For YOUniversity TV,
I'm Chloe.
And I'm Levon and we're
at University of Nevada.
Let's go run with
the Wolf Pack.
The University
of Nevada-Reno
is nestled at the base of
the Sierra Nevada Range.
The campus is just 45 minutes
away from the mountains
and world famous
Lake Tahoe's skiing
and recreational opportunities.
The city of Reno is not
a humungous city,
but it's not too small either.
There's so much culture
and life and art downtown.
There's jazz clubs,
there's all sorts of nightlife.
It's just a great place to be.
If you're up for a day trip,
Interstate 80 will lead you
to the San Francisco Bay area
and US-395 will take you to
Yosemite National Park,
Las Vegas, or Los Angeles.
The main University
of Nevada-Reno's campus
has nearly 300 acres,
located just north
of downtown Reno
and the new Kayak Park
on the Truckee River.
The campus' quadrangle
has been listed
as a Jeffersonian
academic village
on the National Register
of Historic Places.
These giant elm trees
that surround the quad
were planted in 1908.
And in 1985, the Nevada
State Legislature
declared the campus
as a state arboretum.
16,681 students hail
from all 50 states,
and international students
from more than
70 different countries.
The male to female
ratio is 45:55.
We have Mackay Week coming up
and we're having the Undie Run
and it's actually
a clothing drive.
You show up in clothes you want
to donate, you take it off,
and then you run across
campus in your underwear,
and that's right before finals.
Incoming freshman have an
ACT of 22 and an SAT of 1040.
Students need to have
a 3.0 grade point average
for the required
academic courses
and transfer students need a 2.5
cumulative grade point average
and a minimum of 24
transferable semester credits.
We look at only the,
what we call academic core,
and the academic core
consists of English,
math, science
and social science.
So only those areas.
We also do weight those
classes for students that take
either international
baccalaureate,
advanced placement,
or honors classes
within those because
we want students to take
as rigorous a curriculum
as possible.
If you are from in-state,
a full year of tuition
will run you around $4,000,
and about $15,000
if you're from out-of-state
with exceptions.
There are substantial
tuition discounts for
Western undergraduate
exchange students,
Good Neighbors,
and children of alumni.
Room and board is
close to $8,000 per year
and an extra $1,000 for books
and student fees.
We have minimum
guaranteed scholarships,
and if a student
goes to our website
and looks for our
scholarship matrix,
they can match up
their GPA on one side
and their test
score on the other.
If they have that GPA
and that test score
and they apply to
us by February 1,
then they'll receive at
least that scholarship.
University of Nevada-Reno
offers more than 75 majors,
70 masters degree programs,
and 44 doctorate programs.
It is one of only two
academic centers in the world
dedicated to the study
of Basque Diaspora,
and the campus awards
a PhD in Basque studies.
And a new degree
in environmental studies
is available through
the Academy for the Environment.
Computer science
recently added
a minor in digital
and interactive games.
And the Center for Civil
Engineering earthquake research
has its own large
structures shake table.
Okay, phew, I'm good.
They use GPS satellite systems
to look at earthquake activity
and to then make predictions
about tsunamis,
so that we can
perhaps try to develop
a more effective and efficient
early warning system.
94% of tenured faculty
and 74% of full-time faculty
hold the highest degrees
attainable in their fields.
Average class size is
fewer than 30 students.
Lab sizes are
near 15 students.
Faculty members teach
more than 91% of classes
and the faculty to
student ratio is 17:1.
We consider
ourselves a family here,
and that's the beauty
of our program.
I'm pretty laid back
and the students know that.
So it's not Dr. Mitchell,
Professor Mitchell,
it's just Paul.
The university
is home to one of
the country's largest
study abroad programs,
the University Studies Abroad
Consortium, or USAC.
The USAC is the University
Study Abroad Consortium.
Students from all
over the United States
come together and go
to certain places where
they have their study abroad
set up all over the world;
England, France, Costa Rica.
The Nevada Wolf Pack
compete in
the NCAA Division I
Western Athletic Conference,
with 7 sports for men
and 12 sports for women.
Former Wolf Pack
football star, Nate Burleson,
is now a top receiver
in the NFL.
And Nevada and its
in-state rival, UNLV,
play for the Fremont
Cannon, the largest
and most expensive traveling
trophy in college football.
Students live on campus in
one of eight residence halls.
Two of the halls
are uniquely reserved
for returning
and transfer students.
And for students
that are interested
in specific
academic areas,
there are three dedicated living
and learning communities.
Nevada's student
organizations plan
more than 500 events
a year on campus.
There are more than 200 clubs
and organizations recognized
by the Student Government,
including intramural sports,
eight social fraternities,
and five social sororities.
There's always a lot to do.
Whether you live in
the residence halls,
you can always go and do
activities that the different
Residential Assistants put on.
University of Nevada Reno has
an impressive list of alumni.
Dr. Susan Desmond-Hellman,
an oncologist
and President of Product
Development at Genentech
is listed in
"Fortune" magazine's
50 most powerful
women in business.
And don't forget the six
Pulitzer Prize winners.
Gifted 11
to 17-year-olds
study at the Davidson
Academy of Nevada,
the country's only free
public specialized school
for very smart kids.
So if you'd love to follow in
the footsteps of greatness
and are looking for
a tailor-made place that
fits your academic needs
and gives you plenty to do
in your spare time,
be sure to put
University of Nevada-Reno
on your list of go-see colleges.
Thanks so much for joining
us on our campus tour of
the University of Nevada-Reno.
For YOUniversity TV,
I'm Chloe Dolandis.
And I'm Levon Harvey
and we'll see you next time.
