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2026 Rankings for University of Nevada-Reno

What kind of rankings and accolades has UNR earned? All of the ranking badges and placements UNR holds are detailed on this page.

UNR earned 53 ranking badges across College Factual’s 2026 college rankings.

Top Rankings for UNR:

#1 out of 10	#1 out of 10	#8 out of 18	#8 out of 18

UNR has graduate offerings as well. See its [graduate-school rankings](/graduate-schools/university-of-nevada-reno/rankings/) for master's and doctorate accolades.

Ranking Highlights

• Quality Rankings
  • Best Colleges Ranking
  • Best Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region Ranking
  • Best Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada Ranking
• Best for the Money Rankings
  • Best Value Bachelor's Degree Schools Ranking
  • Best Value Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region Ranking
  • Best Value Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada Ranking

How UNR Ranks in College Factual’s Best Quality Rankings

Honorable Mention in Best Colleges Ranking

#364 out of 3,449.

This makes UNR a top 20% school for students.

The Best Colleges Ranking identifies the strongest colleges nationwide.

Top Ranked Majors

UNR has 957 top ranked majors, led by its placement in the Best Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region Ranking.

The best rankings are listed below:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Details
Best Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	1	View Report
Best Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	1	View Report
Best Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	1	View Report
Best Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	1	View Report
Best Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Agriculture Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Agriculture Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best General Agriculture Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best General Agriculture Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Schools in Nevada	1	4	View Report
Best Biochemistry Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	2	View Report
Best Biochemistry Schools in Nevada	1	2	View Report
Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	2	View Report
Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Schools in Nevada	1	2	View Report
Best Biotechnology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Biotechnology Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Biotechnology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Biotechnology Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Other Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Biology Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	3	View Report
Best Biology Studies Schools in Nevada	1	5	View Report
Best General Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	3	View Report
Best Microbiology & Immunology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Microbiology & Immunology Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Neurosciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Neurosciences Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	3	View Report
Best Accounting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	2	View Report
Best Accounting Schools in Nevada	1	2	View Report
Best Accounting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	2	View Report
Best Accounting Schools in Nevada	1	3	View Report
Best General Business Administration and Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	6	View Report
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	6	View Report
Best Finance Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	2	View Report
Best Finance Schools in Nevada	1	2	View Report
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	2	View Report
Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in Nevada	1	2	View Report
Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best General Business/Commerce Schools in Nevada	1	2	View Report
Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best General Business/Commerce Schools in Nevada	1	2	View Report
Best International Business/Trade/Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	2	View Report
Best International Business/Trade/Commerce Schools in Nevada	1	2	View Report
Best International Business Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	2	View Report
Best International Business Schools in Nevada	1	2	View Report
Best Marketing/Marketing Management, General Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	2	View Report
Best Marketing/Marketing Management, General Schools in Nevada	1	2	View Report
Best Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	2	View Report
Best Marketing Schools in Nevada	1	2	View Report
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	6	View Report
Best Speech Communication Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	2	View Report
Best Speech Communication Schools in Nevada	1	3	View Report
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	3	View Report
Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Nevada	1	4	View Report
Best General Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best General Journalism Schools in Nevada	1	2	View Report
Best Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Journalism Schools in Nevada	1	2	View Report
Best Media Arts Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best General Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Nevada	1	2	View Report
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Computer Information Systems Schools in Nevada	1	2	View Report
Best Computer Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	2	View Report
Best Computer Science Schools in Nevada	1	3	View Report
Best Computer Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	2	View Report
Best Computer Science Schools in Nevada	1	3	View Report
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	2	View Report
Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Nevada	1	4	View Report
Best General Education Schools in Nevada	1	2	View Report
Best General Education Schools in Nevada	1	2	View Report
Best Multicultural Education Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	1	View Report
Best Multicultural Education Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Multilingual Education Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Schools in Nevada	1	2	View Report
Best Student Counseling Schools in Nevada	1	2	View Report
Best English & Language Arts Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best English & Language Arts Education Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	3	View Report
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Nevada	1	3	View Report
Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	4	View Report
Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Biomedical Engineering Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Chemical Engineering Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Chemical Engineering Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	2	View Report

How UNR Ranks for Value

Top Value Majors

UNR has 957 best-value majors, including its placement in the Best Value Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region Ranking.

The best rankings are listed below:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Details
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	1	View Report
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	1	View Report
Best Value Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	1	View Report
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	1	View Report
Best Value Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Agriculture Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Agriculture Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value General Agriculture Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value General Agriculture Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Biotechnology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Biotechnology Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Biotechnology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Biotechnology Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Other Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Microbiology & Immunology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Microbiology & Immunology Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Neurosciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Neurosciences Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value General Business/Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	10	View Report
Best Value General Business/Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value General Business/Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	10	View Report
Best Value General Business/Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value General Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Media Arts Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Radio, Television & Digital Communication Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value General Education Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value General Education Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Bilingual & Multilingual Education Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Multicultural Education Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	1	View Report
Best Value Multicultural Education Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Multilingual Education Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Agricultural Teacher Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Agricultural Teacher Education Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Chemistry Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Chemistry Education Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Environmental Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	1	View Report
Best Value Environmental Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Environmental Education Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	1	View Report
Best Value Environmental Education Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Music Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Music Education Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Physics Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Physics Education Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Social Science Teacher Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Social Science Teacher Education Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value General Environmental Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value General Environmental Engineering Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Environmental Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value General Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value General Human Development & Family Studies Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Physician Assistant Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Speech Pathology & Audiology Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Other Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	1	View Report
Best Value Other Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Other Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	1	View Report
Best Value Other Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	2	View Report
Best Value Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Nursing Administration Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Nursing Practice Schools in Nevada	1	2	View Report
Best Value General Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	7	View Report
Best Value Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	1	View Report
Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Forestry Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Forestry Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report
Best Value Wildlife Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada	1	1	View Report

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Notes and References

The rankings above are built on federal education data, 2026 edition.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.