University of Nevada-Reno Top Questions

Describe your favorite campus traditions.

Rebekah

Being located in Reno, we are known for being a party campus in a party town. The Nevada Wolfpack is known on a national scale for a few reasons. Our football and basketball teams have had a decent amount of success and our mascot Wolfie Jr. won Capitol One's mascot of the year in 2011. Our engineering and business programs are nationally recognized, particularly mining engineering, and the nursing and medical programs are also excellent. The quality of this school is underrated and overlooked by most, but is really an excellent university to attend.

Alireza

it has the bigest labratory in the field of Civil Engineering-Structural in US.

Julia

I believe our school is best known for its Criminal Justice School. It also has a very good Medical School that is widely known.

Nicholas

The Engineering deparment is among the best of the best in the country, I believe the Civil Engineering department is in the top 25 in the nation. It's hard to answer this question because I attend UNR, so I do not know what the rest of the nation thinks of the university.

Ciara

The University of Nevada, Reno is best known for its science programs and research.

Christine

Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering and the Anthropology/Archaeology program.

Caitlin

Nevada is a college that thrives in not just one area, but many. The Nevada school of medicine ranks among the top 100 in the country at number 92. They have a extremly competitive nursing program that attracts people from all over the country. In additon, the College of Engineering is ranked at 138 in the nation, making Nevada diverse in many aspects of academics. In athletics, Neavda competes ompetitively at the NCAA Division 1 level. Nevada also has state of the art facilities. The Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center is one of the most technologically advanced libraries in the country.

Hayley

The University of Nevada-Reno is a prideful wolf pack of enthusiastic students! It is one of the oldest most prestigious universities in Nevada on a beautiful campus. Students take great pride in representing it by getting involved, supporting sporting events, and studying hard together in the Knowledge Center. It is an acedemic expert in seismology, geology, geodesy and civil engineering but has many colleges and schools offered: Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources; Business; Education; Engineering; Journalism; Liberal Arts; Medicine; Graduate School; and the Division of Health Sciences.

Jessica

Our football team and our academics. During my years at UNR our football team was nationally ranked, which was very exciting. It brought the entire community together and we are stronger for it. Also, our academics are amazing. I have had some of the best professors I could have ever hoped for. They have made me passionate about my future career.

Kelly

My school is best known for the pride and involvement that comes from all the students that attend. We are known for all our great sports, including football, and the great educational opportunities, including the medical programs and studying abroad. The university is also known for it's historic beautiful, historic, brick buildings and excellent location next to Lake Tahoe and the mountains that surround the campus. It is known for the experience of meeting new people and giving students the chance to grow and be successful in college.