2025 Scholarship Program Statistics

53% of our scholarships in 2025 were awarded to First Generation students!

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2025 Applicants By Gender*
Gender	Applicants	Applicant %	Washoe County student % ***
Female	493	65.8%	48.2%
Male	244	32.6%	51.8%
Non-binary	8	1.1%	Unreported
Prefer not to answer	4	0.5%	Unreported

2025 Applicants by Race/Ethnicity*
Race/Ethnicity	Applicants	Applicant %	Washoe County student % **
American Indian or Alaska Native	6	0.8%	1.1%
Asian/Asian American	110	14.7%	4.0%
Black/African American	46	6.1%	2.7%
Hispanic/Latinx	168	22.4%	44.1%
Multi-Racial	54	7.2%	6.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.1%	1.7%
White/Caucasian	358	47.8%	40.1%
Other	5	0.7%	Unreported

2025 Scholarship Recipients by Gender*
Gender	Recipients	Recipient %	Washoe County student % ***
Female	141	64.1%	48.2%
Male	77	35.0%	51.8%
Non-binary	0	0%	Unreported
Prefer not to answer	2	0.9%	Unreported

2025 Scholarship Recipients by Race/Ethnicity*
Race/Ethnicity	Recipients	Recipient %	Washoe County student % **
American Indian or Alaska Native	5	2.3%	1.1%
Asian/Asian American	26	11.8%	4.0%
Black/African American	16	7.3%	2.7%
Hispanic/Latinx	66	30.0%	44.1%
Multi-Racial	19	8.6%	6.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.5%	1.7%
White Caucasian	85	38.6%	40.1%
Other	2	0.9%	Unreported

Applicants from Washoe County Schools*:
	Applicants	Recipients
Academy of Career Education	2	1
Academy of Arts Career and Technology	13	5
Bishop Manogue	8	1
Coral Academy of Science	3	3
Damonte Ranch	9	3
Davidson Academy	3	1
Encompass Academy	1	1
Galena	18	10
Gerlach K-12	0	0
Hug	14	8
Incline	1	0
Innovations	1	0
McQueen	8	2
Northstar Online School	1	1
North Valleys	11	5
Reed	11	5
Reno	27	2
RiSE Academy	0	0
Sage Ridge High School	0	0
Spanish Springs	10	3
Sparks	10	6
TMCC	4	2
Wooster	6	3

*includes high school and college students, new applicants only

*** Source: nces.ed.gov