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University of Nevada - Reno (UNR)

1664 N. Virginia Street, Reno, Reno, Nevada, USA

About

At the University of Nevada, Reno, history meets innovation. Traditional red-brick buildings from the 1800s sit alongside 21st-century cutting-edge research facilities. The University has invested nearly a billion dollars into expanding its campus in the past decade — all in an effort to provide students with the tools, resources, and services that create a world-class learning experience.

Since its inception in 1874 as the state of Nevada’s first university, the University of Nevada, Reno has delivered on the promise of providing the citizens of Nevada with a better future. As the state’s land-grant university, and ranked among the United State's top research universities by the Carnegie Foundation, the University is known as a high-impact institution. Students and faculty are solving the pressing issues of today's time and providing new paths for the state’s next generation of leaders.

Over the past decade, the University has grown at a dynamic and record-setting rate, including student enrollment, number of National Merit scholars, student diversity, faculty achievement and productivity as well as infrastructure. The record growth of the modern University of Nevada, Reno, is in direct contrast to the first few decades of the University’s existence.

Why University of Nevada, Reno

Campus Life: 10 residence halls. On-campus dining — from Starbucks to Habit Burger. A 290-acre park-like campus. Life at Nevada is designed to maximize students' success by providing space for collaboration and community. If one craves a real college experience, students will find themselves in the thick of things by living on the University of Nevada, Reno's gorgeous residential campus — and make great memories to last a lifetime.
Research and Innovation: The University of Nevada, Reno is leveraging research and entrepreneurial activities to prepare skilled workers, develop the next generation of technology leaders, and expand economic growth statewide. As a Carnegie® R1 institution, the University is classified among America’s top 146 comprehensive, doctoral research universities.
Athletics: From the 27,000 seats of Mackay Stadium to the 12,000 seats of Lawlor Events Center, the historic Virginia Street Gym to the newly renovated Don Weir Field at Peccole Park, students can cheer on Nevada Wolf Pack and its 17 Division 1 teams that play in the Mountain West Conference.
Area: At the University of Nevada, Reno, opportunity is everywhere students look. That opportunity begins on the central 290-acre campus filled with nearly 150 years of history and stretches to the Wayne L. Prim Campus, just minutes from the shores of Lake Tahoe, America's most renowned alpine lake.

Features

Optional Practical Training

138 out of 138 programs are eligible for Optional Practical Training.

Optional Practical Training (OPT) is temporary employment that is directly related to an F-1 student’s major area of study. Eligible students can apply to receive up to 12 months of OPT employment authorization before completing their academic studies (pre-completion) and/or after completing their academic studies (post-completion).

If you have earned a degree in certain science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, you may be eligible for a 24-month extension of your post-completion OPT employment authorization.

For more information see here: https://www.uscis.gov/opt

Co-op/Internship Participation

Cooperative education (or co-operative education) and internships are methods of combining classroom-based education with practical work experience. A cooperative education experience ("co-op"), provides academic credit for structured job experience. Co-ops are full-time, paid or unpaid positions. Internships may be full-time or part-time, paid or unpaid positions.

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1664 N. Virginia Street, Reno, Reno, Nevada, USA, NV 89557

Insttitution Details

School ID

4704

founded

1874

Institution type

Public

School Rank

404

Cost and Duration

Application fee

4 years

Average undergraduate program

2 years

Average graduate program

$13700 USD / Year

Cost of Living

$26892 USD / First Year

Avarage Gross tuition

$8500 USD

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