Reno, NV 89557
General Information
Type: Public institution
Year Founded: 1864
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 12,937
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $106,484,577
Admissions
Application Fee: $60
Application Deadline: Rolling
Selectivity: Selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $3,576 in-state, 13,487 out-of-state
Room/Board: $7,599
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing, study skills
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: 65%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 9%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: 3%
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Washoe County School District, University of Nevada Reno, International Game Technology (IGT), State of Nevada, Washoe Medical Center, Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center, Washoe County, Self Employed,
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – No
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 1,149,824
Number of current serial subscriptions: 15,906
Number of microforms: 3,353,220
Number of audiovisuals: 66,087
Number of ebooks: 13,118
Other library facilities: DeLaMare Library (engineering & geosciences), Life & Health Sciences Library, Physical Sciences Library, W.M. Keck Earth Sciences & Mining Research Information Center, Ntl Judicial College’s Law Library, School of Medicine’s Savitt Medical Library, Mary B. Ansari Map Library
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) @ UNR Equipment Site is a biaxial, multiple shake table facility (with three identical biaxial shake tables) that is suitable for conducting of research on long, spatially distributed, structural and geotechnical systems; Bridge Research and Information Center was established in 1998 and is headquartered at the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). The center is principally sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF); The Western Regional Superpave Center in the Civil Engineering Department is one of five centers established by the Federal Highway Administration to promote the implementation of superpave technology; The mission of the Transportation Technology Transfer Center (Nevada T2 Center) is to provide training and technical assistance to transportation personnel to help them build and maintain better, safer, and more cost-effective transportation facilities; Audiovisual center, Theatres, Concert Halls, State Historical Society Museum, Planetarium, Research Institutes, Agricultural Experiment Station, W.M. Keck Museum (minerals, fossils, mining history), Nevada Terrawatt Facility, KUNR-FM Public Radio, NV Small Bus. Dvlp Ctr/Bureau of Business and Economic Research, Institute for the Study of Gambling and COmmercial Gaming, Ctr for the Application of Substance Abuse Technologies, Great Basin Center for Geothermal Energy, NASA Space Grant College and Fellowship Program; University of Nevada, Reno Fire Science Academy (FSA) includes a 426-acre, state-of-the-art training campus in Carlin, Nevada, as well as specialized training programs ??? conducted on-site or customized and offered anywhere in the world.
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 500
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 0
Classrooms: 0
Labs: 0
Other areas: 0
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing, in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 500
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 14%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 7%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 5%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 80%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 14%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (76%), women’s dorms (5%), men’s dorms (4%), apartments for married students (2%), apartment for single students (13%), special housing for disabled students (0%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 4%
Doubles: 73%
Triples or Suites: 8%
Apartments: 15%
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 8
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 75%
Fire alarms: 88%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 255 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Reno (6)
Nearest train station: Reno (1)
Nearest bus station: Reno (2)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: N/A
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 20%
Average undergraduate wage: 5,310
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Not offered
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Homecoming, Mackay Week, Welcome Back Week, Welcome Week, Black Student Organization Ball, Night of All Nations, Tunnel of Oppression, Asian American Student Association Ball, Japanese Summer Festival, Mexico Independent Day, Latino Idol, Chinese New Year, Urban Idol, University of Nevada Youth Soccer Educational Access Initiative, Asia and Oceania Heritage Week, Hispanic Parent Student Program