University of Nevada, Las Vegas

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is a public land-grant research university in Paradise, Nevada, founded in 1957 as the Southern Division of the University of Nevada and named UNLV in 1969.内华达大学拉斯维加斯分校（简称 UNLV）是位于美国内华达州天堂市的公立赠地研究型大学，1957 年作为内华达大学南部分部创办，1969 年定名 UNLV。

Its 332-acre main campus lies about two miles east of the Las Vegas Strip, and it also operates the Shadow Lane Campus, which houses the School of Medicine and the School of Dental Medicine.其 332 英亩的主校区距拉斯维加斯大道约两英里，另设「影巷校区」，医学院与牙医学院即设于该处。

UNLV sits in the 1201-1400 band of the QS World University Rankings 2027, the 601-650 band of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027, 599th in the U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026-2027 and the 701-800 band of the Shanghai ARWU 2026.该校位列 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名第 1201-1400 区间、2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名第 601-650 区间、《美国新闻与世界报道》2026-2027 最佳全球大学排名第 599 位、2026 年软科世界大学学术排名第 701-800 区间。

History

• In 1955 State Senator Mahlon Brown sponsored the legislation that provided $200,000 for the first building of a southern branch of the University of Nevada, later named Maude Frazier Hall.1955 年，州参议员马伦·布朗提出法案，为内华达大学南部校区第一座建筑拨款 20 万美元，该楼后来命名为莫德·弗雷泽楼。
• Ground was broken on the original site in April 1956, and the regents bought land in North Las Vegas for the expansion that the new institution was expected to need.1956 年 4 月，最初校址破土动工；校董会又在北拉斯维加斯购地，以备新校未来扩建之需。
• On 10 September 1957 the Nevada Board of Regents formally founded the institution as the Southern Division of the University of Nevada.1957 年 9 月 10 日，内华达州校董会正式创办该校，定名为内华达大学南部分部。
• The first classes were held in 1959 in a classroom at Las Vegas High School, before teaching moved to the current campus and into Maude Frazier Hall, designed by the local firm Zick and Sharp.1959 年，首批课程在拉斯维加斯高中的一间教室里开授，随后教学迁至现校区，进入由本地事务所齐克与夏普设计的莫德·弗雷泽楼。
• Twenty-nine students graduated at the first commencement in 1964, seven years after the institution was founded.1964 年，首届毕业典礼只有 29 名毕业生，距建校已有七年。
• In 1965 the Nevada Legislature renamed the school Nevada Southern University and the regents hired its first president, Donald C. Moyer.1965 年，内华达州议会将学校更名为南内华达大学，校董会同时聘任由唐纳德·莫耶担任的首任校长。
• In 1968 Nevada Southern was granted equal status with its parent institution in Reno, ending its position as a dependent branch.1968 年，南内华达大学获得与里诺母校同等的地位，不再是一所依附性的分校。
• In January 1969 the regents approved the name University of Nevada, Las Vegas and the abbreviation UNLV, a decision taken at a winter session without input from the Reno campus.1969 年 1 月，校董会在冬季会议上批准「内华达大学拉斯维加斯分校」之名与缩写 UNLV，该决定未征求里诺校区意见。
• The university adopted the Rebel nickname and a mascot in a Confederate uniform named Beauregard, a choice later softened into Hey Reb! in 1983 and finally retired, with its statue removed in June 2020.学校采用了「叛军」绰号，以及身着邦联制服的吉祥物「博勒加德」，此形象 1983 年淡化为「嘿，叛军！」，最终废止，其雕像于 2020 年 6 月移走。
• In 1973 President Roman Zorn hired Jerry Tarkanian as basketball coach, the appointment that built the Runnin' Rebels into a national programme.1973 年，校长罗曼·佐恩聘用了杰里·塔卡尼安担任篮球教练，这一任命把「奔跑叛军」打造成全国性劲旅。
• The Center for Business and Economic Research was established in 1975 to serve state agencies and private firms with economic and market analysis.1975 年，商业与经济研究中心成立，为州政府机构与私营企业提供经济与市场分析。
• In 1981 Claes Oldenburg's Flashlight sculpture was installed on the plaza between Artemus Ham Hall and the Judy Bayley Theatre, a landmark of the campus art collection.1981 年，克拉斯·奥尔登堡的《手电筒》雕塑落成于阿特姆斯·哈姆厅与朱迪·贝利剧院之间的广场，成为校园艺术收藏的地标。
• The Lied Institute for Real Estate Studies was established in 1989, reflecting the university's ties to the property and casino economy of southern Nevada.1989 年，利德房地产研究所成立，反映出学校与南内华达地产及博彩经济的紧密联系。
• Lied Library opened in 2001 at a final cost of $55.3 million, replacing the older library at the centre of campus.2001 年，利德图书馆落成启用，最终造价 5,530 万美元，取代了校园中心原有的旧馆。
• The School of Dental Medicine opened in 2002 to train dentists and to offer low-cost dental care to residents, and the Midtown UNLV development along Maryland Parkway began the same year.2002 年，牙医学院开办，既培养牙医，也为居民提供低价牙科诊疗；同年，沿马里兰公园大道的「中城 UNLV」开发计划启动。
• In 2003 the Institute for Security Studies was created to address homeland security concerns, and the Lynn Bennett Childhood Development Center opened.2003 年，安全研究所为应对国土安全议题而设，林恩·贝内特儿童发展中心亦于同年启用。
• UNLV opened its first regional campus on Shadow Lane in 2004, next to the University Medical Center, and established a School of Public Health within its health sciences division.2004 年，学校在大学医疗中心旁开设首个区域校区「影巷校区」，并在健康科学部下设立公共卫生学院。
• Construction began in 2005 on the $113 million Science and Engineering Building, a 200,000-square-foot facility completed in 2008 and rated LEED Silver in 2009.2005 年，造价 1.13 亿美元的科学与工程大楼动工，该楼 20 万平方英尺，2008 年完工，2009 年获 LEED 银级认证。
• In 2005 UNLV launched Invent the Future, its first comprehensive fundraising campaign, with a goal of raising 00 million by December 2008, and set up an Air Force ROTC detachment on campus.2005 年，学校启动首个综合性筹款运动「创造未来」，目标是在 2008 年 12 月前募得 5 亿美元，同年还在校内设立空军预备军官训练团。
• In 2006 the regents raised the minimum admission grade point average to 3.0, and the Harrah College of Hotel Administration began teaching a hospitality degree in Singapore.2006 年，校董会将最低录取平均绩点提高至 3.0；哈里酒店管理学院同年在新加坡开设酒店管理学士项目。
• A new student union and a student recreation centre opened in 2007, and the Greenspun College of Urban Affairs broke ground on the $94 million Greenspun Hall.2007 年，新的学生活动中心与学生康乐中心启用，格林斯潘城市事务学院同时为造价 9,400 万美元的格林斯潘楼奠基。
• Greenspun Hall opened in 2008 and houses the College of Urban Affairs, the Brookings Mountain West Institute, the campus radio station KUNV-FM and the television operation UNLV-TV.格林斯潘楼于 2008 年启用，内设城市事务学院、布鲁金斯山西研究所、校园电台 KUNV-FM 与电视机构 UNLV-TV。
• In 2011 the business college was renamed the Lee Business School after a $15 million gift from the Ted and Doris Lee family, Las Vegas real estate and casino investors.2011 年，在拉斯维加斯地产与赌场投资人特德·李和多丽丝·李夫妇捐赠 1,500 万美元后，商学院更名为李商学院。
• UNLV hosted the final presidential debate of 2016 at the Thomas and Mack Center, with its journalism school producing three hours of live student coverage.2016 年，该校在托马斯与马克中心承办美国总统竞选最后一场辩论，其新闻学院制作了三小时学生直播报道。
• In 2019 the School of Community Health Sciences was renamed the School of Public Health, completing the reorganisation of the university's health programmes.2019 年，社区健康科学学院更名为公共卫生学院，完成了学校健康类学科的重组。

Academics

• UNLV offers more than 350 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes taught by about 850 faculty members across its colleges and professional schools.该校开设 350 多个学士、硕士与博士项目，由各学院与专业学院约 850 名教师授课。
• It is classified among R1 doctoral universities with very high research activity, the top tier of the Carnegie classification.该校被列为 R1 级博士研究型大学，即卡内基分类中科研活动最高的层级。
• According to the National Science Foundation, UNLV spent $83 million on research and development in 2018, ranking 165th among American institutions.据美国国家科学基金会统计，该校 2018 年研发支出为 8,300 万美元，在全美高校中排名第 165 位。
• Its academic units include the Harrah College of Hospitality, the Lee Business School, the Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering and the Greenspun College of Urban Affairs.其学术单位包括哈里酒店管理学院、李商学院、霍华德·休斯工程学院与格林斯潘城市事务学院。
• Professional schools include the William S. Boyd School of Law, the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine and the School of Dental Medicine, the last two based at Shadow Lane.专业学院包括威廉·博伊德法学院、柯克·科克里安医学院与牙医学院，后两者设于影巷校区。
• The Harrah College of Hospitality's hotel administration programme was ranked fourth in the world by QS in 2025, the university's strongest international subject placement.2025 年，哈里酒店管理学院的酒店管理项目在 QS 学科排名中位居全球第四，是该校最强的国际学科名次。
• The Boyd School of Law is the only law school in Nevada, and its Wiener-Rogers Law Library is the largest legal collection in the state.博伊德法学院是内华达州唯一的法学院，其维纳—罗杰斯法律图书馆是全州最大的法律文献收藏。
• The School of Medicine and the School of Dental Medicine share the Shadow Lane Campus beside the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, giving students clinical placements in the state's main public hospital.医学院与牙医学院共用影巷校区，紧邻南内华达大学医疗中心，学生可在全州主要公立医院完成临床实习。
• The Black Mountain Institute is a literary centre that runs fellowships, public events and media projects, and it anchors the university's creative-writing reputation.黑山研究所是一个文学中心，设有驻校写作计划、公共活动与媒体项目，是该校创意写作声誉的支柱。
• The Atlantic has described the English department's master of fine arts programme as one of the most innovative in the country and its creative-writing doctorate as one of the top five.《大西洋月刊》称该校英语系的艺术硕士项目是全美最具创新性的项目之一，其创意写作博士项目位居全美前五。
• Research expenditures reached $37 million in fiscal 2018, and the university filed 61 patents in fiscal 2016, more than doubling licensing revenue over the same period.2018 财年科研支出达 3,700 万美元；2016 财年学校提交 61 项专利申请，同期许可收入增长一倍以上。
• The College of Sciences received nearly 15 million through more than 100 awards in the most recent reporting year, followed by engineering with about7.6 million.在最近一个报告年度，理学院通过 100 多个项目获得近 1,500 万美元，工程学院以约 760 万美元紧随其后。
• The university conferred 166 doctoral degrees in fiscal 2016 and 163 in 2017-18, a measure of the growth of its research programmes.该校 2016 财年授予 166 个博士学位，2017-18 学年授予 163 个，反映出其研究型项目的扩张。
• Admission is rated selective: for autumn 2018, 9,527 of 11,613 applicants were accepted and 3,947 enrolled, with women making up 57.9 per cent of the incoming class and 82 per cent of enrolees ranked in the top half of their high-school class.其录取被评为「选择性」：2018 年秋季 11,613 名申请者中录取 9,527 人、入学 3,947 人，女生占新生总数的 57.9%，82% 的入学者高中排名位于前半。
• Students entering in 2016 averaged a high school grade point average of 3.31, with middle-fifty-per-cent ACT scores between 19 and 24.2016 年入学新生的高中平均绩点为 3.31，ACT 成绩中间 50% 区间为 19 至 24 分。
• Research output indexed by OpenAlex totals 45,295 works and 1,789,648 citations, spread across hospitality, medicine, engineering, education and the social sciences.OpenAlex 收录的研究成果共 45,295 项、引用 1,789,648 次，分布于酒店管理、医学、工程、教育与社会科学的各个领域。

Campus

• The main campus covers 332 acres in Paradise, an unincorporated part of Clark County that contains the Strip and most of the Las Vegas hotel industry, although the university keeps a Las Vegas postal address.主校区占地 332 英亩，位于天堂市，这是克拉克县未设市的地区，拉斯维加斯大道与大部分酒店业均在其中，但校方通信地址仍写作拉斯维加斯。
• The campus sits about two miles east of the Strip, close enough that hotel and casino managers teach and recruit on site.校园距拉斯维加斯大道约两英里，近得足以让酒店与赌场管理者到校授课与招聘。
• Midtown UNLV, begun in 2002, is a public-private redevelopment along Maryland Parkway, the street that forms the university's western front door.「中城 UNLV」计划始于 2002 年，是沿马里兰公园大道展开的公私合作改造项目，这条街构成学校西侧的「前门」。
• Lied Library, opened in 2001 at a final cost of $55.3 million, stands at the centre of campus and is supported by branch libraries for architecture, education, music, law and medicine.2001 年启用的利德图书馆造价 5,800 万美元，位于校园中心，另有建筑、教育、音乐、法学与医学等分馆。
• Performing arts buildings include the Judy Bayley Theatre of 1972, the Artemus Ham Concert Hall of 1976, the Alta Ham Fine Arts Complex of 1982 and the Beam Music Center of 2001.表演艺术建筑包括 1972 年的朱迪·贝利剧院、1976 年的阿特姆斯·哈姆音乐厅、1982 年的阿尔塔·哈姆美术馆群与 2001 年的比姆音乐中心。
• Athletic venues include the Thomas and Mack Center of 1983, the Cox Pavilion, the Buchanan Natatorium, Earl Wilson Stadium and Allegiant Stadium, home of Rebel football.体育场馆包括 1983 年的托马斯与马克中心、考克斯体育馆、布坎南游泳馆、厄尔·威尔逊球场，以及叛军队橄榄球主场忠实体育场。
• The Science and Engineering Building, completed in 2008, earned LEED Silver in 2009 for recycled materials, a reflective roof and water-saving fittings, and Greenspun Hall earned LEED Gold in 2010.2008 年完工的科学与工程大楼因使用再生材料、反射屋面与节水器具于 2009 年获 LEED 银级认证，格林斯潘楼则于 2010 年获 LEED 金级认证。
• Retrofitting older buildings cut electricity and natural gas use by 38 per cent per square foot between 2001 and the end of the decade, work recognised with a Cashman Good Government Award in 2009.通过对旧楼改造，2001 年至该十年末单位面积电耗与天然气消耗下降 38%，此项工作于 2009 年获卡什曼良治奖。
• The campus is planted with desert species and irrigated by drip systems, an approach adopted after the university joined the Solar Decathlon and appointed a sustainability coordinator.校园种植沙漠植物并采用滴灌系统，这一做法始于学校参加「太阳能十项全能」竞赛并设立可持续发展协调员之后。
• A 38-foot sculpture on campus is described by the university as a beacon of knowledge for southern Nevada, visible from several points along Maryland Parkway.校园内一座 38 英尺高的雕塑被校方称为南内华达的「知识灯塔」，从马里兰公园大道多处均可望见。
• McCarran International Airport, now Harry Reid International, lies a short drive from the campus, and the Las Vegas Monorail and bus network connect it to the resort corridor.麦卡伦国际机场（现名哈里·里德国际机场）距校园仅有短暂车程，拉斯维加斯单轨与公交网络将校园与度假区走廊相连。

Reputation

• QS places UNLV in the 1201-1400 band of its World University Rankings 2027, a placement that understates its subject standing in hospitality and law.QS 将内华达大学拉斯维加斯分校列入 2027 年世界大学排名第 1201-1400 区间，这一名次低于其在酒店管理与法学上的学科地位。
• The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 rank it in the 601-650 band, its strongest of the four major global tables.2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名将其列入第 601-650 区间，这是四大全球榜单中该校的最好成绩。
• U.S. News places it 599th in the Best Global Universities 2026-2027, a ranking weighted towards research reputation and bibliometrics.《美国新闻与世界报道》2026-2027 最佳全球大学排名将其列为第 599 位，该榜单侧重科研声誉与文献计量指标。
• The Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities 2026 places it in the 701-800 band, its first appearance in that interval.2026 年软科世界大学学术排名将其列入第 701-800 区间，这是该校首次进入该区间。
• OpenAlex records 45,295 works and 1,789,648 citations, a research volume consistent with its R1 classification and its medical and engineering schools.OpenAlex 记录 45,295 项成果与 1,789,648 次引用，这一研究体量与其 R1 定位及医学、工程学院的存在相称。
• In hospitality and leisure management the Harrah College is a global reference, ranked fourth in the world by QS in 2025 and long used by casino and hotel groups as a recruiting ground.在酒店与休闲管理领域，哈里学院是全球标杆，2025 年被 QS 列为世界第四，长期是赌场与酒店集团的招聘基地。
• U.S. News ranked UNLV the most diverse university for undergraduates in 2018, a distinction that reflects the demography of southern Nevada.《美国新闻与世界报道》2018 年将该校评为本科生构成最多元的大学，这一特点反映了南内华达的人口结构。
• Its basketball programme is the third-most successful in Division I history by winning percentage, behind only Kentucky and North Carolina, with a .713 record through 2008.其篮球项目按胜率计在甲级联赛历史上排名第三，仅次于肯塔基大学与北卡罗来纳大学，截至 2008 年胜率为 0.713。
• The Runnin' Rebels won the 1990 NCAA championship by beating Duke 103-73, the largest margin of victory in a championship game, and were the first team to score 100 points in one.「奔跑叛军」在 1990 年 NCAA 决赛中以 103 比 73 击败杜克大学，创下决赛最大分差，并成为首支在决赛中得分破百的球队。
• The Boyd School of Law, founded in 1998, is the only law school in Nevada and supplies most of the state's judges and prosecutors.博伊德法学院创办于 1998 年，是全州唯一的法学院，为内华达输送了大部分法官与检察官。

Student life

• The Consolidated Students of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, known as CSUN, is the undergraduate government and runs services including a campus preschool founded with the university in 1974.内华达大学拉斯维加斯分校学生联合会（CSUN）是本科生自治组织，其服务包括 1974 年与学校共同创办的校园幼儿园。
• More than 350 recognised student organisations operate on campus, from professional societies in hospitality and engineering to cultural and religious groups.校内有 350 多个注册学生组织，涵盖酒店管理与工程等专业社团以及文化与宗教团体。
• The student newspaper, the Scarlet and Gray Free Press, was long known as the Rebel Yell before its name was changed over the Confederate associations of the old title.学生报纸《猩红与灰色自由新闻报》原名《叛军呐喊》，后因旧名带有邦联联想而更名。
• Greek life is active on campus, with fraternities and sororities operating chapters alongside a largely commuter undergraduate population.校园内希腊生活会活跃，兄弟会与姐妹会在以走读生为主的本科生群体中设有分会。
• Because most students live off campus, student life clusters around the student union, the recreation centre and the Thomas and Mack Center rather than residential colleges.由于多数学生不住校，学生生活围绕学生活动中心、康乐中心与托马斯和马克中心展开，而非住宿学院。
• UNLV fields 16 varsity teams, is a founding member of the Mountain West Conference and competes in NCAA Division I, with men's soccer and swimming in the Western Athletic Conference.该校有 16 支校队，是山西联盟的创始成员并参加 NCAA 甲级联赛，男子足球与游泳则属西部体育联盟。
• The football team plays Nevada for the Fremont Cannon, a trophy worth more than $10,000 that was accidentally silenced in 2000 and is repainted by the winner each year.橄榄球队与内华达大学争夺「弗里蒙特炮」，这座奖杯价值逾一万美元，2000 年意外损坏后不再鸣响，每年由胜方重新涂装。
• The Thomas and Mack Center hosts the National Finals Rodeo, concerts and the Mountain West basketball tournament, making the campus part of the city's entertainment economy.托马斯与马克中心承办全国牛仔竞技总决赛、演唱会与山西联盟篮球锦标赛，使校园融入城市的娱乐经济。
• The golf programme won the NCAA Division I men's championship in 1998 and has produced PGA Tour players including Adam Scott, Chad Campbell and Charley Hoffman, while the swim and dive team won seven straight Mountain West titles to 2011.高尔夫项目于 1998 年赢得 NCAA 甲级男子团体冠军，培养了亚当·斯科特、查德·坎贝尔、查理·霍夫曼等美巡赛球手；游泳跳水队则连续七次夺得山西联盟冠军，直至 2011 年。
• The Hey Reb! mascot, introduced in 1983, was retired and its statue removed in June 2020 amid protests over racial inequality, while the Rebels nickname and scarlet and gray colours remain.1983 年启用的「嘿，叛军！」吉祥物在 2020 年 6 月因种族不平等抗议而废止、雕像被移走，但「叛军」绰号与猩红、灰色校色沿用至今。

Notable people

• Jimmy Kimmel, the late-night host of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, was born in Brooklyn, grew up in Las Vegas and is counted among the university's former students.深夜脱口秀《吉米·坎摩尔直播秀》主持人吉米·坎摩尔生于布鲁克林、在拉斯维加斯长大，被列为该校校友。
• Guy Fieri, the chef and Food Network presenter, studied hospitality management at UNLV, opened his first restaurant in Santa Rosa, California, and became a Food Network presenter.厨师、美食频道主持人盖伊·菲耶里曾在内华达大学拉斯维加斯分校学习酒店管理，后在加州圣罗莎开设首家餐厅，并成为美食频道主持人。
• Suge Knight, the Death Row Records executive, played football at UNLV before his career in music management.死囚唱片公司经营者苏吉·奈特在进入音乐管理行业前曾为该校橄榄球队效力。
• Ronnie Vannucci Jr., drummer of the rock band The Killers, studied at UNLV and is among its best-known musical alumni.摇滚乐队「杀手」鼓手罗尼·万努奇曾就读于该校，是最知名的音乐界校友之一。
• Ryan Higa, one of the first YouTube personalities to build a mass audience, attended the university before his channel became a full-time career.瑞安·比嘉是最早聚集大规模观众的 YouTube 创作者之一，在频道成为全职事业前曾就读该校。
• Greg Anthony played point guard on the 1990 championship team and went on to a long career in the National Basketball Association.格雷格·安东尼是 1990 年冠军队的控球后卫，此后在美国职业篮球联赛效力多年。
• Larry Johnson starred on the same 1990 team, was the first pick of the 1991 NBA draft, was named Rookie of the Year and became an All-Star forward.拉里·约翰逊同样出自 1990 年冠军队，1991 年成为 NBA 选秀状元并获年度最佳新秀，后成为全明星前锋。
• Randall Cunningham, who played quarterback at UNLV, spent more than a decade in the National Football League and was named to four Pro Bowls.兰德尔·坎宁安在校时担任四分卫，此后在美国国家橄榄球联盟效力十余年，四度入选职业碗。
• Adam Scott, the 2013 Masters champion, played golf at UNLV before joining the PGA Tour, where he became world number one in 2014, one of several tour professionals produced by the programme.2013 年美国大师赛冠军亚当·斯科特在加入美巡赛前曾在该校打高尔夫，2014 年登上世界第一，是该项目培养的多位职业球手之一。
• Murray Rothbard, the libertarian economist, taught at UNLV from 1986 until his death in 1995, and Dina Titus, a member of Congress, has taught political science at the university.自由意志主义经济学家默里·罗斯巴德自 1986 年起在该校任教直至 1995 年去世；国会议员迪娜·泰特斯亦在该校教授政治学。