Study abroad at Las Vegas

Las Vegas is the world's undisputed entertainment, hospitality, gaming, and sports tourism capital, situated in the sunny Mojave Desert valley of Southern Nevada, located 4 hours northeast of Los Angeles. Beyond the world-famous Las Vegas Strip and Bellagio Fountains, Las Vegas is one of America's fastest-growing technology, biomedical, entertainment production, and professional sports economic boomtowns (Allegiant Stadium - home of the NFL Raiders, Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, Sphere, Switch SUPERNAP data ecosystem, and Tesla/The Boring Company Vegas Loop), with 0% state personal income tax in Nevada. Las Vegas is the flagship urban home of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV - founded in 1957, premier public doctoral Carnegie R1 Very High Research Activity university with over 31,000 students on a 332-acre campus just 1.5 miles from the Strip). UNLV is internationally celebrated as the world's undisputed authority in hospitality education: the William F. Harrah College of Hospitality (consistently ranked #1 in the United States and #2 in the world by QS World University Rankings for Hospitality & Leisure Management, housed in the state-of-the-art $59M Hospitality Hall), Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering (Cybersecurity, Unmanned Aerial Systems/Drones, Robotics, and Civil Engineering), Lee Business School (AACSB-accredited), William S. Boyd School of Law (ranked #1 in the US for Legal Writing and Dispute Resolution), and Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine. Degrees are taught 100% in English with prestigious US accreditations. International students benefit from zero state income tax, unmatched paid internship and career opportunities in global luxury resorts and tech conferences, generous UNLV International Merit Scholarships ($3,000 to $9,000/year), and direct US F-1 / I-20 Student Visa support with 3-year STEM OPT work extensions.

Tuition fees in Las Vegas for international undergraduate students at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV - Carnegie R1) range between $25,500 and $28,500 per academic year for Harrah Hospitality, Computer Science, Engineering, Lee Business, and Nursing (with UNLV awarding competitive International Student Merit Scholarships discounting $3,000 to $9,000/year from tuition, bringing net tuition down to approx. $17,500–$22,500/year). Postgraduate Master's degrees (such as the Master of Science in Hotel Administration, MBA, and MS in Computer Science) range from $16,000 to $26,000 per year (with extensive funded graduate assistantships in hospitality and engineering). Modern on-campus university residences (UNF Dayton Complex, South Complex, Upper Class Complex, The Degree on-campus apartments) cost between $700 and $1,250 per month (inclusive of meal plans, utilities, and high-speed Wi-Fi), while off-campus student apartments in Maryland Parkway, Paradise, and Green Valley range from $600 to $1,100 per month. General monthly living expenses range between $800 and $1,350.

International students require a US F-1 Student Visa. Upon academic admission and verification of financial documentation (bank statement certifying first-year tuition and living expenses minus scholarship awards), International Student Services (UNLV ISS) issues the official Form I-20. The student pays the SEVIS I-901 fee, completes the DS-160 online visa application, and attends the F-1 visa interview at the US Embassy or Consulate. STEM graduates qualify for a 24-month OPT extension (total 36 months of US employment authorization).