Nevada has 9 private and 7 public 4-year colleges that enroll 7,999 first-year students yearly. The average tuition of public colleges is $12,810 for in-state students and $23,927 for out-of-state and international students.

Private colleges in Nevada charge around $36,213 per year in tuition regardless of residency.

In the 2021-2022 academic year, Nevada provided $20.9 million in financial aid to 8,377 students who enrolled in 4-year colleges for the first time as undergraduates. In addition, the colleges themselves awarded $17.3 million in grants and scholarships to 5,488 students.

Nevada receives 1.2% of the total pell grant the federal government allocates. In the 2021-2022 academic year, 4,814 4-year college first-year undergraduates were awarded a total amount of $23.4 million in pell grant ($5,457 per student on average), and 2,298 students received a total amount of $11.5 million in the form of student loans from the federal government ($6,717 per student on average).