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Common Data Set 2025-2026

University of Nevada-Reno

NV · Public · ~20,200 undergraduates

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Acceptance rate · 2025-2026
83.1%

University of Nevada-Reno's admit rate has held within a 14.5-point band over 11 reported cycles.

SAT · 50th
1170
Range 1060–1280
6-yr grad
61.0%
Retention 79.7%
Undergrads
20,204
18:1 student-faculty
Drawn directly from University of Nevada-Reno's officially-published 2025-2026 Common Data Set.
University of Nevada-Reno Admission

At a glance

The headline numbers, drawn from CDS sections A–H.

Admit rate83.1% SAT (50th)1,170 ACT (50th)22 Undergraduates20,204 6-yr graduation61.0% Retention79.7% Tuition (FT)$27,288 Student–faculty ratio18:1

Recent years

Per-cycle Common Data Set values. Enrolled is first-year matriculants (CDS B1), not total undergraduate population. Blank cells mean the field was not published in that year's source CDS.

YearAdmit rateEnrolled6-yr gradRetentionSAT (50th)
2025-202683.1%3,74761.0%—1,170
2024-202573.7%3,44761.0%80.0%1,165
2023-202485.3%3,40063.0%80.0%1,180
2022-202385.7%3,29662.0%80.1%1,170
2021-202288.2%3,41262.0%79.0%—

Schools also worth looking at

Cross-admits and statistical look-alikes, surfaced from the CollegeNumbers peer model.

Where University of Nevada-Reno applicants also apply
University of Nevada-Las VegasNV · 84.0% admit · SAT 1130 · 27,963 UG University of ArizonaAZ · 83.5% admit · SAT 1220 · 43,294 UG Arizona State UniversityAZ · 88.4% admit · 64,662 UG California State University-SacramentoCA · 93.6% admit · 28,619 UG University of UtahUT · 90.1% admit · SAT 1230 · 29,335 UG Oregon State UniversityOR · 77.3% admit · SAT 1280 · 31,253 UG
Statistically similar — worth a look
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVA · 83.7% admit · SAT 1140 · 21,210 UG Ohio University-Main CampusOH · 85.2% admit · SAT 1200 · 19,888 UG Temple UniversityPA · 86.2% admit · SAT 1200 · 21,031 UG University of OregonOR · 87.4% admit · SAT 1200 · 20,710 UG Washington State UniversityWA · 86.6% admit · SAT 1130 · 21,455 UG

What the data says about University of Nevada-Reno

Comparative observations derived from this school's reported CDS values and from IPEDS / College Scorecard reference data. Every claim is grounded in a number — no editorial overlay.

01

Admit rate has tightened 5.1 percentage points over 5 reporting cycles.

University of Nevada-Reno's admit rate fell from 88.2% (2021-2022) to 83.1% (2025-2026) — a 5.1 pp drop. Year-over-year: 88.2 → 85.7 → 85.3 → 73.7 → 83.1. A snapshot of the current year alone would hide this structural shift.

02

Broadly accessible — admit rate near the national norm.

University of Nevada-Reno's 83.1% admit rate is in line with the national 4-year-institution median of 76.6% (per IPEDS, n=1437 institutions). Most U.S. four-year colleges admit between 61.2% and 88.3% of applicants.

Sources: each school's officially-published Common Data Set; IPEDS / College Scorecard for federal comparisons. Methodology →

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Methodology

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