The University of Nevada, Las Vegas is a public land-grant research university in Paradise, Nevada. The 332-acre campus is about 1.6 mi east of the Las Vegas Strip. It was formerly part of the University of Nevada from 1957 to 1969. It includes the Shadow Lane Campus, just east of the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, which houses both S…
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas is a public land-grant research university in Paradise, Nevada. The 332-acre campus is about 1.6 mi east of the Las Vegas Strip. It was formerly part of the University of Nevada from 1957 to 1969. It includes the Shadow Lane Campus, just east of the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, which houses both School of Medicine and School of Dental Medicine. UNLV's law school, the William S. Boyd School of Law, is the only law school in the state.
Former names: University of Nevada, Southern Division (1957–1965) · Nevada Southern University (1965–1969)
Motto: Omnia Pro Patria (Latin)
Motto in English: "All For Our Country"
Type: Public land-grant research university
Established: September 10, 1957
Parent institution: Nevada System of Higher Education
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