About University of Nevada, Reno:

University of Nevada, Reno is a public institution that was founded in 1864. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 18,191, and the setting is Urban. The University of Nevada—Reno is located on the border between the Great Basin and the Sierra Nevada on the western edge of the state. Nevada offers dozens of undergraduate degrees and master's programs, including business, education, medicine and engineering. The university also specializes in earthquake research and is home to one of the largest earthquake-simulation laboratories in the country. Outside the classroom and lab, Nevada students can explore more than 200 student organizations, pledge with about 20 fraternities and sororities and participate in the school's many traditions. Off campus, Nevada students can visit nearby Lake Tahoe, check out the museums and festivals of Reno and drive just a few hours to California's capital, Sacramento, or the San Francisco Bay Area.



World University Rankings

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
World University Rankings 335 349 404 378 439 477 485 499 - - 551-600 601-650 651-700 651-700 651-700 701-750 751-800

By Fields

Field 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Agriculture 148 190 158 238 - 235 244 262 - 300 295 301-350 351-400 401-450 401-450 401-450
Engineering - - - - - - - - - 451-500 - - - - - 270
Life Sciences - - - - - - - - - 451-500 451-500 - - - - -
Medicine - - - - - - - - - 401-450 451-500 - - - - -
Natural Sciences - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Social Sciences - - - - - - - - - 401-450 451-500 401-450 401-450 - - -

By Subjects

Subject 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Agricultural Sciences - - - - - - 451-500 - - - - - -
Biology & Biochemistry - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Chemistry - - - - - - 401-450 451-500 451-500 451-500 - - 274
Chemical Engineering 289 - 268 - 297 254 272 301-350 351-400 296 - - -
Civil Engineering 188 171 204 261 251 250 282 301-350 301-350 301-350 283 291 136
Clinical Medicine - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Computer Science - - - - - - 451-500 - - - - 451-500 261
Economics & Business - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Electrical Engineering - - - - - - 401-450 401-450 401-450 401-450 401-450 401-450 216
Environment / Ecology 170 181 206 230 255 289 261 270 295 - - - -
Geosciences 154 146 142 164 187 206 222 217 248 262 - 252 209
Immunology - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Materials Science - - - - - - 451-500 451-500 451-500 451-500 - - 299
Mathematics - - - - - - - - - - - - 351-400
Mechanical Engineering - - - - - - - 351-400 401-450 351-400 - - -
Microbiology - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Molecular Biology & Genetics - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Neuroscience & Behavior - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Pharmacology & Toxicolog - - - - - - - 451-500 451-500 451-500 - - -
Physics - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Plant & Animal Science 243 153 219 193 190 243 219 207 279 269 - - -
Psychiatry / Psychology - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Social Sciences, General - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Space Science - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Energy Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Environmental Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - 351-400 201
Biomedical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - -