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University of Nevada-Reno
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Information Summary
Ranks 486th overall and 1st in Nevada
| Overall Score
On StateUniversity.com (about) |
83.9 |
|---|---|
| Total Cost
On-Campus Attendance |
$19,820 |
| Admission
Success rate |
88% |
| ACT / SAT
75 %ile scores |
25 / 1170 |
| Student Ratio
Ratio of students to faculty |
17 : 1 |
| Retention
(Full-Time / Part-Time) |
77% / 51% |
| Enrollment
Total (all students) |
16,663 |
Carnegie Foundation Classification
Research Universities (high research activity)
| Undergraduate | Balanced arts & sciences/professions, high graduate coexistence |
|---|---|
| Graduate | Comprehensive doctoral with medical/veterinary |
| Undergraduate Population | Full-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in |
| Enrollment | High undergraduate |
| Size & Setting | Large four-year, primarily nonresidential |
General Characteristics
| Highest offering | Doctoral degree |
|---|---|
| Calendar System | Semester |
| Years of college work required | N/A |
| Variable Tuition |
Special Learning Opportunities
| Distance Learning | |
|---|---|
| ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force | |
| Study Abroad | |
| Weekend College | |
| Teacher Certification |
Student Tuition Costs and Fees
What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending University of Nevada-Reno?
Ranks 703rd for total cost of attendance
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FT Undergraduate Tuition | $3,623 | $3,623 | $14,433 |
| FT Undergraduate Required Fees | $505 | $505 | $505 |
| PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour | $129 | $129 | $249 |
| FT Graduate Tuition | $3,173 | $3,173 | $13,983 |
| FT Graduate Required Fees | $447 | $447 | $447 |
| PT Graduate per Credit Hour | $176 | $176 | $366 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus | $19,820 | $19,820 | $30,630 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family | $20,620 | $20,620 | $31,430 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family | $11,070 | $11,070 | $21,880 |
Student Tuition Costs for Professional Fields
What are the typical tuition costs and fees for getting a professional degree?
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Degree — Tuition | $12,416 | $32,272 |
| Medical Degree — Required Fees | $2,661 | $2,661 |
Student Tuition Cost History and Trends
Three year history and trends on the cost of attending
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published Tuition & Fees | $3,260 |
$3,260 |
$12,727 |
| Cost (regardless of residency) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Books & Supplies | $1,200 |
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| On-Campus – Room & Board | $8,575 |
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| On-Campus – Other Expenses | $4,815 |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board | $8,600 |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses | $6,006 |
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| Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board | $5,466 |
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Admission Details
| Application Fee Required | N/A |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate Application Fee | $60 |
| Graduate Application Fee | $60 |
| First Professional Application Fee | $45 |
| Applicants | 4,683 (2,238 male / 2,445 female) |
| Admitted | 4,111 (1,927 male / 2,184 female) |
| Admission rate | 88% |
| First-time Enrollment | 2,278 (1,082 male / 1,196 female) |
| FT Enrollment | 2,226 (1,060 male / 1,166 female) |
| PT Enrollment | 52 (22 male / 30 female) |
| Total Enrollment | 16,663 |
Admission Criteria
What criteria does University of Nevada-Reno use for admissions?
| Open Admissions | |
|---|---|
| Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record | |
| College Prep. Completion | |
| Recommendations | N/A |
| Formal competency demo | N/A |
| Admission test scores | |
| TOEFL | |
| Other tests | N/A |
Admission Credits Accepted
What types of credits does University of Nevada-Reno accept?
| Dual Credit | |
|---|---|
| Life Experience | |
| Advanced Placement (AP) |
Athletics - Association Memberships
| Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships | NCAA |
|---|---|
| NCAA Football Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| NCAA Basketball Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| NCAA Baseball Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| NCAA Track & Field Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
ACT Test Admission
Ranks 610th for 75pctl scores
| Applicants submitting ACT results | 52% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | 19 / 25 |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | 19 / 26 |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 20 / 25 |
SAT Test Admission
Ranks 595th for 75pctl scores
| Applicants submitting SAT results | 75% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | 460 / 580 |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | 460 / 590 |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 920 / 1170 |
Student Services
| Remedial Services | |
|---|---|
| Academic / Career Counseling | |
| PT Cost-defraying Employment | |
| Career Placement | |
| On-Campus Day Care | |
| Library Facility |
Student Living
| First-time Room / Board Required | |
|---|---|
| Dorm Capacity | 1,761 |
| Meals per Week | N/A |
| Room Fee | $4,570 |
| Board Fee | $3,899 |
Student Financial Aid Details
How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?
University of Nevada-Reno Ranks 3519th for the average student loan amount.
| Average | Users | % of Attendees | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Aid | $2,969 | 228 | |
| State & Local Grant Aid | $1,723 | 1,712 | |
| Institutional Grant Aid | $1,694 | 1,618 | |
| Student Loan Aid | $3,295 | 504 | |
| Any financial aid type | 2,147 |
Student Enrollment Demographics
How many students are enrolled at University of Nevada-Reno?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | 362 | 342 | 704 |
Black Non-Hispanic | 167 | 217 | 384 |
Hispanic | 457 | 684 | 1,141 |
Asian / Pacific Islander | 502 | 598 | 1,100 |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | 75 | 95 | 170 |
White Non-Hispanic | 5,152 | 6,271 | 11,423 |
Race Unknown | 823 | 918 | 1,741 |
| Total | 7,538 | 9,125 | 16,663 |
Student Graduation Demographics
How many students graduated at University of Nevada-Reno?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | 14 | 23 | 37 |
Black Non-Hispanic | 25 | 34 | 59 |
Hispanic | 64 | 66 | 130 |
Asian / Pacific Islander | 58 | 88 | 146 |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | 8 | 14 | 22 |
White Non-Hispanic | 634 | 827 | 1,461 |
Race Unknown | 37 | 38 | 75 |
| Total | 840 | 1,090 | 1,930 |
Most Popular Fields of Study
The top 5 fields of study completed at University of Nevada-Reno.
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 110 | 151 | |
| 55 | 84 | 139 | |
| 53 | 64 | 117 | |
| 17 | 85 | 102 | |
| 27 | 55 | 82 |
Student Completion / Graduation Demographics
How many students are successful graduates?
Faculty Compensation / Salaries
University of Nevada-Reno Ranks 229th for the average full-time faculty salary.
| Tenure system | |
|---|---|
| Average FT Salary | $80,977 ($87,607 male / $70,616 female) |
| Number of FT Faculty | 656 (400 male / 256 female) |
| Number of PT Faculty | 180 |
| FT Faculty Ratio | 4 : 1 |
| Total Benefits | $9,790,104 |
Local News for University of Nevada-Reno
Judge hears accusations of U. Nevada-Reno corruption September 23rd
The evidentiary hearing Thursday and Friday into allegations of vast corruption at the University of Nevada-Reno began with the juxtaposition of photos of UNR President Milton Glick and gangster Al Capone.
Board of Regents: U. Nevada-Reno low on student diversity September 23rd
The University of Nevada-Reno came in behind its southern rival, the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, in diversity levels in a report released last week.
Evidentiary hearing for U. Nevada-Reno corruption case ends September 21st
It will take a long time to decide if a grand jury should be called to further investigate sweeping allegations of public corruption at the University of Nevada-Reno, Judge Connie Steinheimer of the Washoe District Court said at the end of a two-day hearing into public corruption.
University of Nevada-Reno Academics
There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. University of Nevada: Reno is unique in its study options. Besides, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Career Counseling, Economically Disadvantaged Student Services, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Legal Services, Minority Student Services, On-Campus Daycare, Personal Counseling, Placement Service, Veterans Counselor and Women’s Services can help. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. An instance of this, the university has a Distance Learning, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, ESL, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, ROTC, Army, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification and Visiting/Exchange Student Program.
The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at University of Nevada: Reno.
- Foreign Language and Literature:
- French, German, Spanish
- Computer Science:
- Computer Science, Computer/Information Sciences – General, Information Technology
- History:
- History – General
- Education:
- Agricultural Education, Art Teacher Education, Biology Teacher Education, Business Teacher Education, Chemistry Teacher Education, Drama/Dance Teacher Education, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, English Teacher Education, Family/Consumer Sciences – Education, Foreign Language Teacher Education, French Teacher Education, German Teacher Education, Health Teacher Education, History Teacher Education, Mathematics Education, Music Teacher Education, Physical Education, Physics Teacher Education, Science Teacher Education, Secondary Education, Social Science Teacher Education, Social Studies Teacher Education, Spanish Language Teacher Education, Special Education, Speech Teacher Education, Technology/Industrial Arts Education, Trade/Industrial Education
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences:
- Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Health Ecology, Human Ecology
- Health and Clinical Sciences:
- Nursing (RN), Premedicine, Preveterinary Medicine, Speech-Language Pathology, Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology
- Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:
- recreation & fitness – general
- Popular majors:
- fourteen percent business per marketing, eleven percent education, nine percent health professions, eight percent social sciences, seven percent engineering, seven percent liberal arts, six percent biology, six percent communications per journalism, six percent psychology, five percent computer and information sciences
- Business, Management, & Marketing:
- Accounting, Business – General, Business/Managerial Economics, Finance/Banking, International Business, Logistics/Materials Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing Management
- Social Sciences:
- Anthropology, Applied Economics, Criminology, Economics, Geography, International Relations, Political Science/Government, Sociology
- Philosphy and Religion:
- Philosophy
- Mathematics:
- Mathematics – General
- English Language and Literature:
- English, English Language & Literature – General
- Public Administration and Service:
- Social Work
- Psychology:
- Psychology – General
- Physical Sciences:
- Chemistry, Geology, GeophysicsSeismology, HydrologyWater Resources, Physics
- School of Visual and Performing Arts:
- Art – General, Art History/Criticism/Conservation, Drama/Theater Arts, Interior Design, Music – General, Music – General Performance
- Communications & Journalism:
- Communications/Rhetoric, Journalism
The cost per credit hour (overall) was $414 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for non-need-based aid last fall. Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of March. In contrast, for non-international students, tutition fees are $12,737 Room & Board (on-campus) $7,785 Additional estimated expenses $1,560 Costs per credit hour $414 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for non-need-based aid. Other additional expenses amounted to $1,560 Costs per credit hour $414 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for non-need-based aid. In addition, for international students, the application fee is 95.
University of Nevada-Reno Admissions
Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 86% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 75%. Remember that this can change at any time. This school requires an application fee consisting of sixty dollars regular application fee, sixty dollars out-of-state application fee, sixty dollars online application fee and point zero . Transfer student are not ignored. For one thing, there were one thousand, nine hundred and sixty-four total number of transfer students who applied and one thousand, seven hundred and eighty-three total number of transfer students who were admitted.
The regular application due date was not reported. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 31st of May and In the same way, if you wish to apply with priority status make sure you application is in by the 1st of March. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 1st of February. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of March. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place.
University of Nevada-Reno Financial Aid
Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Financial aid distribution is at sixty-one percent scholarships per grants and thirty-nine percent loans per jobs.
University of Nevada-Reno Students
The university is a Public, University, Four-year, Coed, where 86 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. Moreover, it is part of an Urban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Commuter campus. University of Nevada: Reno offers Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral and First Professional degrees. In addition, the student body consists of eighty-three percent in-state students, seventeen percent out-of-state students, three percent part-time students, fifty-five percent women, forty-five percent men, one percent american indian per alaskan native, seven percent asian per pacific islander, three percent black per non-hispanic, nine percent hispanic, sixty-seven percent white per non-hispanic, one percent non-resident alien, twelve percent race per ethnicity unreported, twenty percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, twenty percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, twenty-one percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, twenty percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, eighteen percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99 and one percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49. The school’s size is approximately twelve thousand, four hundred and four degree-seeking undergrads, two thousand, four hundred and thirty-two first-time degree-seeking freshmen and three thousand, one hundred and eighty-four graduate enrollment.
This school features the Urban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Commuter campus. Besides, the university has many unique facilites such as mineral museum, planetarium, arboretum, disability resource center, ethnic student resource center, internship center. In fact, the school is located 225 miles from San Francisco, 460 miles from Las Vegas.
University of Nevada-Reno Athletics
The following sports can be found here:
- Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
- Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
- Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
- Men’s NCAA Division IA, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Football
- Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Golf
- Men’s Intramural Handball
- Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
- Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club, Women’s Club and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
- Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Softball
- Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Table_tennis
- Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Track_and_field
- Women’s NCAA Division I Track_indoor
- Women’s NCAA Division I Track_outdoor
- Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball
- Men’s Club Wrestling















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