University of Nevada, Reno
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| Motto | Omnia Pro Patria (Latin) |
Motto in English | "All for Our Country" |
| Type | Public land-grant research university |
| Established | October 12, 1874 |
Parent institution | Nevada System of Higher Education |
| Accreditation | NWCCU |
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| Endowment | $458.0 million (2022) |
| President | Brian Sandoval |
| Provost | Jeff Thompson |
Academic staff | 1,082 |
| Students | 20,945 (fall 2022) |
| Undergraduates | 16,973 (fall 2022) |
| Postgraduates | 3,972 (fall 2022) |
| Location | , , United States 39°32′16″N 119°48′50″W / 39.53778°N 119.81389°W |
| Campus | Large city, 200 acres (81 ha) |
| Other campuses | Incline Village |
| Newspaper | The Nevada Sagebrush |
| Colors | Navy blue and silver |
| Nickname | Wolf Pack |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I FBS – Mountain West |
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| Website | www |
University of Nevada Historic District | |
| Location | Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada |
| Area | 290 acres (117.4 ha) (entire campus) 40 acres (16 ha) (historic district) |
| Built | 1906 |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Second Empire, Jeffersonian Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 87000135 |
| Added to NRHP | February 25, 1987 |
The University of Nevada, Reno (Nevada, the University of Nevada, or UNR) is a public land-grant research university in Reno, Nevada, United States. It is the state's flagship public university and primary land grant institution. It was founded on October 12, 1874, in Elko, Nevada.
The university is classified as a doctoral, R1 research university by the Carnegie Classification. In 2018, the university spent $144 million on research and development according to the National Science Foundation. Among its several schools and colleges, the unversity has a medical school and is home to the Donald W. Reynolds School of Journalism from which six Pulitzer Prize winners have graduated.