Test-optionalEA
University of Nevada, Reno
NV · Public · West · National university · 15,944 undergraduates (large)
Admission rates
Latest admit rates
Overall admit rate83.1%
Early roundNot reported by roundEarly-round counts not in the CDS
Regular round†Not reported by roundEarly-round counts not in the CDS
† Not reported by round: this school publishes an overall admit rate but not applicant and admit counts for each round, so early and regular rates can’t be shown.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Admission rates
Overall
Early plans
Fall 2027 applicants
Early Action, non-binding · School admissions page ↗What this means:
Testing
Testing policy
Fall 2027
Test-optionalScores required for most first-year scholarshipsSchool testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026
Fall 2028
Fall 2028 policy not yet announced.School testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026
Superscoring
What this means:
How to send scores
Not stated on the school’s site
The saved pages do not describe a submission method.
checked Nov 9, 2026
Students submitting scores
Est. % submitting scores‡76.8%SAT 15.8% + ACT 61%
‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.
Submitted SAT15.8%
593 students
Submitted ACT61%
2,284 students
Score ranges (middle 50%)
Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.
SAT composite
1060.0–1280.0 median 1170
10001600
SAT Reading & Writing
540.0–660.0 median 600
500800
SAT Math
510.0–640.0 median 580
500800
ACT composite
18.0–25.0 median 22
1836
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Share of enrolled students submitting scores
SAT + ACT (est.)SATACT
SAT composite, middle 50%
25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
ACT composite, middle 50%
25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
Year-by-year data, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
| CDS year | Admitted | Admit rate | ED rate | Est. % submitting | % SAT | % ACT | SAT mid-50 | ACT mid-50 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 ↗ | 7,996 | 88.2% | Not reported | 100% | 45% | 80% | 1080-1270 | 21-26 | |
| 2020-21 ↗ | 8,419 | 87.3% | Not reported | 100% | 42% | 77% | 1060-1250 | 20-26 | |
| 2021-22 ↗ | 8,317 | 88.2% | Not reported | 72% | 12% | 60% | 1050-1260 | 20-26 | |
| 2022-23 ↗ | 8,043 | 85.7% | Not reported | 66% | 14% | 52% | 1060-1280 | 19-26 | |
| 2023-24 ↗ | 8,652 | 85.3% | Not reported | 57% | 12% | 45% | 1060-1300 | 20-26 | |
| 2024-25 ↗ | 13,032 | 73.7% | Not reported | 73% | 14% | 59% | 1070-1270 | 19-26 | |
| 2025-26 ↗ | 15,908 | 83.1% | Not reported | 76.8% | 15.8% | 61% | 1060.0-1280.0 | 18.0-25.0 |
Waitlist admit rate
Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.
Test policy in each Common Data Set
History only. The current policy is under Testing above.
- Fall 2027 Test-optional2025-26 CDS
- Fall 2026 Test-optional2024-25 CDS
- Fall 2025 Not reported2023-24 CDS
- Fall 2024 Required2022-23 CDS
- Fall 2023 Required2021-22 CDS
- Fall 2022 Required2020-21 CDS
- Fall 2021 Required2019-20 CDS