Tuition, Cost & Aid

Overall, UNLV gives you a lot of benefits for the cost. It's not as cheap as some other schools out there, but sometimes one gets what one pays for.

Unfortunately, with the recent budget cuts prices have risen, and it can certainly be felt as each dollar you pay gets you less distance in your strides towards paying tuition. Even with the increases though, I found the tuition cost to be manageable.

Textbooks are a bit of a different story. The UNLV bookstore charges quite a lot, so it would probably be a good idea to buy your textbooks at a different store online. Unfortunately, however, many UNLV courses use custom editions of certain books with content additions and removals, which can be hard to find. Therefore in those cases you need to either get lucky on eBay or, sadly, pay full price at the bookstore.

I know a lot of people who went out of state for schools, and if you are a in state student, going to UNLV should be your number one choice. There are a variety of students from all over the country and even some students from other countries. For out of state students, I know that out of other colleges, UNLV has the best tuition rates by far. Though there have been a few budget cuts as a result of the current economy.

The tuition is quite reasonable, at least compared to some of the other schools I was contemplating. I've enjoyed nearly all of my classes this past semester, and I am looking forward to my upcoming semester as well.

The textbooks are quite expensive, so my suggestion to any newcomers is to wait before purchasing books, because some classes don't actually ever require the readings. In fact, my most expensive book, (that retailed for $200!) was one that I didn't even use! Luckily I rented it for the more affordable $70, but it would have been nice to have saved the money if I had known prior to!

For the amount I'm learning and the amount I'm paying I do think I'm getting the bang for my buck. With a great base of professors and so many on campus facilities to help succeed (counselors, tutoring, writing center) I feel that my tuition is not being wasted.

UNLV is not the cheapest school around, but I think that for it's price, you get a lot. As I said before, the staff is very helpful & cooperative. Everyone at UNLV is willing to help you with whatever you need. As an in-state student not living on campus, I think my tuition rates are great. Out-of-state is pretty expensive, but that's how it is a most universities. UNLV is worth the expense & I am sure that I will be glad I decided to go here.

Never buy anything on campus! There's always online and stores all over Vegas to get a better deal. But definitely take advantage of the free stuff they give you at their free events.

The price of the university is extremely efficient, especially if you are an in-state student. Not only does the Millenium Scholarship cover a good portion of tuition, but if you add that with other scholarships you can go without paying out of pocket. Students do get their money's worth and in my opinion more because of these price benefits.

For those students who are already living in the Las Vegas area UNLV is worth the price tag (And it is for those who aren't in the area). It is a bit more expensive than CSN or Nevada State but at the same time you are getting more out of UNLV. With a larger campus, faculty, classes, students, and social events. The cost is cut down by a lot if you are planning to not live on campus, which if you are looking to go out of state will dramatically increase how much you are paying. When it comes to the text books you can usually get by with finding used textbooks online. I've gotten by with borrowing books from friends who have already taken the class. And you can always find people who are looking to sell theirs for cheap.