Acceptance Rate and Application Statistics
The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between Colleges in Nevada. The average acceptance rate of Colleges in Nevada is 83.34% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 31.41%.
University of Nevada-Reno has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 73.71% and Arizona College of Nursing-Las Vegas has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 92.68% among Colleges in Nevada. The numbers in parenthesis() in below table represent the number and rate by gender (men/women). The statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2024-2025.
Compare Selected Schools
| Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Enrollment Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Hair Design-Las Vegas | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Career College of Northern Nevada | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| College of Southern Nevada | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| The Art Institute of Las Vegas | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||||
| Las Vegas College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 12,730 (5,146/7,533) | 12,242 (4,914/7,280) | 4,430 (1,884/2,526) | 96% (95%/97%) | 36% (38%/34%) | |
| University of Nevada-Reno | 17,679 (7,075/9,891) | 13,032 (5,227/7,290) | 3,447 (1,514/1,890) | 74% (74%/74%) | 26% (29%/19%) | |
| Great Basin College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Sierra Nevada University | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 06/30/2022) | |||||
| Truckee Meadows Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Nevada System of Higher Education-System Office | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||||
| Western Nevada College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Brightwood College-Las Vegas | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/07/2018) | |||||
| Nevada Career Institute | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| ITT Technical Institute-Henderson | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | |||||
| Nevada State University | 1,828 (529/1,287) | 1,587 (457/1,120) | 527 (111/408) | 87% (86%/87%) | 33% (24%/32%) | |
| Milan Institute-Sparks | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Expertise Cosmetology Institute | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||||
| Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Las Vegas | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/29/2017) | |||||
| Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Roseman University of Health Sciences | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| Northwest Career College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Sanford-Brown College-Las Vegas | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/17/2017) | |||||
| Institute of Professional Careers | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 08/27/2020) | |||||
| Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts & Sciences-Summerlin | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Milan Institute of Cosmetology-Reno | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Casal Institute of Nevada | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Carrington College-Las Vegas | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Carrington College-Reno | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| International Academy of Style | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| European Massage Therapy School-Las Vegas | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| ITT Technical Institute-Las Vegas | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | |||||
| Touro University Nevada | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| Advanced Training Institute | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Las Vegas | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Cortiva Institute-Las Vegas | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||||
| Milan Institute-Las Vegas | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Reno | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Las Vegas | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| DeVry University-Nevada | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| Healthcare Preparatory Institute | no recent data available (probably not active) | |||||
| University of Phoenix-Nevada | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| Chamberlain University-Nevada | 17 (1/16) | 13 (1/12) | 11 (1/10) | 76% (100%/75%) | 85% (100%/63%) | |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Las Vegas | 41 (12/29) | 41 (12/29) | 38 (10/28) | 100% (100%/100%) | 93% (83%/97%) | |
| Wongu University of Oriental Medicine | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| L Makeup Institute | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Sierra Academy of Style | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| United Education Institute-Las Vegas | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Avalon Institute-Las Vegas | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Medspa Academies-National Institute of Modern Aesthetics | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| Galen Health Institutes-Las Vegas | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||||
| Average | 6,459 (2,553/2,553) | 5,383 (2,122/3,146) | 1,691 (704/972) | 83.34% (83.1%/123.3%) | 31.41% (33.2%/30.9%) | |
SAT Scores Comparison
The average SAT score of Colleges in Nevada is 1150. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 585 and the average SAT Math score is 565.
University of Nevada-Reno has the highest SAT scores of 1,180 and University of Nevada-Las Vegas has the lowest SAT scores of 1,120 among Colleges in Nevada. The following table compares SAT Scores between Colleges in Nevada for the academic year 2024-2025.
Compare Selected Schools
| Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | SAT Total | Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | Math | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Hair Design-Las Vegas | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Career College of Northern Nevada | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| College of Southern Nevada | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| The Art Institute of Las Vegas | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Las Vegas College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 9% (387) | 1120 | 570 | 550 | |
| University of Nevada-Reno | 14% (498) | 1180 | 600 | 580 | |
| Great Basin College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Sierra Nevada University | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 06/30/2022) | ||||
| Truckee Meadows Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Nevada System of Higher Education-System Office | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Western Nevada College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Brightwood College-Las Vegas | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/07/2018) | ||||
| Nevada Career Institute | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| ITT Technical Institute-Henderson | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | ||||
| Nevada State University | Test Score is NOT considered for Nevada State University admission. | ||||
| Milan Institute-Sparks | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Expertise Cosmetology Institute | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Las Vegas | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/29/2017) | ||||
| Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Roseman University of Health Sciences | No data is available. | ||||
| Northwest Career College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Sanford-Brown College-Las Vegas | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/17/2017) | ||||
| Institute of Professional Careers | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 08/27/2020) | ||||
| Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts & Sciences-Summerlin | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Milan Institute of Cosmetology-Reno | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Casal Institute of Nevada | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Carrington College-Las Vegas | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Carrington College-Reno | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| International Academy of Style | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| European Massage Therapy School-Las Vegas | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| ITT Technical Institute-Las Vegas | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | ||||
| Touro University Nevada | No data is available. | ||||
| Advanced Training Institute | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Las Vegas | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Cortiva Institute-Las Vegas | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Milan Institute-Las Vegas | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Reno | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Las Vegas | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| DeVry University-Nevada | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
| Healthcare Preparatory Institute | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| University of Phoenix-Nevada | No data is available. | ||||
| Chamberlain University-Nevada | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
| Arizona College of Nursing-Las Vegas | Test Score is NOT considered for Arizona College of Nursing-Las Vegas admission. | ||||
| Wongu University of Oriental Medicine | No data is available. | ||||
| L Makeup Institute | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Sierra Academy of Style | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| United Education Institute-Las Vegas | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Avalon Institute-Las Vegas | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Medspa Academies-National Institute of Modern Aesthetics | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Galen Health Institutes-Las Vegas | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Average | 11.50% | 1150 | 585 | 565 | |
ACT Scores Comparison
The average ACT score of Colleges in Nevada is 22. By subject, the average ACT English score is 22 and the ACT math score is 20.
The following table compares ACT Scores between Colleges in Nevada for academic year 2024-2025.
Compare Selected Schools
| Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | Composite | English | Math | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Hair Design-Las Vegas | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Career College of Northern Nevada | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| College of Southern Nevada | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| The Art Institute of Las Vegas | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Las Vegas College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 65% (2,803) | 21 | 21 | 19 | |
| University of Nevada-Reno | 59% (2,035) | 22 | 22 | 20 | |
| Great Basin College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Sierra Nevada University | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 06/30/2022) | ||||
| Truckee Meadows Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Nevada System of Higher Education-System Office | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Western Nevada College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Brightwood College-Las Vegas | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/07/2018) | ||||
| Nevada Career Institute | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| ITT Technical Institute-Henderson | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | ||||
| Nevada State University | Test Score is NOT considered for Nevada State University admission. | ||||
| Milan Institute-Sparks | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Expertise Cosmetology Institute | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Las Vegas | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/29/2017) | ||||
| Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Roseman University of Health Sciences | No data is available. | ||||
| Northwest Career College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Sanford-Brown College-Las Vegas | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/17/2017) | ||||
| Institute of Professional Careers | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 08/27/2020) | ||||
| Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts & Sciences-Summerlin | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Milan Institute of Cosmetology-Reno | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Casal Institute of Nevada | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Carrington College-Las Vegas | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Carrington College-Reno | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| International Academy of Style | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| European Massage Therapy School-Las Vegas | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| ITT Technical Institute-Las Vegas | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | ||||
| Touro University Nevada | No data is available. | ||||
| Advanced Training Institute | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Las Vegas | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Cortiva Institute-Las Vegas | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Milan Institute-Las Vegas | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Reno | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Las Vegas | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| DeVry University-Nevada | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
| Healthcare Preparatory Institute | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| University of Phoenix-Nevada | No data is available. | ||||
| Chamberlain University-Nevada | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
| Arizona College of Nursing-Las Vegas | Test Score is NOT considered for Arizona College of Nursing-Las Vegas admission. | ||||
| Wongu University of Oriental Medicine | No data is available. | ||||
| L Makeup Institute | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Sierra Academy of Style | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| United Education Institute-Las Vegas | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Avalon Institute-Las Vegas | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Medspa Academies-National Institute of Modern Aesthetics | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Galen Health Institutes-Las Vegas | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Average | 62.00% | 22 | 22 | 20 | |
*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
Application Requirements
The following table list and compare the requirements when applying Colleges in Nevada based on academic year 2024-2025 data.
Compare Selected Schools
| Name | HS GPA | HS Rank | HS Record | Prep. Program | Rec. | Compe. | SAT/ACT | TOEFL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Hair Design-Las Vegas | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Career College of Northern Nevada | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| College of Southern Nevada | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| The Art Institute of Las Vegas | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||||||
| Las Vegas College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| University of Nevada-Reno | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | |
| Great Basin College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Sierra Nevada University | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 06/30/2022) | ||||||||
| Truckee Meadows Community College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Nevada System of Higher Education-System Office | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||||||
| Western Nevada College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Brightwood College-Las Vegas | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/07/2018) | ||||||||
| Nevada Career Institute | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| ITT Technical Institute-Henderson | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | ||||||||
| Nevada State University | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Milan Institute-Sparks | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Expertise Cosmetology Institute | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||||||
| Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Las Vegas | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/29/2017) | ||||||||
| Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Roseman University of Health Sciences | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
| Northwest Career College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Sanford-Brown College-Las Vegas | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/17/2017) | ||||||||
| Institute of Professional Careers | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 08/27/2020) | ||||||||
| Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts & Sciences-Summerlin | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Milan Institute of Cosmetology-Reno | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Casal Institute of Nevada | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Carrington College-Las Vegas | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Carrington College-Reno | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| International Academy of Style | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| European Massage Therapy School-Las Vegas | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| ITT Technical Institute-Las Vegas | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | ||||||||
| Touro University Nevada | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
| Advanced Training Institute | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Las Vegas | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Cortiva Institute-Las Vegas | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||||||
| Milan Institute-Las Vegas | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Reno | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Las Vegas | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| DeVry University-Nevada | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Healthcare Preparatory Institute | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||||||
| University of Phoenix-Nevada | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
| Chamberlain University-Nevada | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Las Vegas | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
| Wongu University of Oriental Medicine | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | ||||||||
| L Makeup Institute | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Sierra Academy of Style | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| United Education Institute-Las Vegas | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Avalon Institute-Las Vegas | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Medspa Academies-National Institute of Modern Aesthetics | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||||||
| Galen Health Institutes-Las Vegas | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||||||
✔: Required △: Considered but not Required ✔: Recommended ✗: Neither Required nor Recommended
- HS GPA: High School or Secondary School GPA
- HS Rank: High School or Secondary School Rank
- HS Record: High School or Secondary School Record
- Prep. Program: Completion of College Preparatory Program
- Rec.: Recommendations
- Comp.: Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g., portfolios, certificates of mastery, assessment instruments)
Top Colleges By Subject
- Tightest Schools To Admit (Lowest Acceptance Rate)
- Affordable Schools To Admit (Highest Acceptance Rate)
- Most Favored Schools (Highest Yield)
- Colleges with Low Yield
- Expensive Colleges (Highest Tuition & Fees)
- Inexpensive Colleges (Lowest Tuition & Fees)
- Colleges with Most Students
- Colleges with Least Students
- Colleges with Most Online Students
- Colleges with Least Online Students
- Colleges with Highest Graduation Rates
- Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rates
- Low Student to Faculty Ratio
- High Student to Faculty Ratio
*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.