Interactive Visualizations
The Higher Education collection includes interactive data visualizations from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Survey of Research & Development Expenditures at Universities & Colleges/Higher Education Research & Development Survey. The full data set is publicly accessible, and can be found on the NSF website. UNLV and UNR data on earned doctorates, R&D expenditures and total graduate enrollment are included.
Fact Sheets
The Higher Education fact sheets collection presents publicly available and original data on Higher Education for the Las Vegas area, the state of Nevada, and the Mountain West region.
Collection: Higher Education Author: Madison Dwyer, Zachary Billot, Annie Vong, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet reports data for individuals who earned both a high school diploma from a Nevada high school and a bachelor’s degree at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) or the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) between 2010 and 2022, as well as the…
Collection: Higher Education Author: Zachary Billot, Jesse Fager-Larsen, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet reports data on research space square footage for public R1 universities in five Mountain West States: Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. This fact sheet includes national rankings of public R1 universities in the Mountain West states…
Collection: Higher Education Author: Maryam Raja, Riley Ruff, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet examines data on student and faculty diversity at public research universities in the Mountain West region. This fact sheet examines data from a New America report by Olivia Cheche which explores data on the 106 R1 (Research Very High)…
Collection: Higher Education Author: Riley Ruff, Miguel A. Soriano-Ralston, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet examines data on federal funding provided to public colleges and universities in Nevada. The original HEA Group report includes data on federal funding for public and for-profit higher education institutions in the U.S. Read the Publication
Collection: Higher Education Author: Annie Vong, Caitlin J Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet examines data from a New America report by Olivia Cheche which explores higher education data for each congressional district in the United States. Data include the number of colleges/universities, total expenditures, total amount of Pell grant money…
Collection: Higher Education Author: Emily J. Daclan, Isabelle G. Graham, Annie Vong, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet presents the 2024 graduate program rankings for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and for the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) based on the data published in the U.S. News and World Report. The graduate…
Collection: Higher Education Authors: Isabelle G. Graham, Emily J. Daclan, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet presents data from The HEA Group examining 2023-2024 median earnings four years after graduating with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). Median earnings are presented for…
Publication Date: September 2022 Author: Olivia K. Cheche, Kristian Thymianos, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet examines the Science & Engineering State Indicators database from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. Read the Publication
Publication Date: August 2022 Author: Peter Grema, Saha Salahi, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet presents data on public R1 higher education institutions in the Mountain West from the “Economic Mobility Index,” crafted by higher education researchers at the think tank, Third Way. We summarize the rankings of eleven Mountain West R1 institutions in Nevada…
Publication Date: July 2022 Author: Zachary Walusek, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet summarizes findings on student loan debt across Mountain West states from “Student Loan Debt by State,” a report by the Education Data Initiative. Read the Publication
Publication Date: July 2022 Author: Vanessa M. Booth, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet explores higher education budget appropriation changes from fiscal year 2016 (FY16) to fiscal year 2021 (FY21) in the Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. This fact sheet reports data original presented in the 2021 Inside…-
Publication Date: May 2022 Author: Olivia K. Cheche, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet highlights data on the racial and ethnic diversity of students, tenured faculty, tenure-track faculty, and non-tenured/tenure-track faculty at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). Data are presented for each year from 2012 to…