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Sierra Nevada College Data & Information Overview

4 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
67% Acceptance Rate
Find out more about how Sierra Nevada College ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below.
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How Well Is Sierra Nevada College Ranked?

#1,946 Best Colleges in Nation
#9 Best Colleges in NV
Resort Management Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

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Sierra Nevada College was awarded 4 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is resort management.

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Overall Quality

SNC landed the #1,946 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,238 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.

Out of the 10 colleges in Nevada, SNC is ranked at #9.

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Is It Hard to Get Into SNC?

67% Acceptance Rate
57% Of Accepted Are Women
22% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Sierra Nevada College is a competitive 67%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.

Average Test Scores

About 22% of students accepted to SNC submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 440 and 600. Math scores were between 480 and 600.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Sierra Nevada College  ( 440 to 600 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Sierra Nevada College  ( 480 to 600 )
200
800
SNC received ACT scores from 14% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 17 and 22.

ACT Composite Scores for Sierra Nevada College  ( 17 to 22 )
1
36

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Sierra Nevada College Faculty

9 to 1 Student to Faculty
24% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at SNC is an impressive 9 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Sierra Nevada College is 24%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  24 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Sierra Nevada College

78% Freshmen Retention
41% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 78% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Sierra Nevada College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  78 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At SNC the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 41%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  41 out of 100
0
100

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Sierra Nevada College.

Sierra Nevada College Undergraduate Student Diversity

259 Full-Time Undergraduates
10.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
50.2% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 274 undergraduates at SNC with 259 being full-time and 15 being part-time.

How Much Does Sierra Nevada College Cost?

$30,603 Net Price
41% Take Out Loans
$25,580 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of SNC is $30,603. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for SNC

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$29,154 $44,540 $36,540 $32,040 $28,840

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 SNC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At SNC, approximately 41% of students took out student loans averaging $6,395 a year. That adds up to $25,580 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SNC is 4.9%. 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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How Much Money Do SNC Graduates Make?

$44,447 Avg Salary of Grads
Average Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from SNC make about $44,447 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. That's great news for SNC students since it is 5% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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See which majors at Sierra Nevada College make the most money.

Location of Sierra Nevada College

Nevada State
259 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
Located in Incline Village, Nevada, Sierra Nevada College is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of SNC is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

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Contact details for SNC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 999 Tahoe Blvd., Incline Village, NV 89451
Phone: 775-831-1314
Website: www.sierranevada.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/snclaketahoe
Twitter: https://twitter.com/snclaketahoe

Sierra Nevada College Majors

22 Majors With Completions
90 Undergraduate Degrees
125 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 22 majors graduated from Sierra Nevada College. Of these students, 90 received undergraduate degrees and 125 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
General Psychology 22 NA
International Business 11 NA
Interdisciplinary Studies 11 $28,090
Marketing 9 $45,384
Finance & Financial Management 8 NA
Hospitality Management 6 NA
Fine & Studio Arts 6 NA
Natural Resources Conservation 5 NA
General Biology 4 NA
English Literature (Other) 4 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Sierra Nevada College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

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Notes and References

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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