Overview

College of Sciences / College of Sciences is located in Las Vegas, NV, in an urban setting.

Departments & Programs

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Department of Geoscience

Department of Mathematical Sciences

Department of Physics and Astronomy

Program in Water Resources Management

School of Life Sciences

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Master of Science (MS)
Master of Arts (MA)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	16
Doctoral Degrees	24
Other Advanced Degrees	0

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

175

Applied

76

Accepted

48

Enrolled

Applying

60

Application Fee - Domestic

95

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	March 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

223

Total Graduate Students

13%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	10.31%
Black or African American	1.35%
White or Caucasian	54%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	8.97%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.45%
Two or more races	4.93%
Unknown	5.38%

Gender

Male (52%)

Female (47%)

Faculty

80

Total faculty

Full-time - 74

Part-time - 6

Male (63)

Female (17)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Materials science, high pressure physics, astrophysics, evolutionary ecology, environmental microbiology
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	10,074,635

Location & Contact

Address 4505 South Maryland Parkway
Box 454001
Las Vegas, NV  89154-4001
United States

Contact Dr. Eric Chronister
Dean
Email: sciences.dean@unlv.edu
Phone: 702-895-3487
Fax: 702-895-4159

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