University of Nevada-Reno
Reno, Nevada · Public · 15,599 undergraduates · unr.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test blind
Scores aren't considered
Admit rate
83%
of 19,136 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1060 to 1280
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$27,230Est.Estimate
$47,240 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at University of Nevada-Reno
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
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Your admission chances
83% of applicants admitted
Target
Your GPA is near freshmen's average here.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$47,240
a year in 2027-28, from a $47,240 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1170
Scores aren't considered here
This college doesn't consider SAT or ACT scores, even if you send them.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test blind
SAT and ACT scores aren't considered for admission, even if you send them.
Source: Apply to Nevada: Freshman Admissions Guide | University of Nevada, Reno · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov15Early Action · November 15, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Apr7Regular Decision · April 7, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
83%
of applicants were admitted: 15,908 of 19,136 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 16% of them sent SAT scores and 61% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1060 to 1280
Reading and Writing 540 to 660
Math 510 to 640
ACT composite 18 to 25
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160011%
- 1200 to 139933%
- 1000 to 119943%
- 800 to 99913%
- 600 to 7990.7%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$27,230
a year, in state
$47,240
a year, out of state (tuition $29,180)
- Tuition (in state)$9,170
- Fees$1,740
- Food and housing$16,320
University of Nevada-Reno published $25,707 in state for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$11,183
- $30,001 to $48,000$10,966
- $48,001 to $75,000$12,038
- $75,001 to $110,000$14,825
- Over $110,000$20,329
Financial aid
64%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$8,353
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
20%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $1,804 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 2/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
National Merit Scholarship (National Merit Scholars)
$20,000 a year
National Merit
Deadline: Name this college your first choice with NMSC before May 1. To keep it: a 3.5 college GPA, and take 15 credit hours each fall and spring semester.
Details
Nevada programs for residents
Governor Guinn Millennium Scholarship
State program · In-state students
$80/credit at universities and other eligible institutions; $60/credit Nevada State; $40/credit lower-division and $60/credit upper-division at NSHE community colleges; max 15 credits/semester
- 3.25+ GPA, 1070+ SAT or 21+ ACT, Non-high-school graduate (e.g., HSE); Would have graduated after May 1, 2000; GPA on courses completed in a Nevada high school
- 3.25+ GPA, 1070+ SAT or 21+ ACT, Out-of-state HS graduate whose parent/guardian is a Nevada resident; HS diploma (any state), class of 2017+; parent NV resident last 2 yrs of HS and student financially dependent
- 1070+ SAT or 21+ ACT, Test-score alternative to 3.25 GPA (Nevada HS graduate); Nevada HS diploma; core curriculum; class of 2016 or later
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
41 of 41
Earn credit with a score of 3
41 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $920Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | Art Elective |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | Art Elective |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | Ethnic Studies Elective |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | Art Elective |
| Biology | 3 | 3 | BIOL 100A |
| Biology | 4 | 6 | BIOL 190A and BIOL 191A |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH 181 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MATH 181 and MATH 182 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 4 | MATH 181 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 3 | CHEM 121A |
| Chemistry | 4 | 6 | CHEM 121A and CHEM 122A |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | CHI 111 and CHI 112 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 7 | CHI 112 and CHI 211 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | CHI 211 and CHI 212 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | PSC 211 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CS 105 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 3 | CS 135 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CS 105 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENG 101 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 6 | ENG 101 and ENG 102 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENG 101 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 6 | ENG 101 and ENG 298 or ENG 101 and ENG 102 when ENG 104 is taken |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | Lower-division elective credit |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 3 | ENV 101 |
| European History | 3 | 6 | HIST 105 and HIST 106 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | FREN 111 and FREN 112 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 7 | FREN 112 and FREN 211 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | FREN 211 and FREN 212 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | GER 111 and GER 112 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 7 | GER 112 and GER 211 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | GER 211 and GER 212 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 106 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | ITAL 111 and ITAL 112 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 7 | ITAL 112 and ITAL 211 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | ITAL 211 and ITAL 212 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | JAPN 111 and JAPN 112 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 7 | JAPN 112 and JAPN 211 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | JAPN 211 and JAPN 212 |
| Latin | 3 | 6 | World Languages and Literatures Elective |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 103 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 102 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUS 203 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 3 | PHYS 151A |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 3 | PHYS 152A |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 3 | PHYS 181 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 3 | PHYS 180 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 3 | MATH 126 |
| Pre-Calculus | 5 | 5 | MATH 128 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSY 101 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | Lower-division elective credit |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | Lower-division elective credit |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | SPAN 111 and SPAN 112 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 7 | SPAN 112 and SPAN 211 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | SPAN 211 and SPAN 212 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 6 | SPAN 211 and SPAN 212 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPAN 212 and SPAN 305 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 5 | 6 | SPAN 305 and SPAN 306 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | STAT 152 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | PSC 101 |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | HIST 101 and HIST 102 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 6 | HIST 208 and HIST 209 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
60%
Come back for a second year
80%
Typical earnings
$67,303
a year, 10 years after starting here
- University of Nevada-Reno$65,612
- All colleges$65,101
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 42 majors here have earnings data.
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