The University of Nevada, Las Vegas, more commonly known as UNLV, is a public, research university located in Paradise, Nevada, a suburb of Las Vegas. The school provides Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral degrees in over 200 academic fields of study. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching designated UNLV a "research-intensive university".
UNLV is home to the William S. Boyd School of Law, Nevada's only law school. The University Medical Center of Southern Nevada includes the School of Dental Medicine, the state's only dental school.
With its close proximity to the Las Vegas Strip, UNLV has one of the highest-ranked hotel and hospitality programs in the country. The William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration is consistently listed among the top hospitality schools in the country. UNLV also hosts an international program in Singapore, offering Bachelor's degrees in Hospitality Management and Hotel Administration, as well as graduate programs, such as Hotel Law, Hotel Administration, Food and Beverage Management, Hospitality Marketing and an Executive Master's degree in Hospitality.
UNLV has been nationally recognized for some of its Fine Arts programs. The English Department was praised by The Atlantic for its Master of Fine Arts program and its Ph.D. in Creative Writing. In the 2010 "Student Music Award" issue of Down Beat Magazine, the UNLV Jazz Ensemble was awarded "Outstanding Large Jazz Ensemble Performance" for the graduate level. It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.
Academics
UNLV offers approximately 220 programs of study leading to undergraduate, master's and doctoral degrees. There are about 850 faculty members at the school.
Colleges include:
- School of Community Health Sciences
- College of Education
- Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering
- College of Fine Arts
- Graduate College
- Honors College
- William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration
- College of Liberal Arts
- Greenspun College of Urban Affairs
Schools include:
- School of Allied Health Sciences
- School of Architecture
- Lee Business School
- School of Dental Medicine
- School of Environmental and Public Affairs
- Hank Greenspun School of Journalism & Media Studies
- School of Life Sciences
- William S. Boyd School of Law
- School of Nursing
- School of Social Work
Rankings
U.S. News & World Report ranked UNLV at number 12 in terms of popular national universities by yield, or the percentage of applicants accepted by a college who choose to enroll in that institution in the fall. In 2011, the year it was ranked no. 12, it was shown that 60.5 percent of students who were accepted actually enrolled (a total of 2,870 out of 4,746 accepted).
Campus
Located on a 332-acre land grant in the town of Paradise, the main UNLV campus borders Maryland Parkway, the site of private-public development Midtown UNLV. Development commenced in 2002, with the purpose of expanding the university to meet the demands of a major school in the Las Vegas metro area, as well as improving the university's image by offering better amenities for students and businesses alike.
Goals are several:
- Reduction of vacant spaces
- Lower business turnover
- New expansion space for the university
Most funding for the project comes from the state as well as private donations.
Non-Student Campus Accommodations
Conference housing is available for groups up to 1,200 during the traditional Conference Housing Season, which runs mid-May through July. Intern housing is also offered mid-May through mid-August, and is available to those who have verifiable employment with local Las Vegas businesses or organizations.
Singapore Campus
UNLV's first international campus, located in Singapore, debuted in 2006. Housed on the tenth and eleventh floors of the National Library of Singapore, the campus offers undergraduate programs in Hotel Administration and Hospitality Management, with upper-division courses including Hotel Administration, Food and Beverage Management and Hotel Law. An executive master's degree in hospitality is also available.
Student Housing
UNLV contracts with AVS Housing Group to manage its on-campus student housing. There are four on-campus residence halls: Dayton Complex, Tonopah Complex, South Residential Complex and Upper Class Complex. Featured are wireless internet, 24-hour attended front desks, premium cable television, special interest floors and in-building laundry facilities.
Library System
The main UNLV campus features several libraries; the largest of these is the 301,000-square-foot Lied Library located in the center of campus. Opened in 2001, the $58 million facility is named for real estate entrepreneur Ernst W. Lied.
Other individual libraries are more closely related to their particular colleges. These include:
- The Architecture Studies Library
- The Curriculum Materials Library
- The Music Library
- The Wiener-Rogers Law Library
Financial Aid and Scholarships
UNLV offers scholarships, grants, work-study programs, loans and veteran's educational benefits to help students defray the cost of attendance. All applicants must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
Athletics
There are 17 different sports on the UNLV campus. The men's basketball team, for which the university is most well known, is known as the Runnin' Rebels, while its men's baseball team is known as the Hustlin' Rebels. The school colors are scarlet and gray, which date back to the late 1950s when UNLV adopted a wolf wearing a Confederate uniform as its mascot; scarlet and gray were traditional Confederate colors. Today's mascot is known as Hey Reb, who makes frequent appearances on national television.
The Rebels are a founding member of the Mountain West Conference and play in the NCAA's Division I, with the exception of the UNLV men's soccer team; they compete in the Mountain Pacific Sports Foundation.
The men's football team plays the Nevada Wolf Pack in a football game known as the Battle for Nevada; the trophy for that game is known as the Fremont Cannon. It is valued at more than $10,000 and is considered one of the loudest and most ostentatious symbols of rivalry in the college football world.
General Information
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Admission Office 4505 Maryland Parkway Box 451021 Las Vegas, NV 89154-1021 (702) 774-8658 Fax: (702) 774-8008 [email protected] Contact: Luke Schultheis Executive Director of Admissions & Recruitment |
Main Address 4505 Maryland Parkway Box 45021 Las Vegas, NV 89154-1021 (702) 895-3011 www.unlv.edu |
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Size Total undergrads: 22,149 Degree-seeking undergrads: 22,149 Setting | Degrees offered: |
Admissions Information
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Application Fee College has an application fee: Yes Regular application fee: $60 Online application fee: $60 |
Enrollment Rates Percent applicants admitted: 74% |
Tuition & Fees
| Estimated Expenses for Academic Year | 2008-'09 | 2009-'10 | 2010-'11 | 2011-'12 | % change 2010-'12 |
| Tuition and fees | $4,201 | $4,613 | $5,097 | $5,808 | +13.95% |
| Books and Supplies | $850 | $850 | $1,000 | $1,000 | 0.00% |
| Living Arrangement – On Campus | |||||
| Room and Board | $10,670 | $10,730 | $12,520 | $13,330 | +6.47% |
| Other | $2,500 | $2,500 | $2,570 | $2,570 | 0.00% |
| Living Arrangement – Off Campus | |||||
| Room and Board | $8,880 | $9,020 | $10,100 | $10,240 | +1.39% |
| Other | $3,900 | $3,900 | $4,330 | $4,330 | 0.00% |
| Total Expenses | 2008-'09 | 2009-'10 | 2010-'11 | 2011-'12 | % change 2010-'12 |
| In-state On Campus | $18,221 | $18,693 | $21,187 | $22,708 | +7.18% |
| In-state Off Campus | $17,831 | $18,383 | $20,527 | $21,378 | +4.15% |
| In-state with Family | $5,051 | $5,463 | $6,097 | $6,808 | +11.66% |
| Average Graduate School Tuition & Fees | |
| Tuition for In-state Students | $4,617 |
| In-state Student Fees | $528 |
| Tuition for Out-of-state Students | $17,907 |
| Out-of-state Student Fees | $528 |
Financial Aid
| Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students | ||||
| Type of Aid | Students | Percent | Amount | Average Per Student |
| All students financial aid | 2,465 | 82% | ||
| Grant or scholarship aid | 2,458 | 81% | $9,795,646 | $3,985 |
| – Federal grants | 702 | 23% | $2,483,487 | $3,538 |
| – Pell grants | 695 | 23% | $2,330,975 | $3,354 |
| – Other federal grants | 119 | 4% | $152,512 | $1,282 |
| Institutional scholarships or grants | 2,355 | 78% | $3,639,625 | $1,545 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 580 | 19% | $3,672,534 | $6,332 |
| Student loan financial aid | 815 | 27% | $3,474,907 | $4,264 |
| – Federal student loans | 793 | 26% | $2,903,788 | $3,662 |
| – Other student loans | 50 | 2% | $571,119 | $11,422 |
All Degrees and Programs
| Program Completions for Most Recent Year | BA/BS | MA/MS | Doctor | AA/AS | CERT |
| Total of All Education Programs | 3581 | 1264 | 363 | – | 131 |
| Architecture and Related Services | 50 | 12 | – | – | – |
| Architecture | 28 | 12 | – | – | – |
| Interior Architecture | 13 | – | – | – | – |
| Landscape Architecture | 9 | – | – | – | – |
| Area, Gender, Cultural, Ethnic, and Group Studies | 9 | – | – | – | 1 |
| African-American/Black Studies | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Asian Studies/Civilization | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Latin American Studies | – | – | – | – | – |
| Women's Studies | 2 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Biology and Biomedical Sciences | 179 | 6 | 8 | – | – |
| Biochemistry | 15 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Biology and Biological Sciences, General | 164 | 3 | 8 | – | – |
| Business, Administration, Management, Marketing, etc. | 1113 | 242 | 4 | – | – |
| Accounting | 162 | 57 | – | – | – |
| Business Administration and Management | 105 | 114 | – | – | – |
| Business/Commerce | – | – | – | – | – |
| Construction Management | 18 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies | 15 | – | – | – | – |
| Finance and Financial Management Services, Other | 5 | – | – | – | – |
| Finance | 99 | – | – | – | – |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 384 | 53 | 4 | – | – |
| Hospitality Administration/Management, Other | 101 | – | – | – | – |
| Hotel/Motel Administration/Management | 19 | – | – | – | – |
| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration | 8 | – | – | – | – |
| International Business/Trade/Commerce | 23 | – | – | – | – |
| Management Information Systems | 36 | 13 | – | – | – |
| Marketing/Marketing Management | 126 | – | – | – | – |
| Operations Management and Supervision | – | – | – | – | – |
| Real Estate | 5 | – | – | – | – |
| Restaurant/Food Services Management | 7 | – | – | – | – |
| Communication and Journalism Programs | 195 | 13 | – | – | – |
| Mass Communication/Media Studies | 89 | 6 | – | – | – |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 106 | 7 | – | – | – |
| Computing and Information Sciences | 38 | 9 | – | – | – |
| Computer Science | 34 | 8 | – | – | – |
| Information Science/Studies | 4 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Education | 255 | 519 | 27 | – | 51 |
| Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching | 11 | – | – | – | – |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | – | 26 | – | – | – |
| Curriculum and Instruction | – | 201 | 6 | – | – |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 37 | 33 | – | – | – |
| Educational Leadership and Administration | – | 82 | 10 | – | – |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 115 | – | – | – | – |
| English/Language Arts Teacher Education | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| French Language Teacher Education | – | – | – | – | – |
| Health Teacher Education | 1 | 21 | – | – | – |
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | 15 | 11 | 4 | – | – |
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Secondary Education and Teaching | 57 | – | – | – | – |
| Spanish Language Teacher Education | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| Special Education and Teaching | 14 | 145 | 6 | – | 16 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other | – | – | – | – | 35 |
| Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Engineering | 109 | 41 | 19 | – | – |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Civil Engineering | 34 | 13 | 9 | – | – |
| Computer Engineering | 9 | – | – | – | – |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 29 | 16 | 3 | – | – |
| Engineering, Other | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| Mechanical Engineering | 37 | 9 | 7 | – | – |
| Transportation and Highway Engineering | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| English Language, Composition and Literature/Letters | 67 | 23 | 2 | – | – |
| Creative Writing | – | 11 | – | – | – |
| English Language and Literature | 67 | 12 | 2 | – | – |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 40 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Chinese Language and Literature | – | – | – | – | – |
| Foreign Languages and Literatures | – | – | – | – | – |
| French Language and Literature | 7 | – | – | – | – |
| German Language and Literature | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| Italian Language and Literature | – | – | – | – | – |
| Japanese Language and Literature | – | – | – | – | – |
| Linguistics | 7 | – | – | – | – |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 21 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Health Services and Allied Health Sciences | 175 | 91 | 111 | – | 40 |
| Athletic Training/Trainer | 9 | – | – | – | – |
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| Clinical Nurse Specialist | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dentistry | – | – | 78 | – | – |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | 22 | – | – | – | – |
| Health/Medical Physics | 1 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling | – | 4 | – | – | – |
| Medical Radiologic Technology/Science – Radiation Therapist | 22 | – | – | – | – |
| Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist | 9 | – | – | – | – |
| Nursing Science | – | – | 8 | – | – |
| Orthodontics/Orthodontology | – | – | – | – | – |
| Physical Therapy/Therapist | – | – | 25 | – | – |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants, Other | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Public Health | 4 | 24 | – | – | – |
| Radiologic Technology/Science – Radiographer | – | – | – | – | 34 |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 102 | 61 | – | – | – |
| Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| History | 66 | 13 | 6 | – | – |
| History | 66 | 13 | 6 | – | – |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services | 182 | 15 | – | – | – |
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 178 | 15 | – | – | – |
| Forensic Science and Technology | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| Human Services | 75 | 119 | 1 | – | 31 |
| Public Administration | 34 | 55 | – | – | 30 |
| Public Policy Analysis | – | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Social Work | 41 | 63 | – | – | – |
| Social Work, Other | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Legal and Law Studies | – | – | 145 | – | – |
| Law | – | – | 145 | – | – |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 125 | – | – | – | – |
| General Studies | 125 | – | – | – | – |
| Mathematics and Statistics | 15 | 4 | 1 | – | – |
| Applied Mathematics | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Mathematics | 13 | 4 | 1 | – | – |
| Statistics | – | – | – | – | – |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies | 25 | – | – | – | 8 |
| Gerontology | – | – | – | – | 8 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 7 | – | – | – | – |
| Nutrition Sciences | 18 | – | – | – | – |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | 20 | 5 | 3 | – | – |
| Environmental Studies | 20 | 5 | 3 | – | – |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies | 144 | 22 | – | – | – |
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | 108 | 16 | – | – | – |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management | – | 6 | – | – | – |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies | 32 | – | – | – | – |
| Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| Personal and Culinary Services | 14 | – | – | – | – |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services, Other | 14 | – | – | – | – |
| Physical Sciences | 18 | 27 | 9 | – | – |
| Astronomy | – | 3 | – | – | – |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics, Other | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Chemistry | 7 | 5 | 2 | – | – |
| Chemistry, Other | – | – | 3 | – | – |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other | – | – | – | – | – |
| Geology and Earth Science | 7 | 8 | 2 | – | – |
| Hydrology and Water Resources Science | – | 5 | – | – | – |
| Physics | 4 | 6 | 1 | – | – |
| Psychology | 258 | 19 | 20 | – | – |
| Educational Psychology | – | 12 | 7 | – | – |
| Psychology | 258 | 7 | 13 | – | – |
| Science Technologies/Technicians | – | – | – | – | – |
| Science Technologies/Technicians, Other | – | – | – | – | – |
| Social Sciences | 223 | 26 | 4 | – | – |
| Anthropology | 32 | 9 | 3 | – | – |
| Economics | 44 | 6 | – | – | – |
| Political Science and Government | 80 | 8 | – | – | – |
| Social Sciences | 27 | – | – | – | – |
| Sociology | 40 | 3 | 1 | – | – |
| Visual and Performing Arts | 186 | 53 | 3 | – | – |
| Acting | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 8 | – | – | – | – |
| Art/Art Studies | 57 | – | – | – | – |
| Ceramic Arts and Ceramics | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Dance | 7 | – | – | – | – |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theater Arts | 9 | 17 | – | – | – |
| Film/Cinema/Video Studies | 59 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Fine/Studio Arts | 3 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Graphic Design | 8 | – | – | – | – |
| Music | 25 | 30 | 3 | – | – |
| Technical Theater/Theater Design and Technology | 3 | – | – | – | – |
Above data represent first majors only.
(-) Indicates that program is not offered at this award level.
Undergraduate Majors
Architecture & Related Programs Architecture B Area, Ethnic, Cultural, & Gender Studies Asian Studies B Arts, Visual & Performing Art – General B Biological & Biomedical Sciences Biology B Business, Management, & Marketing Accounting B Communications & Journalism Communications/Rhetoric B Computer & Information Sciences Computer Science B Education Adult/Continuing Teacher Education B Engineering Civil Engineering B Engineering Technologies Construction/Building Technologies B English Language & Literature English Language & Literature – General B Foreign Language & Literature French B Health Professions & Clinical Sciences Athletic Training/Sports Medicine B History History – General B Liberal Arts & Sciences Liberal Arts & Sciences B Mathematics Applied Mathematics B Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Gerontology C Natural Resources & Conservation Environmental Studies B Parks, Recreation & Fitness Exercise Sciences B Personal & Culinary Services Culinary Arts/Related Services B Philosophy & Religion Philosophy B Physical Sciences Chemistry B Psychology Psychology – General B Public Administration & Services Social Work B Social Sciences Anthropology B | Degree levels for each major are designated by the following letters:
B = Bachelor's degree C = Certificate or diploma |
*We do not guarantee the accuracy of information on this page. All information is subject to change. You should confirm all information with a college admissions officer.