University of Nevada, Las Vegas
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is a public land-grant research university in Paradise, Nevada. The 332-acre (134 ha) campus is about 1.6 mi (2.6 km) east of the Las Vegas Strip. It was formerly part of the University of Nevada from 1957 to 1969. It includes the Shadow Lane Campus, just east of the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, which houses both School of Medicine and School of Dental Medicine. UNLV's law school, the William S. Boyd School of Law, is the only law school in the state.
Former names | University of Nevada, Southern Division (1957–1965) Nevada Southern University (1965–1969) |
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| Motto | Omnia Pro Patria (Latin) |
Motto in English | "All For Our Country" |
| Type | Public land-grant research university |
| Established | September 10, 1957 |
Parent institution | Nevada System of Higher Education |
| Accreditation | NWCCU |
Academic affiliations | |
| Endowment | $367.6 million (2022) |
| President | Keith E. Whitfield |
| Provost | Christopher L. Heavey |
Academic staff | 1,000 |
Administrative staff | 3,282 |
| Students | 31,142 (2020) |
| Undergraduates | 25,869 (Fall 2020) |
| Postgraduates | 4,261 (Fall 2020) |
| 4,043 (Fall 2020) | |
| Location | , , United States 36.10779°N 115.14376°W |
| Campus | Midsize
city Main campus: 358 acres (145 ha) North campus: 640 acres (260 ha) Shadow Lane campus: 18.2 acres (7.4 ha) |
| Other campuses | Las Vegas |
| Newspaper | The Scarlet & Gray |
| Colors | Scarlet and gray |
| Nickname | Rebels |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I FBS – Mountain West |
| Website | www |
It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". According to the National Science Foundation, UNLV spent $83 million on research and development in 2018, ranking it 165th in the nation.
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