University of Nevada - Las Vegas Teaching Programs

University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a public institution located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is University of Nevada - Las Vegas?

Contact details for UNLV are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	4505 S Maryland Pky, Las Vegas, NV 89154
Phone:	702-895-3011
Website:	www.unlv.edu

How Do I Get Into UNLV?

You can apply to UNLV online at: https://www.unlv.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for UNLV

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UNLV?

Since UNLV has an acceptance rate of 85%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 83%, and the acceptance rate for women is 87%.

Average Test Scores

About 9% of students accepted to UNLV submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 620. Math scores were between 490 and 600.

UNLV received ACT scores from 68% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 24. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 18 and 24.

Can I Afford University of Nevada - Las Vegas?

The overall average net price of UNLV is $32,471. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UNLV, approximately 21% of students took out student loans averaging $6,039 a year. That adds up to $24,156 over four years for those students.

University of Nevada - Las Vegas Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 25,312 undergraduate students at UNLV, with 19,496 being full-time and 5,816 being part-time.

There are also 5,367 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 19,496 full-time undergraduates at UNLV, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Nevada - Las Vegas students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	3,293
Black or African American	1,688
Hispanic or Latino	6,460
White	5,027
International Students	413
Other Races/Ethnicities	2,615

Geographic Diversity

Nevada students aren't the only ones who study at University of Nevada - Las Vegas. At this time, 46 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 91 countries are represented at UNLV. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and India.

Online Learning at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 3 master’s degree programs available online at UNLV. In 2022-2023, 18,760 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UNLV has changed over the last few years.

This school is the most popular in Nevada for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UNLV majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Urban Education & Leadership	25%

University of Nevada - Las Vegas Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	4	110	12	126
Elementary Education	0	96	3	0	0	99
General Special Education	0	29	0	59	5	93
Secondary Education	0	76	5	0	0	81
Early Childhood Education	0	35	0	39	0	74
Health Education	0	47	0	0	0	47
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	0	42	0	42
Urban Education & Leadership	0	0	0	36	0	36
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	0	1	33	0	34
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	0	0	19	0	19
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	0	0	3	13	2	18
General Education	9	0	1	0	0	10
Other Educational Assessment, Evaluation, & Research	0	0	6	0	0	6
Teacher Education	0	0	0	0	4	4
Adult & Continuing Education	0	0	0	0	2	2
Teacher Development & Methodology	0	0	2	0	0	2
International & Comparative Education	1	0	0	0	0	1
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	0	0	1	0	0	1
Other Education	0	0	0	0	0	0
English & Language Arts Education	0	0	0	0	0	0
French Language Teacher Education	0	0	0	0	0	0
Science Education	0	0	0	0	0	0
Spanish Education	0	0	0	0	0	0
Technical Teacher Education	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	10	283	26	351	25	695

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Stan Shebs under License

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