CSN vs. NSC

College of Southern Nevada vs. Nevada State College comparison

	College of Southern Nevada	Nevada State College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	CSN	NSC
Location	Las Vegas, NV	Henderson, NV
Setting	Large City	Rural Fringe
Enrollment	28,901	7,169
Type	Public 4 Year	Public 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	csn.edu	nevada.edu
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Costs	CSN	NSC
Tuition (In State)	$3,383	$5,550
Tuition (Out of State)	$11,284	$19,289
Room & Board	$10,866	$10,830
Avg Net Price	$7,685	$16,624
Avg Grant Aid	$5,061	$6,696
% Receiving Grant Aid	76%	91%

Admission	CSN	NSC
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	1,558
Admitted	-	1,285
Acceptance Rate	Open	82.5%
Enrolled %	Open	33.9%
Avg High School GPA	-	2.75
Typical High School Grades	-	B-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
Applicant Competition
ACT Range
SAT Range
Submit Test Scores		Not considered for admission, even if submitted (Test Blind)
Application Deadline

Academics	CSN	NSC
Student to Faculty Ratio	17:1	18:1
Popular Majors	Business (21%) Health Professions (20%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (19%) Science Technologies (7%) Education (6%)	Health Professions (42%) Education (21%) Psychology (14%) Business (11%) Biology (3%)
Outcomes	CSN	NSC
Graduation Rate	-	22%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$36,000	N/A
Making Student Loan Payments	30%	43%
Median Student Loan Debt	$10,500	$22,920
Median Loan Payment	$108	$236

Diversity	CSN	NSC
% Men	43%	28%
% Women	57%	72%
Racial Diversity	Very High	Very High
HBCU	No	No
% White	33%	41%
% Black	12%	10%
% Hispanic	29%	25%
% Native American	1%	0%
% Pacific Islander	2%	1%
% Two or More Races	5%	5%
% International	1%	0%
% Unknown Race	8%	7%

Students	CSN	NSC
% In-State	99%	100%
% Out-of-State	1%	0%
Campus	CSN	NSC
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	No
Daycare Facility	Yes	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• College of Southern Nevada is larger than than NSC based on total student enrollment (28,901 students vs. 7,169 students)

CSN vs. NSC Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, CSN or NSC?

• Nevada State College is 64.1% more expensive to attend than CSN for in-state tuition ($5,550.00 vs. $3,383.00)
• Out of state tuition is 70.9% higher at NSC than College of Southern Nevada ($19,289.00 vs. $11,284.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at College of Southern Nevada than NSC ($7,685 vs. $16,624)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Nevada State College are 0.3% lower than costs at College of Southern Nevada ($10,830 vs. $10,866)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Nevada State College than College of Southern Nevada (91% vs. 76%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Nevada State College students is 32.3% larger than aid received College of Southern Nevada ($6,696 vs. $5,061)

Which college is harder to get into, CSN or NSC? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between NSC or CSN .

CSN vs. NSC Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, CSN or NSC? Graduation rate, salary and amount of student loan debt are indicators of a college which offers better outcomes for its graduates. Compare the following outcomes facts between NSC and CSN.

• College of Southern Nevada students graduate with a $12,420 lower median federal student loan debt than NSC graduates. ($10,500 vs. $22,920)
• CSN graduates are paying $128 less per month on federal student loans than NSC graduates. ($108 vs. $236)
• More NSC graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former CSN students, three years after graduation. (43% vs. 30%)

Sources: U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov IPEDS and College Scorecard https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/