Nevada State University is harder to get into (87% vs open admission admitted), but students with aid paid less there on average (in-state): $8,666 vs $14,262 a year.
Highlighted = the better number: lower price or debt, higher rate or pay.
Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
$24,443
$16,585
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$14,262
$8,666
Average paid from out of state, estimated
$29,737
$18,152
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
Nevada State University
Western Nevada College
Under $30,000
$12,344
$8,784
$30,000–$48,000
$13,340
$7,766
$48,000–$75,000
$14,628
$8,761
$75,000–$110,000
$18,149
$10,065
Over $110,000
$20,565
$7,729
After you start
Measure
Nevada State University
Western Nevada College
Undergrads
3,762
1,910
Graduate within 6 years
31%
37%
Come back for year two
79%
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Median earnings 10 years after starting
$58,648
$47,506
Median debt at graduation
$18,177
$14,962
Highlighted only when the gap is at least 5%. "Average paid" is what students who got federal aid paid per year after grants, not a price quote; at public colleges the income rows are in-state students. The out-of-state estimate adds a public college's extra out-of-state tuition to its in-state average; out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more. How we get our numbers