by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
University of Nevada - Reno was awarded 445 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is teaching assistants.
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College Factual ranked UNR as #262 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when UNR held the #320 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
UNR also holds the #2 spot on the Best Colleges in Nevada ranking.
With an acceptance rate of 88%, University of Nevada - Reno is easier to get into than many other schools. But that doesn't mean you can slack off on your application. Make sure to treat this school like any other when submitting requested materials and documents.
About 12% of students accepted to UNR submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 530 and 640. Math scores were between 530 and 630.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At University of Nevada - Reno, this ratio is 17 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Nevada - Reno is 98%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 78% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like University of Nevada - Reno enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At UNR this rate is 33%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 16,845 undergraduates at UNR with 14,323 being full-time and 2,522 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $11,795 | $12,399 | $15,106 | $17,907 | $19,631 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UNR, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UNR, approximately 30% of students took out student loans averaging $6,579 a year. That adds up to $26,316 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at UNR is 4.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for UNR are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1664 North Virginia Street, Reno, NV 89557 |
| Phone: | 775-784-1110 |
| Website: | www.unr.edu/ |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/unevadareno |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 381 | $33,211 |
| General Psychology | 210 | $28,592 |
| Marketing | 192 | $37,886 |
| General Biology | 178 | $28,742 |
| Criminology | 171 | $34,411 |
| Nursing | 167 | $69,757 |
| General Business/Commerce | 156 | $41,458 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 155 | $61,173 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 136 | $44,195 |
| Journalism | 124 | $33,582 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 6,149 students took at least one online class at University of Nevada - Reno. This is an increase from the 5,598 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 6,149 | 1,586 |
| 2019-2020 | 5,598 | 1,299 |
| 2018-2019 | 5,018 | 1,066 |
| 2017-2018 | 4,661 | 955 |
| 2016-2017 | 4,692 | 820 |
Learn more about online learning at University of Nevada - Reno.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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