University of Nevada-Reno Student Population

How many students at UNR?

For the academic year 2024-2025, University of Nevada-Reno has a total enrollment of 23,024 students, including 19,117 undergraduate and 3,907 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 10,181 male students (44.2%) and 12,843 female students (55.8%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 11,027 White students (47.9%) and 5,462 Hispanic students (23.7%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 19,117 undergraduate students (83%) and 3,907 graduate students (17%).
• Class Delivery: 1,483 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 6,208 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (very high research activity) - which average 34,856 - UNR's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 10,181 male (44.22%) and 12,843 female (55.78%) students are attending University of Nevada-Reno. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 79.27.

By class level, 19,117 (83.03%) are undergraduate students and 3,907 (16.97%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 45.29% are male and 54.71% are female, while among graduate students, 38.98% are male and 61.02% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 11,027 White, 874 Black, and 1,922 Asian students out of a total of 23,024 are attending at University of Nevada-Reno. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of Nevada-Reno is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 69.7% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, UNR has 3,459 students under 18 years old and 31 students over 65 years old. There are 18,505 students under 25 years old, and 4,519 students over 25 years old out of 23,024 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 3,459 students are younger than 18 and 5 students are older than 65. UNR has 17,620 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,497 students aged 25 and over.

It has 885 graduate students aged under 25 and 3,022 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of Nevada-Reno, 1,483 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 6,208 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,098 students who live in Nevada or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 385 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 19,117 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,090 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.70%.896 students have transferred in as full-time status and 194 students transferred in as part-time status.