University of Nevada, Las Vegas College Portrait
University of Nevada, Las Vegas4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Box 451021 Las Vegas, NV 89154-1021
702-895-3011
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- Admissions
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- College Costs & Financial Aid
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- Classes and Campus Life
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- Student Experiences
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- Majors, Graduation and Next Steps
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- Student Success & Progress
Discover how many students who start at UNLV finish their bachelor's degree and how long it takes.
- Student Learning Outcomes
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UNLV Classes & Instructors
| Classroom Environment | |
|---|---|
| Students per Faculty | 22 to 1 |
| Undergraduate classes with fewer than 30 students | 55% |
| Undergraduate classes with fewer than 50 students | 82% |
| Total Full-Time Instructional Faculty | 842 |
| % of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Female | 36% |
| % of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Persons of Color | 22% |
| % of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Have the Highest Academic Degree Offered in Their Field of Study | 90% |
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Campus-based Housing
29% of new freshmen live in campus-based housing or residence halls.
5% of all undergraduates live on campus
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Campus Safety
The UNLV Police Department subscribes to the community policing philosophy. This progressive approach to modern policing is the central theme that guides the department's efforts to interactions with the UNLV community in order to identify and solve problems. In addition, the UNLV Police Department uses a myriad of patrol platforms that enhance the overall effectiveness and delivery of police services to our community around the clock.
Campus Crime Statistics
Carnegie Classification of Institutional Characteristics
The Carnegie Classification's were created "to reference the great diversity of colleges and universities in the United States, and ... enable [people] to identify groups of roughly comparable institutions." For information on the Carnegie Classifications system, please visit their website: http://classifications.carnegiefoundation.org/
- Basic Type
- Research Universities (high research activity)
- Size and Setting
- Large four-year, primarily nonresidential
- Enrollment Profile
- High undergraduate
- Undergraduate Profile
- Medium full-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in
- Undergraduate Instructional Program
- Professions plus arts & sciences, high graduate coexistence
- Graduate Instructional Program
- Comprehensive doctoral with medical/veterinary