Visit Campus

Visit the University of Nevada, Reno

Once you visit campus, you'll want to prowl with the Pack!

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Welcome Center

The Welcome Center is hosted by the Office for Prospective Students, staffed with admissions professionals and current students who can help you arrange campus tours and answer your questions about the University.

Location: Joe Crowley Student Union, 1st Floor
Phone: (775) 784-6152
Email: admissions@unr.edu

Hours
Monday - Thursday: 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. (when school is in session)
Sunday: Closed
Not open on holiday weekends

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Nevada Bound

Nevada Bound is a single-day campus visit program that provides prospective students and their families the opportunity to experience life at the University of Nevada, Reno. Nevada Bound participants will be able to:

  • Attend a college fair with all academic programs
  • Participate in an in-depth session with academic advisors
  • Tour campus and residence halls
  • Have lunch on campus
  • Learn about financial aid, admissions and more

Register for a Nevada Bound campus tour

From Las Vegas? Let us fly you to campus.

Are you from Clark County? You can take advantage of our Las Vegas Nevada Bound student fly-up program. This program is a one-day chaperoned visit to the campus of the University of Nevada, Reno. If you qualify*, your Nevada Bound experience includes the following:

  • Round-trip airfare between Las Vegas and Reno
  • Ground transportation in Reno
  • Participation in college fair with our academic programs
  • Meeting with advisors and officers from admissions and financial aid
  • A tour of campus and residence halls
  • Lunch on campus and more!

*Eligibility: Las Vegas Nevada Bound is available to eligible high school juniors, seniors and transfer students from southern Nevada. 

Register for a Las Vegas Nevada Bound campus tour

View looking north on campus outside the Student Services building with a few people walking on the paths, a tree budding in the foreground and the Knowledge Center in the distance

Walking tours

Offered year-round, walking tours are 90-minute guided visits around campus. Student ambassadors guide prospective students, parents and other visitors through the University's 290-acre campus, providing details and history about the University of Nevada, Reno and answering visitor questions.

Register for a walking tour

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Virtual tours

Can't make it to campus? Take an online tour of the University of Nevada, Reno instead. This customizable tour allows you to learn about different facilities, academic programs, dining options and more.

Take a virtual tour

Explore graduate education

Gradventure recruitment weekend

Gradventure is a multiday, campus invite for prospective graduate students interested in attending the University of Nevada, Reno. Each Gradventure experience is customized by your program of study, allowing you to meet with faculty, discuss our cutting-edge research and connect with other students who share your research and academic passions.

Learn more about Gradventure

GradFIT

GradFIT is afive-day, intensive academic program is targeted for first-generation college students and students from historically underrepresented backgrounds who are completing either their sophomore year or above undergraduate education.

Learn more about GradFIT

Get to know Reno/Tahoe

Lake Tahoe The Jewel of the Sierra, Lake Tahoe boasts world-class recreation year-round, from skiing and snowboarding to backpacking, mountain biking and rock climbing.
Tahoe sunset
Reno Aces Reno's Minor League Baseball team knows how to get the crowds riled up at Greater Nevada Field in the Freight House District in downtown Reno.
Reno Aces
MidTown Chock full of murals, great restaurants, hip bars, craft breweries and all manner of shops, the MidTown District is the place to be.
MidTown
Truckee River The Truckee River flows from Lake Tahoe to Pyramid Lake – right through the heart of Reno – and provides swimming, fishing, rafting and whitewater kayaking opportunities along the way.
The Truckee River in Snow
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