Las Vegas, NV · Public · Every figure is for a student starting in fall 2027. We work each one out again whenever we update the site.
How to pay for University of Nevada-Las Vegas
What a year costs here, what brings it down, and what paying in the order that costs least is worth for a family like yours.
Paying for four years here
Four years here, after grants
$85,131
Paying it in the order that costs least saves a family like this about $3,377.
Your plan shows, with your own numbers:
- Which money pays each bill, semester by semester
- Which loans to take, if any, and what they will cost a month
- The dates that matter, from the FAFSA to the first bill
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A family of four with $500 a month for college. How we worked these out ↓
A year at University of Nevada-Las Vegas
| Full price, in state | $26,748 |
| Full price, out of state | $47,543 |
| After grants, at your income | $20,055 |
At this income, 1 of Nevada's other 2 colleges cost less after grants, and 1 cost more. See them all →
What can bring it down
Merit scholarships. UNLV Signature, an academic scholarship offered with admission. The amount varies, and it takes the FAFSA and UNLV's aid application by the priority deadline (and 1 more below).
University of Nevada-Las Vegas's promise. Rebel Edge — free tuition and fees for Nevada families with an adjusted gross income under $68,000. The conditions ↓
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What University of Nevada-Las Vegas says it awards for grades and test scores.
UNLV Signature, an academic scholarship offered with admission. The amount varies, and it takes the FAFSA and UNLV's aid application by the priority deadline
Out of state: students from the exchange states pay 150% of resident tuition, a saving of about $15,500 a year. It takes a 3.25 GPA, a 24 ACT or an 1160 SAT, and living in a residence hall the first year
Published guarantees you may qualify for
We do not assume you qualify for any of these, and our plans never bank on them. Check each against your own situation with the aid office.
Rebel Edge — free tuition and fees for Nevada families with an adjusted gross income under $68,000
Household income up to $67,999. Covers tuition, fees.
- For Nevada residents admitted by the priority deadline who submit the FAFSA and the Institutional Aid Application by that deadline and start in the fall. For a dependent student the parent's adjusted gross income counts. Tuition and fees are covered up to 15 credits, and the program adds a $1,000 annual book stipend.
- The student must be enrolled full-time each semester (12 or more credits) with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.00, within 135 attempted credits, and eligibility is reassessed each year.
“Rebel Edge combines federal, state, and institutional aid to offer full-time students free tuition and fees for up to 15 credits, along with a $1,000 annual book stipend.”
How we worked these out
The family
A family of four with $500 a month to put toward college, and the savings you pick. In state, the grants are what University of Nevada-Las Vegas reports families at that income got, on average. Your own will differ, and a family with no aid pays close to the full price. Out of state, there are no grants: the price is before any scholarship from the college.
What the order saves
The difference, over four years, between paying in the order that costs least and the usual way: savings first, then loans for the rest. It counts loan interest and the federal tax credit.
The prices by income
- They describe students who got aid.
- “Over $110,000” has no upper limit, so it averages families just over $110,000 with far wealthier ones. A family at $115,000 should expect to pay less than it shows.
- Each range is reported on its own, so the prices do not always rise with income.
Where the prices come from
Where the prices come from: University of Nevada-Las Vegas's own 2026-27 tuition, fees, housing, food and books, from its website, carried forward to 2027 at 3.0% a year. The grants are the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (2024-25 figures), carried forward the same way. Each price after grants is the cost less those grants. The out-of-state figure uses the published out-of-state tuition instead. The average price after grants counts the students who get federal aid. Your own figure will be different.
University of Nevada-Las Vegas's own budget for 2026-27 is $30,683 in state and $50,284 out of state. It also counts costs the university doesn't bill for, such as travel and personal spending. We leave those out.
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Nearby at your income
- Nevada State University$19,272 a year
- University of Nevada-Las Vegas$20,055 a year
- University of Nevada-Reno$20,919 a year
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