Back جامعة نيڤادا رينو ARZ نوادا در رینو بیلیم‌یوردو AZB Невадскі ўніверсітэт у Рына Byelorussian University of Nevada, Reno German Universitato de Nevado ĉe Reno Esperanto Nevadako Unibertsitatea Renon Basque دانشگاه نوادا، رینو Persian Université du Nevada à Reno French Università del Nevada - Reno Italian ネバダ大学リノ校 Japanese

University of Nevada, Reno

"University of Nevada" redirects here. For the other public research university in Nevada, see University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

University of Nevada, Reno
Former names
State University of Nevada (1874–1881)
Nevada State University (1881–1906)
University of Nevada (1906–1969)
MottoOmnia Pro Patria (Latin)
Motto in English
"All For Our Country"
TypePublic land-grant research university
EstablishedOctober 12, 1874 (1874-10-12)
Parent institution
Nevada System of Higher Education
AccreditationNWCCU
Academic affiliations
Endowment$458.0 million (2022)[1]
PresidentBrian Sandoval
ProvostJeff Thompson
Academic staff
1,082[2]
Students20,945 (fall 2022)[3]
Undergraduates16,973 (fall 2022)
Postgraduates3,972 (fall 2022)
Location
Reno
,
Nevada
,
United States

39°32′16″N 119°48′50″W / 39.53778°N 119.81389°W / 39.53778; -119.81389
CampusLarge city, 200 acres (0.81 km2)
Other campusesIncline Village
NewspaperThe Nevada Sagebrush
ColorsNavy blue and silver[4]
   
NicknameWolf Pack
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division I FBS – Mountain West
Mascots
  • Alphie
  • Wolfie Jr.
  • Luna
Websitewww.unr.edu
University of Nevada Historic District
University of Nevada, Reno is located in Nevada
University of Nevada, Reno
LocationVirginia Street, Reno, Nevada
Area290 acres (117.4 ha) (entire campus)
40 acres (16 ha) (historic district)
Built1906
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Second Empire, Jeffersonian Revival
NRHP reference No.87000135[5]
Added to NRHPFebruary 25, 1987

The University of Nevada, Reno (Nevada, the University of Nevada, or UNR) is a public land-grant research university in Reno, Nevada, United States. It is the state's flagship public university and primary land grant institution. It was founded on October 12, 1874, in Elko, Nevada.

The university is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity" by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.[6] According to the National Science Foundation, the university spent $144 million on research and development in 2018, ranking it 139th in the nation.[7] The university has a medical school.[8] The university is also home to the Donald W. Reynolds School of Journalism. It has graduated six Pulitzer Prize winners.[9]

  1. ^ As of June 30, 2022. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Endowment Market Value, and Change* in Endowment Market Value from FY21 to FY22 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. February 17, 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  2. ^ "University of Nevada, Reno employee counts by year". Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  3. ^ "College Navigator - University of Nevada, Reno". National Center for Education Statistics.
  4. ^ "UNR Visual Identity". Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  5. ^ "National Register Information System – (#87000135)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  6. ^ Carnegie Classification. "University of Nevada". carnegieclassifications.iu.edu. Archived from the original on September 11, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  7. ^ "Table 20. Higher education R&D expenditures, ranked by FY 2018 R&D expenditures: FYs 2009–18". ncsesdata.nsf.gov. National Science Foundation. Archived from the original on September 30, 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  8. ^ "University of Nevada School of Medicine". Medicine.nevada.edu. Archived from the original on February 14, 2005. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
  9. ^ "Patents and Innovation". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved November 30, 2024.

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