Amid three-year enrollment growth streak, new degree programs and milestone anniversary celebrations await as new and returning students resume classes Aug. 25.

A UNLV-record 28 graduate and professional programs placed within the nation’s top 100 in their discipline, including 14 from Boyd School of Law.

UNLV was recognized with its third consecutive R1 designation for research excellence from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

University’s online nursing master’s programs, bachelor’s degree in psychology earn top 25 rankings in publication’s annual list of nation’s best online degree programs. 

Upgraded security enhancements, program offerings, and more await over 32K new and returning students.

UNLV Law School has 14 top 100 programs in publication’s 2024 rankings, including No. 2 ranking for legal writing; Physical Therapy cracks top 50.
 

UNLV’s online bachelor’s in psychology, master’s programs in nursing rank among the nation's top 20; university nets four top 100 rankings. 

Online master’s programs in nursing continue U.S. News & World Report rankings rise with two Top 10 placements; bachelor’s program in psychology also cracks Top 20. 

UNLV Boyd Law School has 13 top 100 programs, including No. 1 ranking for legal writing. 

Online master’s programs for School of Nursing rank 15th overall; programs have ranked in top 30 since category rankings began in 2012. 

UNLV, UNR among just 146 nationwide classified by Carnegie as R1, or "Very High Research," the highest status for research institutions; UNLV and UNR first reached R1 in 2018. 

UNLV moves from second into a four-way tie for first in annual U.S. News & World Report list for “campus ethnic diversity.”