University of Nevada, Reno

Reno, NV 89557

www.unr.edu

General College Information:

Public 4-year university, founded 1874.

Urban campus setting on 200 acres, located in Reno (population=1,400,000), 200 miles east of San Francisco, CA.

Semester-based academic year

Total Student Population (approx.): 14,000 undergraduates; 3000 graduate students; 400 professional/other.

Undergraduates (approx.): 83% full-time; 79% from Nevada; 20% minorities (5% African-American; 7% Asian-American; 9% Hispanic-American; 1% Native American); 3% international students; 53% women.

On-Campus Housing:
Undergrad: Incoming freshman given priority for housing; 14% of students live on-campus.
Graduate: Available to single and married students.

Annual Tuition and Fees for FT Students (approx.):  (To check the most current rates: Undergrad )
Undergrads (15 credits/semester): $6600 state resident; $8950 Western Undergraduate Program student; $20,500 all other students.
Grad Students (12 credits/semester): $6790 state resident; $20,700 non-resident

Annual Room and Board (approx.): $10,200

ROTC Program Offered On-Campus?: Yes (Army)

Virtual Tour: www.unr.edu/tour

Engineering Program Information:

Program Names:
College of Engineering (www.unr.edu/engineering)
School of Earth Sciences and Engineering (
www.mines.unr.edu/mackay) within the College of Science

Engineering Student Population (approx.): 1800 undergraduates (1400 full-time); 300 graduate students (150 master's; 100 doctoral)

Engineering Departments:

Chemical and Materials Engineering (CME)

Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE)

Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)

Electrical and Biomedical Engineering (EBME)

Geological Sciences and Engineering (GSE) [School of Earth Sciences and Engineering]

Mechanical Engineering (ME)

Mining Engineering (MineE) [School of Earth Sciences and Engineering]

Degrees Offered: (B=Bachelor's; M=Master's; D=Doctorate)

Major

Dept B M D

Biomedical Engineering

EBME   X X

Chemical Engineering

CME X X X

Civil Engineering

CEE X X X

Computer and Information Engineering

CSE X    

Computer Engineering

CSE   X  

Computer Science

CSE X X  

Computer Science and Engineering

CSE     X

Electrical Engineering

EBME X X X

Engineering Physics

EBME X    

Environmental Engineering

CEE X    

Geological Engineering

GSE X X X

Materials Science and Engineering

CME X    

Mechanical Engineering

ME X X X

Metallurgical Engineering

CME   X  

Mining Engineering

MineE X X X

Undergraduate Engineering Admissions Statistics (2011):

Offered Admission/Applied (% Accepted): 432/749 (57%)

Enrolled/Offered Admission (% Enrolled): 363/432 (84%)

Other Information Regarding The School And Its Engineering Program:

A detailed profile of this school's engineering program is provided online at the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) website at: http://profiles.asee.org

Contact Information:

Entity

Website

Mailing Address

Phone / Email

General College Contacts:

Main Website/
General Address and Phone

www.unr.edu

1664 North Virginia Street
Reno, NV 89557-0042

(775) 784-1110

Office of Prospective Students (Admissions)

www.unr.edu/admissions

Student Service Bldg
Reno, NV 89557

(775) 784-4700 /
(866) 2-NEVADA
see website for email

Student Financial Aid and Services

www.finaid.unr.edu

MS 076
Reno, NV 89557

(775) 784-4666 /
(877) 666-0014
see website for email

The Graduate School (Admissions, Financial Aid, etc.)

www.unr.edu/grad

225 Student Service Bldg
MS 326
Reno, NV 89557

(775) 784-6869
gradadmissions@unr.edu

Residential Life, Housing and Food Service

www.reslife.unr.edu

Juniper Hall
PO Box 8034
Reno, NV 89507

(775) 784-1113
housing@unr.edu

Engineering Program Contacts:

College of Engineering

www.unr.edu/engineering

MS 256
Reno, NV 89557

(775) 784-6925
see website for email

School of Earth Sciences and Engineering

www.mines.unr.edu/mackay

MS 168
Reno, NV 89557-0047

(775) 784-6987
see website for email

Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program

www.unr.edu/bme

MS 400
Reno, NV 89557-0046 

(775) 784-4744
bmeadmin@unr.edu

Dept of Chemical and Materials Engineering

www.unr.edu/cme

MS 170
Reno, NV 89557-0136

(775) 784-4764
chemengr@unr.edu

Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering

www.unr.edu/cee

MS 258 
Reno, NV 89557 

(775) 784-6937
see website for email

Dept of Computer Science and Engineering

www.cse.unr.edu

MS 171
Reno, NV 89557

(775) 784-6974
see website for email

Dept of Electrical and Biomedical Engineering

www.ee.unr.edu

MS 260
Reno, NV 89557

(775) 784-6927
see website for email

Dept of Geological Sciences and Engineering (School of Earth Sciences and Engineering)

www.mines.unr.edu/geology

MS 172
Reno, NV 89557-0138

(775) 784-6050
see website for email

Dept of Mechanical Engineering

www.unr.edu/me

MS 312
Reno, NV 89557

(775) 784-6931
mecheng@unr.edu

Dept of Mining Engineering (School of Earth Sciences and Engineering)

www.unr.edu/cos/mining

MS 173
Reno, NV 89557-0139

(775) 784-6961
see website for email

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