Academics at University of Nevada-Las Vegas

Academics at a Glance

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at University of Nevada-Las Vegas: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Each topic below links to a dedicated page with the full detail:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty Resources

The student-to-faculty ratio at University of Nevada-Las Vegas is about average at 18 to 1, close to the national average of 15 to 1. University of Nevada-Las Vegas employs 99% of its instructors full time, above the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition report.

Most Popular Majors

University of Nevada-Las Vegas offers 91 majors with reported completions across 24 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at University of Nevada-Las Vegas are summarised below:

The most popular majors at University of Nevada-Las Vegas, measured by graduates, are listed below.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors report.

More to Consider

As you weigh academic life at University of Nevada-Las Vegas, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Need flexibility? Check whether University of Nevada-Las Vegas offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 18,202 undergraduates study at least partly online. See distance learning options.
• Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (79% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). See graduation and retention.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Dig Deeper into Academics into University of Nevada-Las Vegas

Each page below covers one part of academic life at University of Nevada-Las Vegas in more detail:

• Academic Majors at University of Nevada-Las Vegas — every major and degree program offered
• Faculty Composition at University of Nevada-Las Vegas — the full faculty and class-size breakdown
• Graduation & Retention at University of Nevada-Las Vegas — graduation outcomes and retention detail
• Distance Learning at University of Nevada-Las Vegas — online and distance enrollment options
• Accreditation at University of Nevada-Las Vegas — accreditation status and accrediting bodies