UNLV earned several top-100 placements in U.S. News & World Report’s latest graduate program rankings, including Nuclear Engineering (28), Aerospace Studies (66), and Environmental Engineering (86). In health-related fields, the School of Public Health’s Healthcare Management program ranked 62nd, and the School of Nursing’s Doctor of Nursing Practice program placed 88th. The Lee Business School’s part-time MBA program ranked 77th. Other programs placing in the top 100 include Public Affairs (82), Sociology (85), Political Science (96), and English (97). These rankings reflect the growing strength of UNLV’s graduate offerings, which helped drive a nearly 12% increase in Fall 2023 graduate enrollment to an all-time high.

Boyd Law again ranked among the nation’s best, according to U.S. News and World Report, in overall and multiple discipline-specific categories. Boyd Law’s acclaimed Legal Writing program claimed the nation’s top spot in the discipline. The school also ranked within the top 10 for Dispute Resolution (9), its Part-Time degree placed 18th, and its Clinical Training program cracked the top 25 (24). Overall, Boyd Law ranked 79 out of 195 accredited programs.

The School of Nursing’s master’s programs climbed 20 spots to rank 43rd in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings, while its Doctor of Nursing Practice program ranked 88th. With its traditional undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs all placing within the top 100, the school has continued to reinforce itself as one of the nation’s most respected nursing programs.

UNLV’s Harrah College of Hospitality has once again been named the top U.S. program in hospitality and leisure management by the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025. The college has held this distinction since QS began ranking universities by subject in 2022. The global ranking system, evaluates institutions worldwide using key metrics such as academic reputation, research activity, faculty qualifications, and student experience. This year, the college is ranked number four in the world — one of only three U.S. universities to appear in the global top 20.

UNLV’s 2024–25 Skatin’ Rebels made history by capturing the university’s first-ever American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) Division I National Championship — an achievement decades in the making. Since launching in 2005 and rising to the ACHA's top division in 2017, the program has continued to grow. This year, the players returned to the national title game for a rematch against defending champions Adrian College, who defeated UNLV in last year’s final. The Skatin’ Rebels clamed a 7–3 victory, securing the title as the top ACHA hockey program in the country.

Dining options at UNLV continue to grow with the recent openings of Shake Smart in the Student Recreation and Wellness Center, Panera Express in the former Sidewalk Café location, and Chicken Guy! and Yonutz in the Student Union. These additions offer a wider range of convenient, on-campus food choices for students, faculty, and staff. The expansion is part of broader efforts by UNLV Eats — recently ranked No. 1 in Nevada for Best College Food by Niche — to enhance the campus dining experience.

The UNLV/CSUN Preschool broke ground on the first and second phases of the new preschool expansion project, thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor. Phase I expansion will add a new 6,900-square-foot building to the Lynn Bennett Early Childhood Education Center and make improvements to 20,000 square feet, including a new fenced playground, landscape areas, metal canopies, and fabric shade structures, as well as reconfiguration of the adjacent parking area. The expansion will ultimately double the preschool’s capacity to serve Southern Nevadans.

Dr. Jeffrey Cummings, a renowned Alzheimer’s expert and UNLV research professor, was elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for his immense contributions to the field of neuroscience. Cummings leads the university’s Chambers- Grundy Center for Transformative Neuroscience and is the co-director of the Pam Quirk Brain Health and Biomarker Laboratory. He is the second UNLV faculty member to be named an AAAS Fellow.