University of Nevada, Reno

The Nevada State Constitution established the State University of Nevada in Elko on October 12, 1874. In 1881, it became Nevada State University. In 1885, Nevada State University moved from Elko to Reno.{{cite web|url=http://www.unr.edu/Documents/student-services/student-activities/policies/InkblotMarketingManual.pdf|title=Training Session for Inkblot Employees|pages=18 (on page 15)|access-date=February 28, 2013|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304193125/http://www.unr.edu/Documents/student-services/student-activities/policies/InkblotMarketingManual.pdf|url-status=dead}} In 1906, it was renamed the University of Nevada.

The University of Nevada remained the only four-year academic institution in the state of Nevada until 1965, when the Nevada Southern campus (now the University of Nevada, Las Vegas) separated into its own university. In 1969, the university's name was changed to the University of Nevada, Reno to distinguish from the new institution in Las Vegas.

Bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs are offered through:

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• College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources
• College of Business
• College of Education & Human Development
• College of Engineering
• College of Liberal Arts
• College of Science
• Honors College
• National Judicial College
• University of Nevada Cooperative Extension

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• Graduate School
• School of the Arts
• School of Earth Sciences and Engineering
• School of Journalism
• School of Medicine
• School of Nursing
• School of Public Health
• School of Social Research and Justice Studies
• School of Social Work

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Nevada sponsors a center dedicated to Basque studies (Including the Basque language) due to the large Basque population in Northern Nevada.

In addition, the university maintains and sponsors many centers, institutes & facilities.

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The university and surrounding community is served by several campus libraries. The libraries are:

• Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center (main library). Opened on August 11, 2008, it was a $75.3 million project which began in September 2005. It replaced the Getchell library.
• Basque Library (housed in separate section of the Knowledge Center)
• Special Collections and University Archives (3rd floor of the Matthewson IGT-Knowledge Center)
• DeLaMare Library (engineering, physical sciences, computer science, mining, and geology)
• Mary B. Ansari Map Library (housed in basement of DeLaMare)
• Savitt Medical Library
• Nell J. Redfield Learning and Resource Center (education library and resources)

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For 2025, University of Nevada, Reno was ranked tied for 204th overall among national universities and tied for 113th among public universities in the U.S. by U.S. News & World Report.{{cite web |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/university-of-nevada-2568/overall-rankings |magazine=U.S. News & World Report |title=University of Nevada--Reno Rankings |access-date=March 7, 2023}}

In 2025, Forbes rated the University 167th overall among American universities while University of Nevada, Las Vegas by comparison ranked 286th. UNR was also ranked No. 74 for best public college and No. 36 "in the west".{{Cite web |title=University of Nevada, Reno |url=https://www.forbes.com/colleges/university-of-nevada-reno/?list=top-colleges |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=Forbes |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=University of Nevada, Las Vegas |url=https://www.forbes.com/colleges/university-of-nevada-las-vegas/?list=top-colleges |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=Forbes |language=en}}

For 2020, Washington Monthly ranked UNR 138th among 389 national universities in the U.S. based on its contribution to the public good, as measured by social mobility, research, and promoting public service.{{cite web |url=https://washingtonmonthly.com/2020college-guide/national |title=2020 National University Rankings |magazine=Washington Monthly |access-date=October 6, 2020 |archive-date=September 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200901051024/https://washingtonmonthly.com/2020college-guide/national |url-status=live }}

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The University of Nevada, Reno is the flagship institution of Nevada.{{cite web|url=http://www.unr.edu/president/|title=Office of the President | University of Nevada, Reno|date=April 20, 2012|publisher=Unr.edu|access-date=November 21, 2016|archive-date=March 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315190339/http://www.unr.edu/president|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://trends.collegeboard.org/college-pricing/figures-tables/tuition-fees-flagship-universities-over-time|title=Tuition and Fees at Flagship Universities over Time - Trends in Higher Education - The College Board|publisher=Trends.collegeboard.org|access-date=November 21, 2016|archive-date=April 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402003859/https://trends.collegeboard.org/college-pricing/figures-tables/tuition-fees-flagship-universities-over-time|url-status=live}} The campus is located just north of downtown Reno overlooking Truckee Meadows and the downtown casinos.

The university's first building, Morrill Hall, was completed in 1887 and still stands on the historic quad at the campus' southern end. The hall is named after U.S. Senator Justin Morrill, author of the 1862 Land-Grant College Act.{{cite news|last=Straka|first=Thomas|url=http://www.unr.edu/silverandblue/archive/2009/fall/NSB_Fall_2009_WEB_36.pdf|title=Ten things you didn't know about: Land-grant universities|date=November 2009|newspaper=Nevada Silver & Blue|access-date=August 2, 2011|archive-date=May 30, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100530133042/http://www.unr.edu/silverandblue/archive/2009/fall/NSB_Fall_2009_WEB_36.pdf|url-status=live}}

Lincoln Hall (all-male residence) and Manzanita Hall (all-female residence) were both opened in 1896. While Lincoln was under construction, boys were housed in the building which had previously held the now-defunct Bishop Whitaker's School for Girls, which had shuttered in 1894.

The tree-lined Quad is located in the southern part of the campus, surrounded by Morrill Hall and the Mackay School of Mines. This quadrangle is modeled after Thomas Jefferson's at the University of Virginia.[https://www.planning.org/greatplaces/spaces/2014/thelawn.htm The Lawn at the University of Virginia: Charlottesville, Virginia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200624125931/https://www.planning.org/greatplaces/spaces/2014/thelawn.htm |date=June 24, 2020 }}. American Planning Association. Retrieved 2020-06-22

The herbarium at the University of Nevada, Reno is made up of the herbarium of the Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station (College of Agriculture) and the herbarium of the Biology Department. They have operated as one unit since 1978. Among those who worked at the herbarium were Patrick Beveridge Kennedy and Amos Arthur Heller at the experiment station and Philip Augustus Lehenbauer, Dwight Billings, Hugh Nelson Mozingo, Ira La Rivers and William Andrew Archer at the biology department.{{cite web |title=History of the Reno Herbarium |url=https://naes.unr.edu/reno_herbarium/history.aspx |website=University of Nevada, Reno NevadaTod |access-date=December 22, 2019 |archive-date=December 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222224639/https://naes.unr.edu/reno_herbarium/history.aspx |url-status=live }}

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The football team plays at Mackay Stadium. The modern Mackay Stadium was completed in 1966 with a seating capacity of 7,500. The facility has been expanded several times in the last 15 years and now seats 30,000.

The University of Nevada began construction of a new 108,000 square foot fitness center in June 2015. Named the E.L. Wiegand Fitness Center, it opened in February 2017. Students' use of the fitness center is included in annual tuition and fees. The fitness center has four floors and includes a gym with three basketball courts, areas for weightlifting, cardio training, fitness classes, stadium stairs and an indoor running track. The project had a $46 million cost.{{cite news|url=http://www.rgj.com/story/news/education/2016/04/21/unr-pleased-plans-engineering-building-top-priority-list/83357262/|title=UNR pleased that plans for engineering building at top of priority list|work=Reno Gazette–Journal|access-date=April 22, 2016|archive-date=September 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904184623/https://www.rgj.com/story/news/education/2016/04/21/unr-pleased-plans-engineering-building-top-priority-list/83357262/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.unr.edu/facilities/planning-and-construction/campus-construction/wiegand-fitness-center|title=E. L. Wiegand Fitness Center|publisher=University of Nevada, Reno|access-date=April 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905151852/http://www.unr.edu/facilities/planning-and-construction/campus-construction/wiegand-fitness-center|archive-date=September 5, 2015|url-status=dead}}

Since its creation in the fall of 2008, the University of Nevada, Reno's Sustainability Committee has been gathering information on various aspects of campus sustainability and beginning the development of a plan for creating a more sustainable campus.{{cite web|url=http://www.unr.edu/sustainability/committee/index.html|title=Sustainability Committee Information|publisher=University of Nevada, Reno|access-date=June 5, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090803125259/http://www.unr.edu/sustainability/committee/index.html|archive-date=August 3, 2009|url-status=dead}}

Significant efforts are made towards recycling and keeping the campus green. Many university buses run on bio-diesel fuels. The bicycle program has seen a significant increase in the number of bicycle users. The university's Food Services has made a commitment of 1% of the meal plan revenue to go towards funding sustainable initiatives on campus.{{cite web|url=http://environment.unr.edu/sustainability/campus-life/food.html|title=Campus Sustainability: Food|publisher=University of Nevada, Reno|access-date=August 14, 2011|archive-date=November 12, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111112115004/http://environment.unr.edu/sustainability/campus-life/food.html|url-status=live}} In order to reduce energy use, UNR has installed solar panels on the Joe Crowley Student Union and built its first LEED accredited building.{{cite web|url=http://environment.unr.edu/sustainability/energy/index.html|title=Campus Sustainability: Energy|publisher=University of Nevada, Reno|access-date=August 14, 2011|archive-date=November 12, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111112120642/http://environment.unr.edu/sustainability/energy/index.html|url-status=live}}

The University of Nevada has been ranked among the nation's most sustainable colleges,{{cite web|url=http://www.unr.edu/nevada-today|title=Nevada Today|date=October 7, 2009|publisher=University of Nevada, Reno|access-date=November 7, 2010|archive-date=May 30, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110530032243/http://www.unr.edu/nevada-today|url-status=live}} receiving an overall grade of "B+" on the Sustainable Endowment Institute's College Sustainability Report Card 2010.{{cite web|url=http://greenreportcard.org/report-card-2010/schools/university-of-nevada-reno.html|title=College Sustainability Report Card 2010|publisher=Sustainable Endowments Institute|access-date=October 14, 2009|archive-date=May 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510230637/http://greenreportcard.org/report-card-2010/schools/university-of-nevada-reno.html|url-status=live}}

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The university is simply called Nevada for athletics purposes. Its sports teams are nicknamed the Wolf Pack (always two words). They participate in the NCAA's Division I (FBS for football) and in the Mountain West Conference.

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In March 2004, the Wolf Pack Men's basketball team qualified for the NCAA tournament and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time in school history. The team earned a repeat trip in 2005 and beat Texas in the first round before falling to eventual national runner-up Illinois. The team returned for 2006 as a No. 5 seed but was upset in the first round by former Big Sky Conference rival Montana. They began the 2006–07 season ranked #24. The Pack's major star during this recent period of success was Nick Fazekas. In 2007, Nevada was ranked No. 9 in men's basketball, which is the highest ranking that Nevada has ever held.

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The football team plays at Mackay Stadium. The modern Mackay Stadium replaced its predecessor and was completed in 1966 with a seating capacity of 7,500. The facility has been expanded several times in its history and now seats 30,000. In 2005, Nevada won a share of the WAC Title. The 2010 season saw Nevada at its best finishing the season ranked No. 11 in the AP and No. 13 in the BCS, stunning Boise State, 34–31, and costing the Broncos a possible shot at the BCS title, to win another share of the WAC title.

Nevada joined the Mountain West Conference in 2012.{{cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/ncaa/news/story?id=5735144|title=Fresno State, Nevada to remain in WAC until 2012|date=October 28, 2010|publisher=ESPN|access-date=October 23, 2013|archive-date=September 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913044150/http://www.espn.com/ncaa/news/story?id=5735144|url-status=live}}

Previous conference memberships include:

• 1954–1968 – Northern California Athletic Conference
• 1969–1978 – West Coast Conference – (Independent for football)
• 1979–1991 – Big Sky (swapped conference affiliations with Gonzaga University, which has been without football since 1941)
• 1992–1998 – Big West
• 1999–2012 – WAC

The university has four official Student Media organizations: The Nevada Sagebrush, Wolf Pack Radio, Insight Magazine (formally Artemisia), and The Brushfire Literature & Arts Journal.{{Cite web |title=Nevada Student Media {{!}} Center for Student Engagement |url=https://www.unr.edu/student-engagement/nevada-student-media |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=University of Nevada, Reno |language=en-us}}

Nevada's editorially independent, monthly student newspaper is The Nevada Sagebrush. Prior to 2004, the newspaper called itself simply the Sagebrush.

The newspaper was given an Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker Award for work completed during the 2007–2008, 2008–2009, 2011–2012 and most recently, 2014–15, school years.{{cite web |title=ACP - 2015 Newspaper Pacemaker |url=https://studentpress.org/acp/awards/2015-newspaper-pacemaker-2/ |website=studentpress.org |publisher=Associated Collegiate Press |access-date=9 April 2023 |language=en |date=2015}} The newspaper won the Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker award in 2008 and 2009.{{cite web|url=http://journalism.unr.edu/latestnews/app-news/0/185/nevada-sagebrush-nominated-for-pacemaker-award/|title=Nevada Sagebrush nominated for Pacemaker award|work=Reynolds School of Journalism|publisher=University of Nevada, Reno|access-date=August 14, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007100530/http://journalism.unr.edu/latestnews/app-news/0/185/nevada-sagebrush-nominated-for-pacemaker-award/|archive-date=October 7, 2010|url-status=dead}}

Nevada's official student-run radio broadcast is Wolf Pack Radio. The station curates songs and creates radio shows for the student population on their official website. The station also partners with KWNK to broadcast the student made radio shows on FM in the Reno area.{{Cite web |title=The Station – Wolf Pack Radio |url=https://wolfpackradio.org/the-station/ |access-date=2024-11-26 |language=en-US}}

The university also sponsors Insight Magazine, the university's photography and lifestyle magazine.{{Cite web |title=About – Insight Magazine |url=https://www.insightunr.com/about/ |access-date=2024-11-26 |language=en-US}} Insight was previously known as Artemisia Magazine until summer 2008.{{Cite web |title=https://unr.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=01UNR_INST:DEFAULT&tab=Everything&docid=alma991012465649706781&lang=en&context=L&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine |url=https://unr.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=01UNR_INST:DEFAULT&tab=Everything&docid=alma991012465649706781&lang=en&context=L&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=unr.primo.exlibrisgroup.com |language=en}} Under the name Artemisia, the magazine served as the university yearbook since its inception in 1899.{{Cite web |title=https://unr.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991001570279706781&context=L&vid=01UNR_INST:DEFAULT&lang=en&search_scope=MyInst_and_CI&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&isFrbr=true&tab=Everything&query=title,exact,Artemisia.,AND&sortby=date_d&facet=frbrgroupid,include,9037029565041509304&mode=advanced&offset=0 |url=https://unr.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991001570279706781&context=L&vid=01UNR_INST:DEFAULT&lang=en&search_scope=MyInst_and_CI&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&isFrbr=true&tab=Everything&query=title,exact,Artemisia.,AND&sortby=date_d&facet=frbrgroupid,include,9037029565041509304&mode=advanced&offset=0 |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=unr.primo.exlibrisgroup.com |language=en}}

The Brushfire was created in 1950 to spread Literature and Arts with Nevada students. {{Cite web |title=https://unr.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991004571899706781&context=L&vid=01UNR_INST:DEFAULT&lang=en&search_scope=MyInst_and_CI&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=Everything&query=title,exact,brushfire,AND&sortby=rank&mode=advanced&offset=0 |url=https://unr.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991004571899706781&context=L&vid=01UNR_INST:DEFAULT&lang=en&search_scope=MyInst_and_CI&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=Everything&query=title,exact,brushfire,AND&sortby=rank&mode=advanced&offset=0 |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=unr.primo.exlibrisgroup.com |language=en}}

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The University of Nevada's classically styled campus has served as the setting for many movies, including:{{cite web|url=http://www.delamare.unr.edu/CampusOnAHill/|title=Campus on the Hill: A walking tour of the University of Nevada|publisher=Delamare.unr.edu|access-date=November 7, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100830040811/http://www.delamare.unr.edu/CampusOnAHill/|archive-date=August 30, 2010|url-status=dead}}

• Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944)
• Margie (1946)
• Apartment for Peggy (1948)
• Mother Is a Freshman (1949)
• Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949)
• 5 Against the House (1955)
• Hilda Crane (1956)

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