Department
Nevada System of Higher Education
Nevada System of Higher Education spent $1.45 billion in FY2026 — 95% of a $1.53 billion budget. It is the fourth-largest of the state's 41 departments: about $1 in every $17 of all state spending.
That is 9.5% more than in FY2025 ($1.32 billion), not adjusted for inflation.
Has one division (Nevada System of Higher Education), so this page shows its budget accounts.
- Spent FY2026
- $1.45 billion$1,445,658,183
- Budget FY2026
- $1.53 billionBudget covers 32 of 33 budget accounts.
- Share of budget spent
- 95%Spent ÷ budget
- Change from FY2025
- +9.5%FY2025: $1.32 billion
17.8% of Education spending.
Where the money went
Explore Nevada System of Higher Education by budget account: select a block to go a level deeper, or switch views. Totals leave out reserves, pass-through accounts and money paid on to other state accounts.
Budget vs spent, by budget account
32 budget accounts. The largest, NSHE - University of Nevada, Las Vegas, accounts for 32% of the total.
| Budget account | Spent FY2026 |
|---|---|
| NSHE - University of Nevada, Las Vegas2987 |