Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares NSC's student enrollment with all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Nevada.
The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Nevada average (15,523 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Nevada State University7,5497,46485
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,8102,541
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Nevada15,52314,2794,354
The below chart compares the student population between Nevada State University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 2,201 male and 5,348 female students attending NSC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.41 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at NSC.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at NSC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total7,4642,4285,036
Men2,1985351,663
Women5,2661,8933,373
Population by Gender/Attending Status at NSC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total854243
Men330
Women823943

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 3,128 Hispanic students (41.44%) and 1,658 White students (21.96%) at Nevada State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Nevada State University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Nevada State University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native18612
Asian993368625
Black or African American660186474
Hispanic3,1037452,358
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander862660
White1,6255131,112
Two or More Races451145306
Race/Ethnicity Unknown524209315
Total 7,4642,1985,266
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Nevada State University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian808
Black or African American606
Hispanic25124
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander202
White33132
Two or More Races918
Race/Ethnicity Unknown202
Total 85382

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 5,982 students whose age under twenty five and 915 students whose age is over thirty years old at Nevada State University.
Especially, 3,343 students are younger than eighteen and 9 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Nevada State University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Nevada State University
TotalMenWomen
Total7,464 2,1985,266
Under 183,343 1,2782,065
18-191,021 247774
20-21743 161582
22-24855 206649
25-29630 136494
30-34329 62267
35-39214 46168
40-49234 42192
50-6486 1868
65 and over9 27
Total 7,464 2,1985,266
Population by Student Age at Nevada State University
TotalMenWomen
Total85 382
20-212 02
22-2418 018
25-2922 022
30-348 08
35-3910 19
40-4917 215
50-648 08
Total 85 382

Online Student Population

At Nevada State University, 2,618 students (34.68% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,056 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 1,023 students live in Nevada where Nevada State University is located in and 33 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total7,5497,46485
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1,0561,0560
Enrolled Some in Online Classes1,5621,54022
Not Enrolled in Online Classes4,9314,86863
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1,0561,0560
Nevada Residents1,0231,0230
Other State in U.S.33330
Outside of U.S.000
Unknown000