University of Nevada-Reno

Research Universities (high research activity)
Undergraduate	Balanced arts & sciences/professions, high graduate coexistence
Graduate	Comprehensive doctoral with medical/veterinary
Undergraduate Population	Full-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in
Enrollment	High undergraduate
Size & Setting	Large four-year, primarily nonresidential

Title IV Eligibility	Participates in Title IV federal financial aid programs
Highest offering	Doctoral degree
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition
Religious Affiliation	N/A
Congressional District	3202

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending University of Nevada-Reno?
790th for total cost of attendance
	In District	In State	Out of State
Effective as of 2010-08-04
FT Undergraduate Tuition	$4,485	$4,485	$16,825
FT Undergraduate Required Fees	$546	$546	$546
PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour	$140	$140	$290

FT Graduate Tuition	$4,046	$4,046	$16,386
FT Graduate Required Fees	$537	$537	$537
PT Graduate per Credit Hour	$222	$222	$461

Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus	$20,345	$20,345	$32,685
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family	$22,345	$22,345	$34,685
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family	$11,095	$11,095	$23,435

Prior year comparison and trends on the cost of attending / attendance cost.
	In District	In State	Out of State
Published Tuition & Fees	$4,008↓ $4,563	$4,008↓ $4,563	$14,818↓ $15,658

	Cost (regardless of residency)
Effective as of 2010-08-04
Books & Supplies	$1,300(N/C)
On-Campus – Room & Board	$9,399↓ $9,659
On-Campus – Other Expenses	$4,993↑ $4,178
Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board	$8,979↓ $9,419
Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses	$6,213↑ $5,918
Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board	$5,642↑ $4,887

Effective as of 2010-08-05
Application Fee Required	N/A
Undergraduate Application Fee	$60
Graduate Application Fee	$60
First Professional Application Fee	N/A

Applicants	5,127 (2,691 male / 2,354 female)
Admitted	4,457 (2,441 male / 2,016 female)
Admission rate	87%

First-time Enrollment	2,172 (1,003 male / 1,169 female)
FT Enrollment	2,131 (984 male / 1,147 female)
PT Enrollment	41 (19 male / 22 female)
Total Enrollment	16,875

What criteria does University of Nevada-Reno use for admissions?
Open Admissions
Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record	/ N/A /
College Prep. Completion
Recommendations	N/A
Formal competency demo	N/A
Admission test scores
TOEFL
Other tests	N/A

What types of credits does University of Nevada-Reno accept?
Dual Credit
Life Experience
Advanced Placement (AP)

Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships	NCAA
NCAA Football Conference	Western Athletic Conference
NCAA Basketball Conference	Western Athletic Conference
NCAA Baseball Conference	Western Athletic Conference
NCAA Track & Field Conference	Western Athletic Conference

494th for 75pctl scores
Applicants submitting ACT results	54%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile)	19 / 26
Math scores (25/75 %ile)	19 / 26
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile)	20 / 26

583rd for 75pctl scores
Applicants submitting SAT results	76%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile)	465 / 580
Math scores (25/75 %ile)	470 / 600
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile)	935 / 1180

Remedial Services
Academic / Career Counseling
PT Cost-defraying Employment
Career Placement
On-Campus Day Care
Library Facility

First-time Room / Board Required
Dorm Capacity	1,850
Meals per Week	N/A

Room Fee	$4,750
Board Fee	$4,495

How many students are successful graduates?

Total	292	98	456	306	48	4,418	188	5,986
Accounting	8	4	6	6		106	8	140
Adult Literacy Tutor/Instructor			6			58	2	66
Advertising			2			2	2	6
Agricultural Economics	4					10		14
Animal Sciences, General				2		52	2	56
Anthropology			4	2	2	46	4	64
Art History, Criticism and Conservation			4			8		14
Art Teacher Education			2					2
Art/Art Studies, General	2		4	4	4	58		74
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General	2					6		10
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist						16		16
Biochemistry	6		12	32		36		88
Biology/Biological Sciences, General	10	6	30	30	2	200	8	300
Biomedical/Medical Engineering						2		2
Biotechnology	2			2		14	2	20
Broadcast Journalism				2		8	2	14
Business Administration and Management, General	4		8	10		98	4	124
Business Teacher Education						2		2
Business/Commerce, General			6	6		126	2	142
Business/Managerial Economics	8	2	12	6		86	2	116
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology	2					18		20
Chemical Engineering	2			8		22		36
Chemistry, General	18	2	4	2		26	2	54
Chemistry, Other	2							2
Child Development		2	4			16		24
Civil Engineering, General	8		6	6	2	104	2	134
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric	4	4	12	2		82	4	110
Computer Engineering, General	6		2	4		10	8	30
Computer Science	8		4	8		44		66
Computer and Information Sciences, General	8	4	10	10		54	2	92
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician						4		4
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	4		6	4	2	40	2	60
Criminology	2	6	16	6	2	160	6	204
Curriculum and Instruction						8		8
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General	2					16	2	20
Educational Leadership and Administration, General		4		2		38		46
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	16	2	8	2	2	34		68
Elementary Education and Teaching	2		6		2	96	2	110
Engineering, Other						2		2
English Composition
English Language and Literature, General	10		12	12	4	130	12	186
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other	2		4			18		24
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	2			2	2	26		32
Environmental Science						10		10
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	6					18	2	26
Finance, General	2	2	18	8		100	6	138
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General						2		2
Foreign Language Teacher Education			4					4
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General		2				14		16
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other	2		2					4
Forestry, General						18		18
French Language and Literature			2			12	2	16
General Studies	6	16	28	10	2	212	8	284
Geography			2			54		58
Geological/Geophysical Engineering			2			30		32
Geology/Earth Science, General						34		36
Geophysics and Seismology	2					4		6
German Language and Literature						2		2
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	2	8	14	2	2	124	8	164
Health Teacher Education						2		2
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other			2					2
History, General	2		6			52		60
Housing and Human Environments, Other	2			2		26		30
Human Development and Family Studies, General			16			68		86
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General		2	2			12	2	18
International Business/Trade/Commerce	2	2	16	8		50	2	82
International Relations and Affairs	8		4	2		34		54
Journalism			6	6	4	140	6	170
Legal Professions and Studies, Other		4	8			32	4	48
Logistics and Materials Management	6				2	14	2	24
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	18		6	6	2	110		144
Mathematics Teacher Education			2			16		18
Mathematics, General	8		4	12		42	6	76
Mechanical Engineering	12		4	14		72	2	108
Medicine (MD)		2	6	16		70	4	102
Metallurgical Engineering	16			4		6		26
Mining and Mineral Engineering						4	2	8
Music Performance, General			2			12		14
Music Teacher Education						16		16
Music, General				2		24		32
Natural Resources Management and Policy					2	8		10
Natural Resources/Conservation, General						6	2	8
Neuroscience			2			2		4
Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)						22		22
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)	6		12	16	2	164	12	224
Nutrition Sciences	2		6	4		62	2	78
Pharmacology	6			2		2		10
Philosophy						10	2	12
Physics, General	6					12		20
Political Science and Government, General	6	2	14			84	4	114
Psychology, General	20	4	20	18	6	218	10	302
Public Administration			2			6		8
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)	2	6				14		22
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education			2					6
Secondary Education and Teaching			4			64	4	78
Social Psychology	4		4			16		24
Social Studies Teacher Education		2	4			36		44
Social Work		8	12	4	2	98	2	132
Sociology		2	6			32	2	42
Spanish Language and Literature			10			34	2	46
Special Education and Teaching, General			8			92	6	108
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist						52		56
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other							2	2
Urban Studies/Affairs			2			10		12
Water Resources Engineering	2					26	2	30
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management						24		26
Women's Studies			2			6		8

University of Nevada-Reno 218th for the average full-time faculty salary.
Effective as of 2010-08-31
Tenure system
Average FT Salary	$89,417 ($97,423 male / $77,561 female)
Number of FT Faculty	645 (385 male / 260 female)
Number of PT Faculty	166
FT Faculty Ratio	4 : 1
Total Benefits	$11,792,518

Sections cut, class sizes rise at U. Nevada-Reno September 2nd

Since the Nevada State Legislature decided on a 12.5 percent cut of state funding for the state’s higher education system this summer, University of Nevada-Reno has cut more than 200 class sections and increased class sizes by 50 students in some courses.

Professor, former U. Nevada-Reno employees, claim vast university corruption, conspiracy September 17th

In one of the first PowerPoint slides shown in Thursday’s evidentiary hearing concerning alleged public corruption at the University of Nevada-Reno, the three complainants juxtaposed a picture of UNR president Milton Glick with famed gangster Al Capone.

Evidentiary hearing for U. Nevada-Reno corruption case ends September 20th

It will take a long time to decide if a grand jury should be called to further investigate sweeping allegations of public corruption at the University of Nevada-Reno, Judge Connie Steinheimer of the Washoe District Court said at the end of a two-day hearing into public corruption.

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Sections cut, class sizes rise at U. Nevada-Reno September 2nd

Professor, former U. Nevada-Reno employees, claim vast university corruption, conspiracy September 17th

Evidentiary hearing for U. Nevada-Reno corruption case ends September 20th