The University of Nevada, Reno (Nevada, the University of Nevada, or UNR) is a public research university in Reno, Nevada. It was founded on October 12, 1874 in Elko, Nevada. It is a land grant institution in the state of Nevada.
It is home to the state's first medical school.
According to the National Science Foundation, UNR spent $144 million on research and development in 2018, ranking it 139th in the nation.