Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at UNR is slightly skewed towards women students, with 52.9% of undergraduate students being women and 47.1% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 17,025, with 9,011 women and 8,014 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at UNR is largely skewed towards women students, with 60.7% of undergraduate students being women and 39.3% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 4,009, with 2,435 women and 1,574 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 47.1% 8,014 students
- women 52.9% 9,011 students
Graduate Students
- men 39.3% 1,574 students
- women 60.7% 2,435 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 52.5% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 8,876 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 23.8% of the student body, with 4,035 students. Mixed race students represent 8.5% of the population, with 1,435 students, while Asian students account for 8.3%, with 1,403 students. African American students account for 3.8% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 642 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.5% , with 80 students.
International students make up 0.9% of the undergraduate population, totaling 159 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 1.7% of the population, totaling 292 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within UNR.
Undergraduate Students
- White 52.5% 8,876 students
- Hispanic 23.8% 4,035 students
- Mixed race 8.5% 1,435 students
- Asian 8.3% 1,403 students
- African American 3.8% 642 students
- Unknown race 1.7% 292 students
- International students 0.9% 159 students
- Hawaiian 0.5% 80 students
Graduate Students
- White 53.6% 2,134 students
- Hispanic 15.5% 616 students
- International students 10.8% 429 students
- Asian 7.2% 286 students
- Mixed race 5.7% 229 students
- African American 4.0% 158 students
- Unknown race 3.1% 122 students
- Hawaiian 0.3% 10 students
Transfer Students
- White 52.5% 567 students
- Hispanic 27.0% 292 students
- Mixed race 7.1% 77 students
- Asian 5.6% 61 students
- Unknown race 3.0% 32 students
- African American 2.8% 30 students
- International students 1.4% 15 students
- Hawaiian 0.6% 6 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 35% 6,037 students
- 20-21 35% 5,958 students
- 22-24 15% 2,535 students
- 25-29 5% 878 students
- 30-34 2% 390 students
- 35-39 1% 173 students
- 40-49 1% 154 students
- 50-64 0% 66 students
- 25-29 32% 1,285 students
- 22-24 22% 896 students
- 30-34 18% 714 students
- 35-39 11% 433 students
- 40-49 10% 387 students
- 50-64 5% 212 students
- 20-21 1% 54 students
- 18-19 0% 1 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at University of Nevada-Reno in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2,503 | 73.88% | |
| California | 745 | 21.99% | |
| Hawaii | 20 | less than 1% | |
| Oregon | 18 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 17 | less than 1% | |
| Alaska | 13 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 12 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 9 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 9 | less than 1% | |
| Idaho | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 3 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Montana | 2 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Guam | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | less than 1% | |
| South Dakota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 1 | less than 1% |
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