by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
College of Southern Nevada was awarded 63 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.
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CSN is ranked #500 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list.
CSN also holds the #3 spot on the Best Colleges in Nevada ranking.
As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into College of Southern Nevada since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.
With a student to faculty ratio of 17 to 1, College of Southern Nevada is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at College of Southern Nevada is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 29,965 undergraduates at CSN with 9,431 being full-time and 20,534 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,992 | $6,499 | $8,612 | $11,292 | $11,886 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of CSN, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At CSN, approximately 13% of students took out student loans averaging $3,324 a year. That adds up to $13,296 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at CSN is 1.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for CSN are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 6375 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89146-1164 |
| Phone: | 702-651-5000 |
| Website: | www.csn.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General English Literature | 941 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 936 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 570 | NA |
| Other Science Technologies/Technicians | 470 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 277 | NA |
| Information Technology | 261 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 241 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 233 | NA |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 219 | NA |
| Computer Systems Networking | 216 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 17,700 students took at least one online class at College of Southern Nevada. This is a decrease from the 18,749 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 17,700 | 9,327 |
| 2021-2022 | 18,749 | 8,158 |
| 2020-2021 | 19,704 | 7,489 |
| 2018-2019 | 15,912 | 6,621 |
Learn more about online learning at College of Southern Nevada.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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