Office of 
Institutional 
Analysis 
and Planning  		Graduate Student Profile
Fall 2000
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS
 

Highlights

Student Characteristics
  • Graduate Students at UNLV come from 49 states in the U.S. and 48 foreign countries.
  • Graduate students account for 21.1% of UNLV's 22,342 headcount enrollment.
  • In the past five years, UNLV conferred 118 doctoral degrees in 16 disciplines.
  • In 2000, UNLV hired 421 individuals in graduate assistantships.  Fifty-one of these students were supported by non-state funds.
  • Many UNLV graduate students enroll as non-admitted students for professional renewal, while qualifying for formal admission to graduate programs, and/or to pursue personal interests.
  • The majority of non-admitted graduate students enroll in the College of Education (48%), followed by the College of Liberal Arts (10%), Fine and Performing Arts (9%), and Science and Math (7%).
  • Forty-three percent of UNLV's graduate students earned a baccalaureate degree at UNLV since 1991.
Gender
   Female
   Male

Ethnicity
   American Indian/
   Alaskan Native
   Asian
   Black
   Caucasian
   Hispanic
   Non-Resident Alien
   Unknown

Age
   20 - 24
   25 - 29
   30 - 34
   35 - 39
   40 - 44
   45 - 49
   50 - 59
   60 & Over
   Average

 Number/Avg

2,876
1,848



43
224
240
3,433
223
209
352


424
1,333
874
536
481
424
435
209
35

 %

60.9%
39.1%



0.9%
4.7%
5.1%
72.7%
4.7%
4.4%
7.5%


9.0%
28.3%
18.5%
11.4%
10.2%
9.0%
9.2%
4.5%

Student Enrollment
Fall 2000 Enrollment
Enrollment %
Total Admitted 2,987 63.2%
   Master's 2,234 47.3% Residency
   Ed Specialist 31 0.7%    Resident 4,025 85.2%
   Doctoral 312 6.6%    Non-Nevada, U.S. 521 11.0%
   Professional (Law) 410 8.7%    International 178 3.8%
Total Non-Admitted 1,737 36.8%
TOTAL 4,724 100.0% States, other than Nevada, sending the largest number of students to UNLV:
   California 152 Illinois 33

Fall Semester Enrollment by College of Major

    Utah  59 Arizona 29
College    New York  45 Colorado 28
Business 168 5.6%
Education 1,173 39.3% Foreign countries sending the largest number of students to UNLV:
Engineering 150 5.0%    China 52
Fine Arts 149 5.0%    S. Korea 32
Hotel Administration 90 3.0%    India 13
Health Sciences 126 4.2%
Law School 410 13.7% Avg. Credits Taken

Liberal Arts 270 9.0%    Full-Time Students 10.8
Sciences 133 4.5%    Part-Time Students 4.3
Urban Affairs 318 10.6%
TOTAL 2,987 100.0% Persistence of Entering Master's Students
   Fall 1997 Entering 619
   Fall 1998 Enrolled 465
   Fall 1999 Enrolled
Graduated		 262
144
   Fall 2000 Enrolled
Graduated		 126
307
Enrolled/Graduated within 3 years
Graduated within 3 years		 70.0%
49.6%

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