2026 Scholarship Program Statistics

In 2026, 52% of our scholarships were awarded to first-generation students!

921

2026 Applicants By Gender*
Gender	Applicants	Applicant %	Washoe County student % ***
Female	486	62.6%	48.9%
Male	283	36.5%	51.1%
Non-binary	2	0.3%	Unreported
Prefer not to answer	5	0.6%	Unreported

2026 Applicants by Race/Ethnicity*
Race/Ethnicity	Applicants	Applicant %	Washoe County student % **
American Indian or Alaska Native	4	0.5%	1.0%
Asian/Asian American	107	13.8%	4.1%
Black/African American	37	4.8%	2.8%
Hispanic/Latinx	158	20.4%	44.4%
Multi-Racial	71	9.1%	6.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0.3%	1.7%
White/Caucasian	389	50.1%	39.5%
Other	8	1.0%	Unreported

2026 Scholarship Recipients by Gender*
Gender	Recipients	Recipient %	Washoe County student % ***
Female	144	66.4%	48.9%
Male	72	33.2%	51.1%
Non-binary	1	0.05%	Unreported
Prefer not to answer	0	0.0%	Unreported

2026 Scholarship Recipients by Race/Ethnicity*
Race/Ethnicity	Recipients	Recipient %	Washoe County student % **
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	0.9%	1.1%
Asian/Asian American	28	12.9%	4.0%
Black/African American	6	2.8%	2.7%
Hispanic/Latinx	42	19.4%	44.1%
Multi-Racial	26	12.0%	6.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.5%	1.7%
White Caucasian	109	50.2%	40.1%
Other	3	1.4%	Unreported

Applicants from Washoe County Schools*:
	Applicants	Recipients
Academy of Career Education	0	0
Academy of Arts Career and Technology	13	5
Coral Academy of Science	8	4
Damonte Ranch	8	3
Davidson Academy	0	0
Debbie Smith CTE Academy	3	3
Encompass Academy	0	0
Galena	13	4
Gerlach K-12	0	0
Hug	10	3
Incline	1	0
Innovations	0	0
Manogue	8	2
McQueen	10	5
Northstar Online School	0	0
North Valleys	13	5
Reed	8	3
Reno	31	3
RiSE Academy	0	0
Sage Ridge High School	2	1
Spanish Springs	7	4
Sparks	6	3
TMCC	7	3
Wooster	11	2

*includes high school and college students, new applicants only

*** Source: nces.ed.gov