University of Nevada - Reno

The University of Nevada, Reno is a public research university with over 21,000 students. The university is known for its very high research activity, particularly in the fields of civil engineering, earthquake and large-scale structures testing and modeling. It’s also home to one of the most powerful lasers in the country.

The flagship academic institution in Nevada, the University of Nevada, Reno consists of eight colleges and nine schools, including the School of Journalism which has produced six Pulitzer Prize winners. The university also sponsors a center dedicated to Basque studies due to the large Basque population in the area. 

The university campus is located just north of downtown Reno and many buildings are classically styled. The campus quad is modeled after Thomas Jefferson’s at the University of Virginia. There is also an arboretum and herbarium. The former includes over 60 genera and approximately 200 species of tree. 

In athletics, the university is known as Nevada and its most notable sports teams are american football and basketball. Nevada’s american football rivals are UNLV and the two sides play each other annually. Nevada currently has a historic lead of 27 wins to UNLV’s 17.