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Public health at University of Nevada–Reno

University of Nevada–Reno graduates about 332 public health majors a year, 9% of its graduating class. That puts it 83rd of 328 schools we score for public health, a strong program at 69 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $29 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

69/100Strong#83 of 328 for public health →
Graduates a year3329% of the class
Research in the field$29Ma year, NSF
Admit rate83%whole school
SAT middle 50%1060–1280whole 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 public health happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Nevada State Health Laboratory, Anderson Health Science, Nellor Biomedical Sciences, Savitt Medical Science, Howard Medical Sciences, Manville Health Science, Pennington Medical Education.

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 public health ranking

  1. Temple University 70
  2. Duquesne University 70
  3. Miami University–Oxford 70
  4. Saint Joseph's University 70
  5. San Jose State University 69
  6. Denison University 69
  7. University of San Francisco 69
  8. University of Minnesota–Duluth 68

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 public health. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 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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