Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
UNR requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 0% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.
The data shows that the ACT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.
Average SAT Score
1165
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 8306 admitted students 417 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
12%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 1060-1270. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 530 and 640, while 25% scored below 530 and another 25% scored above 640.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 530 and 630, while 25% scored below 530 and 25% achieved a score of 630. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1165 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to UNR.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 50% of test takers nationally.
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Reading and Writing
530-640 -
Math
530-630
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
23
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 8306 admitted students 2058 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
60%
Similar to the SAT, UNR requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 60% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 20 and 26, with 25% scoring above 26 and another 25% scoring below 20.
For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 50% of test takers nationally.
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English
18-26 -
Math
18-26 -
Composite
20-26
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$60
Undergraduate$60
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in UNR during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, UNR received a total of 9,421 applications. These applications included 4,265 male applicants and 5,156 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 9,421 applicants, UNR admitted 8,306 students. Among the admitted students, there were 3,716 males and 4,590 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 3,412 students chose to enroll at UNR. This means that 3,412 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 1,573 were male and 1,839 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, UNR had an overall acceptance rate of 88% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 87% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 89%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. UNR had an overall yield rate of 41% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 42%, and for female admitted students, it was 40%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for UNR over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
University of Nevada-Reno uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school record
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Considered
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Neither required nor recommended
- Secondary school rank
- Recommendation letters
- Formal demonstration of competencies
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at University of Nevada-Reno.
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Credit for life experiences
Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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