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University of Nevada Las Vegas overall was a good experience. The campus alone offered you so much. There were many places to eat and many things to do. It is clear that this college is set in a town of hospitality. If you were to attend UNLV for hospitality or medicine, I am sure your experience would be different from mine. I personally found myself in the arts department and taking the bare minimum of credits outside of my major. I do not feel as if I retained any information I learned throughout... Read More my years at this university.

I studied computer science at UNLV. It's a typical course of study featuring lots of math and logic classes. It's great to get down the fundamentals there and was able to find a SWE job after just fine. The only thing though is that you only get to programming real-life applicable projects in your senior year, which I think is pretty late considering you're there for 4 years. The professors are decent, the math professors are....alright. I think you can get away with lots of curved grades. It's difficult... Read More but rewarding. The library is a nice place of study. Languages you work on here is C++, C, Java, and SQL, among more. Senior year, depending on your group, would most likely start using Javascript/HTML/CSS on a fun capstone project competition reviewed by actual engineers in the industry. I didn't initially like the classes and programming language selection but after getting a programming job I realized I wasn't paying attention enough, haha.

I was originally a computer science major and I switched because of one class. I had a professor, who I think they just found and did not check credentials. We were learning C++ and he was very unhelpful. We asked questions about why our code did not work and he said to just look over it again. This is unacceptable for an intro to coding class. We didn't have the eye to identify errors in our code which lead to frustration.
After I switched majors to psychology, I had wonderful professors who were... Read More passionate about the subjects they were teaching.

My experience at University of Nevada, Las Vegas was genuinely positive and worthwhile. During my time there, I felt like I was stepping into adulthood, not just going through the motions of school. I built meaningful friendships with both classmates and professors, which made a big difference in how supported and engaged I felt throughout my program.

One of the things I appreciated most was the quality of knowledge I received. My professors weren’t just there to teach—they were approachable, real,... Read More and invested in helping students grow. Because of that, I felt like I was actually getting my money’s worth. The education I received wasn’t just theoretical, it felt applicable and valuable beyond the classroom.

Even after graduating, I still feel connected to the university. Having continued access to resources and maintaining relationships with people there shows that the support doesn’t just end once you leave. Overall, my time at UNLV was a solid experience that helped shape me both academically and personally, and I’m grateful for what I gained from it.

I was an Anthropology major and really liked the classes and most of the professors, especially in the upper-level courses. The campus is very diverse and feels connected to the real world, which helped me think more deeply about people, culture, and history. Now that I’m a high school history teacher at a prep academy, I can see how much that background still shows up in my teaching. It’s a big school so you do have to be proactive but overall UNLV gave me a solid education and a lot of perspective.... Read More

It depends really on what major you are going in. I just graduated with a BSBA in Accounting, and most of the instructors were great, except like, two. I went back for Finance, so I am going to take a shot at that. I noticed specific majors are great, others are horrible, but I think we can all agree mutually that parking is terrible. I avoid the Black Lot, and if my classes are at the Lee Business School, I park in the Dorothy Parking Garage. Otherwise I park at the Student and Wellness Center Parking... Read More Garage to get to CBC and the Lied Library. All STEM students should park at the parking garage near the TEB building. I put out a lot of three stars because, at least in my experience, it's a coin toss on quality and experiences.

While there are certain colleges within the University that have great staff (I did two semesters at Boyd and respected just about every faculty member I encountered), UNLV as a whole is a joke. I had taken out a living expenses loan to get through the Spring semester. After contacting three separate departments and seven different employees, I was unable to obtain information on how deferring would impact this student aid. Turns out, it returned it, and I was forced to pay back a huge lump sum immediately,... Read More instead of being put on a regular loan payment schedule. All I would have needed was to wait a week longer and the loan would have been earned in full. But even after practically begging for the information beforehand, it was only given to me once I'd deferred and it was too late. Rather than supply students with this information freely, UNLV prefers to let them continue without any guidance and sabotage them at the soonest opportunity. To make matters worse, their self-service portal is basically shorthand for "figure it out yourself," as not one of the people I managed to get a reply out of cared to help at all. Their responses can be summed up as "we did something wrong, but we aren't accountable, have fun figuring out how to pay back a loan all at once." Please go somewhere else if you're considering this University. No matter how tempting their tuition and scholarships are.

UNLV does have opportunities for students in networking with students orgs, faculty, and community members. You have to go get it. Having a support system is a must and building one takes time and energy. I was able to attain a full ride and more than I could imagine, such as presenting research at international conference sponsored by UNLV and learning from doctoral students in labs. Although there are negatives to any aspect, such financial aid takes a lengthy time to process many things and the... Read More student parking is bad at times. These little annoyances didn’t deter me from seeking advice from my peers and professors who helped me attain professional skills and advance my education into graduate school.

UNLV is easily one of the worst universities in the country. They claim to offer a wide variety of degree programs however, they do not actually offer the classes to obtain that degree. The acceptance rate is over 80%, yet less than 40% are able to graduate. As someone who attended, its not because their classes are difficult, its because the classes don't actually exist or are not offered for4-5 semesters at a time. So what do you do when your scholarship requires a full-time commitment to cover... Read More the cost of education? UNLV has a wonderful scam going, because they force you to take erroneous classes to keep your scholarship and keep you in school longer. Why get you through in 4 years, when they can collect for 6 years and give you the same degree? Go anywhere else. Even if you're paying 10,000 more for out-of-state tuition, UNLV will scam you out of your money. If you still think they're legitimate I challenge you to try giving them a call-their numbers listed on the official website are "not currently in service". Do not trust this shady, extortionate institution.

I received a bachelors degree in healthcare administration from UNLV in 2018. The professors I took classes from were knowledgeable in their fields, particularly my internship professor. Through the internship program I managed to find a job at a local hospital and my first year out of college I made 50,000+ which wasn’t bad for a starting salary. Overall, my advice to other students would be to remember that what you put into your education is what you’ll get out of it. There are a lot of opportunities... Read More if you’re willing to apply yourself.