University of Nevada, Las Vegas

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is a public, coeducational university located in Las Vegas, Nevada, known for its programs in computer science, English, engineering, and hotel administration. The hotel administration program is one of the top ranked programs in the nation, usually ranking just behind Cornell. It is the major university of southern Nevada. The university is ranked in the category of Doctoral/Research Universities-Intensive by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and has over 1,000 faculty members. UNLV has an enrollment of more than 26,000. Since July 1995, UNLV's president has been Carol Harter.

History

UNLV was founded in 1957 as the southern regional extension division of the University of Nevada; it was granted autonomy and renamed as Nevada Southern University in 1965 by the Nevada Board of Regents, who also hired the university's president. In 1968, Nevada Southern officially changed its name to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, which gave it equal status with its parent, the University of Nevada, Reno.

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1957 - University of Nevada - 1965 - 1968 - University of Nevada, Reno

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