Two decades of impact

Originally part of the College of Arts and Sciences, the University of Nevada, Reno College of Science became its own academic entity in 2004. With eight departments, three on-campus museums, stellar faculty, and a wide breadth of undergraduate and graduate degree programs, the College is proud to educate and mentor the next generation of innovative thinkers and doers.

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Students using scientific equipment for biology class in 1920.

Happening at the College of Science

A person holds a lizard while a young person points at it.

Day at the Museum returns to University campus on Oct. 19

A dozen museums offering free admission from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

A view of the Keck Museum through the main doors.

Keck Museum ranked third best museum in Sierra Nevada

Over 56,000 votes were cast

A view of a distant mountain peak from another mountain with a green valley and pine trees below. The sky is cloudy.

Public invited to participate in free, expert-led geology field trip to Sierra Valley on Oct. 19

The Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology hosts annual Earth Science Week field trip

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Building a future of discovery, together

We are a college of accomplished faculty and inventive students, leading researchers and scientific pioneers. Every day, these great minds take on complex challenges and unearth groundbreaking solutions for problems we all care about. Imagine where we could go if we work together to support them. Will you join us?

Ways to support the College of Science

The Mackay School

Explore degree programs and other opportunities within the Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, an academic division within the College of Science.

Learn about the Mackay School
Mackay statue in front of the Mackay Mines building on the University campus.