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The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), is a public urban research institution committed to excellence and impact in education, research, and public service. With more than 70% of its degree-seeking undergraduate students identifying as part of a racial or ethnic minority, UNLV is one of the nation’s most diverse institutions. The university meets federal Minority-Serving Institution (MSI) requirements as an Asian American, Native American, and Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI), and as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). UNLV’s 332-acre main campus, located on the southern tip of Nevada in the vibrant and dynamic city of Las Vegas and surrounded by the Mojave Desert, is home to more than 200 undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral degree programs. The university is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities at the baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral degree levels.
The university provides traditional and professional academic programs for a diverse student body and encourages innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to teaching, learning, and scholarship. UNLV simultaneously engenders collegial relationships and a sense of community among its members. UNLV embraces the interdependence of quality instruction, scholarly pursuits, and substantive involvements in campus and community life. The university offers artistic, cultural, and technical resources and opportunities to the broadest possible community. It promotes research programs and creative activities by students and faculty that respond to the needs of an urban community in a desert environment. UNLV is committed to developing a synergy between professional and liberal studies, between undergraduate education and graduate programs, and between superior teaching and meaningful research. UNLV increasingly is a dynamic resource for, and partners with, the community that it serves.
UNLV is recognized by the Carnegie Foundation for its very high research activity - in the top 3% nationally - as well as for its community engagement. Through progressive curricular offerings, interdisciplinary scholarship, and cooperative engagement with its local and extended communities, the university seeks to create, disseminate, and apply knowledge for the improvement of society—and to prepare a new generation of citizens and leaders who are equipped with the knowledge and skills to fortify the workforce and lead lives of impact in the world. UNLV is a thriving urban research institution with more than 30,000 students and nearly 4,000 faculty and staff. This urban land-grant university has become a dynamic resource for one of the country’s fastest-growing and most enterprising cities.
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