute-Las Vegas
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Las Vegas, NV $13,091 170 - -
Paul Mitchell the School-Reno
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Reno, NV $19,905 237 - -
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Las Vegas
Private (for-profit), 2-4 years
Las Vegas, NV $16,757 294 - 65%
DeVry University-Nevada
Private (for-profit), four-years
Henderson, NV $17,488 10 - -
Chamberlain University-Nevada
Private (for-profit), four-years
Las Vegas, NV $20,462 567 81.82% 33%
Arizona College of Nursing-Las Vegas
Private (for-profit), four-years
Las Vegas, NV $22,426 1,142 100.00% 75%
Wongu University of Oriental Medicine
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Las Vegas, NV $6,480 30 - -
L Makeup Institute
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Las Vegas, NV $23,075 74 - -
Sierra Academy of Style
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Carson City, NV $19,600 84 - -
United Education Institute-Las Vegas
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Las Vegas, NV $19,000 858 - -
Avalon Institute-Las Vegas
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Las Vegas, NV $9,000 379 - -
Medspa Academies-National Institute of Modern Aesthetics
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Las Vegas, NV $17,000 108 - -