Students
Who's on campus
A large campus of 15,599 undergrads, where 23% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.67
Economic access
Campus size
Where first-years come from
3,447 first-time students
23% came from other states and 0.5% from abroad; 76% are from Nevada. Fewer from other states than at 53% of colleges.
- In-state (Nevada)76%
- Other states23%
- Abroad0.5%
- Not reported1.1%
Top home states
- Nevada(home state)76% 2,608
- California19% 652
- Oregon0.6% 22
- Hawaii0.6% 20
- Washington0.6% 19
From 30 states (counting DC).
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
1,090
new transfer students, 24% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 47% of colleges.
896 full-time, 194 part-time.
Going on to another college
12%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 643 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
12% of undergrads study part-time.
54% women
Another gender: 220 undergraduates (1.2%)
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 3,291 students.
Housing
Beds
3,291
About 21 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Up to 21 meals a week
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I FBS · Mountain West Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
How the Mountain West Conference comparesROTC
Army
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- On-campus child care for students' children
- A program for students with intellectual disabilities
- 12% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Faith communities · 2
- Catholic 1
- Nonreligious and secular 1
Nonreligious and secular
University of Nevada, Reno Secular Student Alliance
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
Councils and chapters
2listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Nevada Alpha
Kappa Xi
4listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Tau-Gamma
Epsilon-Iota (Nevada Reno)
Theta Omicron
LGBTQ+ life
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
- Gender-inclusive housing
- Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
- Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Gender unknown: 142
First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024
432 applied · 310 admitted · 40 enrolled
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;University of Nevada-Reno Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)