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Business & finance at University of Nevada–Reno

University of Nevada–Reno graduates about 639 business & finance majors a year, 17% of its graduating class. That puts it 222nd of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a solid program at 60 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 120 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 61% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $70,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $5 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

60/100Solid#222 of 650 for business & finance →
Graduates a year63917% of the class
Courses in the catalog120more than 61% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$70,0000.97× the same major nationally
Research in the field$5Ma year, NSF
Admit rate83%whole school
SAT middle 50%1070–1270whole school

Around University of Nevada–Reno

The UNR QSU Day of Silence 5k walk/run on April 15, 2011. Proceeds were to be us
Silence QSU 2011 900x600 23 (5622745469)Photo: Wheeler Cowperthwaite from Espanola, New Mexico, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
Campus of the University of Nevada, Reno
Knowledge Center Panorama 4Photo: Wheeler Cowperthwaite · CC BY 2.0 · source
The University of Nevada, Reno (usually referred to as the University of Nevada
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada (3161659371)Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
The University of Nevada, Reno (usually referred to as the University of Nevada
National Judicial College, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada (3162493530)Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where business & finance happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Ansari Business Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 125 · Dorm 15 · Athletics 9 · Student housing 9 · Chapel 5 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. College of St. Benedict 61
  2. Washington College 61
  3. University of Nevada–Las Vegas 60
  4. Indiana University Indianapolis 60
  5. University of Minnesota–Duluth 60
  6. University of Michigan–Dearborn 60
  7. Ramapo College of New Jersey 60
  8. Siena College 60

Other strong majors at University of Nevada–Reno

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Nevada–Reno with every school we score in business & finance. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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