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University of Nevada, Reno

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Reno, NV
Population 500,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 15,723
Men / Women 46% / 54%
White 49%
Hispanic 24%
Mixed 9%
Asian 8%
Black 4%
Native American 1%
International 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 31%
Life & Natural Sciences 30%
Business & Economics 18%
Engineering, Computing & Math 17%
Arts 2%
Education 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,578
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $27,720
Est. In-State Cost $12,390
Est. Out-of-State Cost $35,859
10-Year ROI $197,000
ROI Percentile 81th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 80%
4-Year Graduation Rate 42%
6-Year Graduation Rate 61%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 130 (95th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 3,578 (98th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 314 (96th pctl)
Muggyness Very Dry

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 85%
Yield (Unbound) 25%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $118M #107
Humanities & Social Sciences $13M #115
Engineering, Computing & Math $47M #120
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 39 #122
Life & Natural Sciences 167 #160
Humanities & Social Sciences 46 #269

Honors College

Standardized Tests — Test Blind

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
University of Nevada, Reno 3,523 45% / 55% 1% $73,623
Biomedical Engineering 25 52% / 48% 0%
Chemical Engineering 20 55% / 45% 0% $89,070
Civil Engineering 52 73% / 27% 0% $95,647
Computer Science 136 75% / 25% 3%
Computer and Information Sciences 89 +3 73% / 27% 3% $101,584
Electrical Engineering 65 82% / 18% 0% $99,790
Engineering Physics
Environmental Engineering 11 36% / 64% 0%
Geological Engineering 6 50% / 50% 0%
Materials Engineering 9 78% / 22% 0%
Mathematics 25 72% / 28% 0% $79,390
Mechanical Engineering 119 87% / 13% 2% $90,568
Metallurgical Engineering 3 33% / 67% 0%
Mining Engineering 7 71% / 29% 14% $97,859
Physics 17 +2 65% / 35% 6%
Agriculture 13 46% / 54% 0%
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology 5 60% / 40% 0%
Biochemistry 47 +1 47% / 53% 2% $69,366
Biology 171 40% / 60% 1% $60,740
Biotechnology 14 43% / 57% 0%
Chemistry 31 52% / 48% 0%
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services 13 8% / 92% 0%
Environmental Science 41 +1 34% / 66% 0% $64,251
Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology 39 +1 31% / 69% 5%
Forest Management/Forest Resources Management 18 61% / 39% 0%
Geophysics and Seismology 1 100% / 0% 0%
Geosciences 16 69% / 31% 0%
Health Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0%
Health and Wellness 1 0% / 100% 0% $60,186
Hydrology and Water Resources Science 2 100% / 0% 0%
Microbiology and Immunology 31 45% / 55% 0%
Neuroscience 65 28% / 72% 2% $65,291
Nursing 193 19% / 81% 1% $119,328
Pre-Veterinary Studies 29 24% / 76% 0%
Public Health 265 +1 29% / 71% 1% $69,666
Range Science and Management 3 0% / 100% 0%
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 42 5% / 95% 0% $67,934
Accounting 42 +10 55% / 45% 0% $83,392
Business Management and Administration 65 +4 63% / 37% 2% $89,800
Economics 39 +6 72% / 28% 3%
Finance 135 +11 81% / 19% 2% $79,430
General Business 152 +33 61% / 39% 1% $66,923
International Business 19 +1 58% / 42% 5% $63,476
Marketing 171 +26 50% / 50% 1% $70,274
Anthropology 16 +3 31% / 69% 0% $50,822
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration 145 36% / 64% 0%
English 55 +3 35% / 65% 0% $45,018
Ethnic Studies 8 12% / 88% 0%
French 6 +1 17% / 83% 0% $49,125
General Studies 62 52% / 48% 8% $57,729
Geography 10 20% / 80% 0%
History 46 +6 61% / 39% 0% $56,835
Human Development and Family Studies 81 23% / 77% 1% $51,342
International Affairs 17 +9 65% / 35% 6% $54,427
Journalism 77 27% / 73% 0% $55,518
Philosophy 15 +5 47% / 53% 0%
Political Science 59 +19 47% / 53% 0% $59,548
Psychology 188 24% / 76% 1% $76,936
Research and Experimental Psychology 74 26% / 74% 1%
Social Work 105 14% / 86% 0% $69,140
Sociology 23 +4 22% / 78% 0% $38,302
Spanish 39 +6 38% / 62% 3% $49,125
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 51 +1 47% / 53% 2% $63,884
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management 30 50% / 50% 0%
Agricultural Teacher Education 2 50% / 50% 0%
Biology Teacher Education 9 33% / 67% 0%
Chemistry Teacher Education
Driver and Safety Teacher Education
Elementary Education 38 11% / 89% 3% $56,175
English Education 12 42% / 58% 0%
French Language Teacher Education
History Teacher Education 9 33% / 67% 0%
Mathematics Teacher Education 7 57% / 43% 0%
Physics Teacher Education 1 100% / 0% 0%
Secondary Education and Teaching 3 33% / 67% 0% $56,175
Social Science Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0%
Spanish Language Teacher Education 2 50% / 50% 0%
Art History 4 +1 0% / 100% 0% $42,752
Art/Art Studies 38 +2 32% / 68% 0% $42,752
Dance 1 +2 0% / 100% 0%
Design and Visual Communications 7 14% / 86% 0%
Music 7 +1 71% / 29% 0% $46,122
Music Education 8 88% / 12% 0%
Music Performance 4 100% / 0% 0% $46,122
Theater 10 +3 40% / 60% 0%
Theatre and Dance 5 0% / 100% 0%