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| Motto | Omnia Pro Patria (Latin) |
Motto in English | "All for Our Country" |
| Type | Publicland-grantresearch university |
| Established | October 12, 1874; 151 years ago (1874-10-12) |
Parent institution | Nevada System of Higher Education |
| Accreditation | NWCCU |
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| Endowment | $458.0 million (2022)[1] |
| President | Brian Sandoval |
| Provost | Jeff Thompson |
Academic staff | 1,082[2] |
| Students | 20,945 (fall 2022)[3] |
| Undergraduates | 16,973 (fall 2022) |
| Postgraduates | 3,972 (fall 2022) |
| Location | ,, United States 39°32′16″N119°48′50″W / 39.53778°N 119.81389°W /39.53778; -119.81389 |
| Campus | Large city, 200 acres (81 ha) |
| Other campuses | Incline Village |
| Newspaper | The Nevada Sagebrush |
| Colors | Navy blue and silver[4] |
| Nickname | Wolf Pack |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I FBS –Mountain West |
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| Website | www |
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University of Nevada Historic District | |
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| Location | Virginia Street,Reno, Nevada |
| Area | 290 acres (117.4 ha) (entire campus) 40 acres (16 ha) (historic district) |
| Built | 1906 |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals,Second Empire, Jeffersonian Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 87000135[5] |
| Added to NRHP | February 25, 1987 |
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TheUniversity of Nevada, Reno (Nevada, theUniversity of Nevada, orUNR) is apublicland-grantresearch university inReno, Nevada, United States. It is the state's flagship public university and primary land grant institution. It was founded on October 12, 1874, inElko, Nevada.
The university is classified as adoctoral, R1research university by theCarnegie Classification.[6] In 2018, the university spent $144 million on research and development according to theNational Science Foundation.[7] Among its several schools and colleges, the university has amedical school and is home to theDonald W. Reynolds School of Journalism from which sixPulitzer Prize winners have graduated.[8]
TheNevada state constitution established theState University of Nevada inElko on October 12, 1874. In 1881, it becameNevada State University. In 1885, Nevada State University moved from Elko to Reno.[9] In 1906, it was renamed theUniversity of Nevada.
The University of Nevada remained the only four-year academic institution in the state until 1965, when the Nevada Southern campus (now theUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas) separated into its own university. In 1969, the university's name was changed to theUniversity of Nevada, Reno to distinguish from the new institution in Las Vegas.
Bachelor's, master's anddoctoral programs are offered through:
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Nevada sponsors a center dedicated toBasque studies (Including theBasque language) due to the large Basque population in Northern Nevada.
In addition, the university maintains and sponsors manycenters, institutes & facilities.
The university and surrounding community is served by several campus libraries. The libraries are:
| Academic rankings | |
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| National | |
| Forbes[10] | 167 |
| U.S. News & World Report[11] | 204 (tie) |
| Washington Monthly[12] | 204 |
| WSJ/College Pulse[13] | 348 |
| Global | |
| ARWU[14] | 601–700 |
| U.S. News & World Report[15] | 809 |
In 2025,U.S. News & World Report ranked UNR tied for 204th overall among universities nationwide and tied for 113th among public universities.[16] Also in 2025,Forbes ranked UNR 167th overall, 74th among public universities, and 36th amongwestern universities.[17]
In 2020,Washington Monthly ranked UNR 138th out of 389 universities nationally based on its contribution to the public good, as measured by social mobility, research, and promoting public service.[18]
The University of Nevada, Reno is Nevada's flagship institution of higher education.[19] The campus is located just north of downtownReno overlookingTruckee Meadows and the downtown casinos.
The university's first building,Morrill Hall, was completed in 1887 and still stands on the historic "Q" quadranagle at the campus' southern end. The hall is named afterUnited States SenatorJustin Morrill, author of the 1862Morrill Land-Grant Acts.[20]
Originallysingle-gender occupancy, Lincoln Hall for male students and Manzanita Hall for female students were both opened in 1896. While Lincoln was under construction, male students were housed in the building which had previously held the now-defunctBishop Whitaker's School for Girls, which had closed in 1894.
The tree-lined quadrangle, referred to as the "Quad," is located in the southern part of the campus, surrounded by Morrill Hall and the Mackay School of Mines. It is modeled after the quadrangle at theUniversity of Virginia.[21]
Theherbarium at UNR is made up of the herbariums of the Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station in the College of Agriculture and the Biology Department. They have operated as one unit since 1978. Among those who worked at the herbarium were Patrick Beveridge Kennedy andAmos Arthur Heller at the experiment station and Philip Augustus Lehenbauer,Dwight Billings, Hugh Nelson Mozingo,Ira La Rivers andWilliam Andrew Archer at the biology department.[22]
The football team plays at Mackay Stadium. The modern Mackay Stadium was completed in 1966 with a seating capacity of 7,500. The facility has been expanded several timesin the last 15 years[vague] and now seats 30,000.
UNR began construction of a new 108,000 square foot fitness center in June 2015. Named the E.L. Wiegand Fitness Center, it opened in February 2017. Students' use of the fitness center is included in annual tuition and fees. The fitness center has four floors and includes a gym with three basketball courts, areas for weightlifting, cardio training, fitness classes, stadium stairs and an indoor running track. The project had a $46 million cost.[23][24]
Since its creation in the fall of 2008, UNR's sustainability committee has been gathering information on various aspects of campus sustainability and beginning the development of a plan for creating a more sustainable campus.[25] Significant efforts are made towards recycling and keeping the campus green. Many university buses run onbiodiesel fuels. The bicycle program has seen a significant increase in the number of bicycle users. The university's food services has made a commitment of 1% of the meal plan revenue to go towards funding sustainable initiatives on campus.[26] In order to reduce energy use, UNR has installed solar panels on the Joe Crowley Student Union and built its firstLEED-accredited building.[27] It has been ranked among the nation's most sustainable colleges,[28] receiving an overall grade of "B+" on theSustainable Endowment Institute's College Sustainability Report Card 2010.[29]
The university is simply calledNevada for athletics purposes. Its sports teams are nicknamed the Wolf Pack (always two words). They participate in the NCAA'sDivision I (FBS forfootball) and in theMountain West Conference.
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In March 2004, the Wolf Pack men's basketball team qualified for theNCAA tournament and advanced to theSweet Sixteen for the first time in school history. The team earned a repeat trip in 2005 and beatTexas in the first round before falling to eventual national runner-upIllinois. The team returned for 2006 as a number five seed but was upset in the first round by formerBig Sky Conference rivalMontana. They began the 2006–07 season ranked 24th. The Pack's major star during this recent period of success wasNick Fazekas. In 2007, Nevada was ranked No. 9 in men's basketball, which is the highest ranking that Nevada has ever held.
The football team plays atMackay Stadium. The modern Mackay Stadium replaced its predecessor and was completed in 1966 with a seating capacity of 7,500. The facility has been expanded several times in its history and now seats 30,000. In 2005, Nevada won a share of the WAC Title. The 2010 season saw Nevada at its best finishing the season ranked No. 11 in the AP and No. 13 in the BCS, stunning Boise State, 34–31, and costing the Broncos a possible shot at the BCS title, to win another share of the WAC title.
Nevada joined theMountain West Conference in 2012.[30]
Previous conference memberships include:
| Race and ethnicity | Total | ||
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| White | 51% | ||
| Hispanic | 25% | ||
| Two or more races | 9% | ||
| Asian | 8% | ||
| Black | 3% | ||
| Unknown | 2% | ||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 1% | ||
| International student | 1% | ||
| Economic diversity | |||
| Low-income[a] | 26% | ||
| Affluent[b] | 74% | ||
The university has four official student media organizations, includingThe Nevada Sagebrush, Wolf Pack Radio,Insight Magazine (formallyArtemisia), andThe Brushfire Literature & Arts Journal.[32]
Nevada's editorially independent, monthly student newspaper isThe Nevada Sagebrush. Prior to 2004, the newspaper called itself simply theSagebrush.[33]
The newspaper has won theAssociated Collegiate PressPacemaker Award seven times—in 2007,[34] 2008,[35] 2009,[36] 2010,[37] 2011,[38] 2012,[39] and most recently 2015[40] (as of June 2025[update]).
Nevada's official student-run streaming-audio radio broadcast is Wolf Pack Radio. The station curates songs and creates radio shows for the student population on their official website. The station also partners withKWNK to broadcast the student-made radio shows on FM in the Reno area.[41]
On May 1, 1922, a license was issued to the university for station KOJ,[42] the first broadcasting station in the state of Nevada. However, KOJ apparently never made any broadcasts,[43] and its license, although it had been issued for a three month period, was canceled on June 7.[44]
The university also sponsorsInsight Magazine, the university's photography and lifestyle magazine.[45]Insight Magazine was previously known asArtemisia until summer 2008. Under the nameArtemisia, the magazine served as the university yearbook beginning in 1896.[46]
Brushfire, a literature and arts journal, was created in 1950 to promote humanties among Nevada students.[47]
The University of Nevada's classically styled campus has served as the setting for many movies, including:[48]
So, in 1885, the Legislature authorized the removal of the University to Reno in Washoe County, where in 1886 the first building was constructed, and the work of instruction was begun under Messrs. Willis and McCammon.
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