UNR earned 89 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 2 in the top 1%, 10 in the top 5%, 32 in the top 10% and 45 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 11 in Top Ranked Veterans for Multilingual Education, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 89 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 2 / 10
Highest placement: #1 of 11, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 19
Placements this edition: 413
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has University of Nevada-Reno Earned?
University of Nevada-Reno holds 89 ranking badges across 19 fields of study, 12 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. The current ranking cycle is 2027 edition. For every ranking, the check mark shows the top tier achieved. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. Administrators interested in displaying College Factual badges can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
2
Top 5%
10
Top 10%
32
Top 15%
45
Total
89
What Is University of Nevada-Reno Known For?
University of Nevada-Reno is best known for Public & Social Service: 6 of its 46 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Criminal Justice & Corrections, Romance Languages and Nursing. Its highest traditional-student placement is #1 of 30 in Location Diversity (Nevada).
How Does University of Nevada-Reno Rank in Athletics?
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, University of Nevada-Reno earned 4 badges across 3 sports; its highest placement is #2 of 11 in Skiing (D1).
How Does University of Nevada-Reno Rank for Online Students?
University of Nevada-Reno earned no online-program badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #28 of 165 in Most Popular Online for Social Work (top 17%).
How Does University of Nevada-Reno Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, University of Nevada-Reno earned 39 badges, 4 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 11 in Top Ranked Veterans for Multilingual Education.
These rankings are drawn from U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. University of Nevada-Reno appears in 413 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
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).
by our College Data Analytics Team