Small classes. Big ideas.
The Honors College was built for students who simply want more — more depth, more challenges, more opportunities. When you choose Honors, you join a community of passionate students who share a drive to build fulfilling lives that will impact the world.
Are you in?
Academics
Game-Changing Opportunities
Honors students enjoy access to opportunities that extend far beyond the classroom.
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The Honors Community
We’re a close-knit community of students, faculty, staff, and alumni who enthusiastically support one another.
"A wise man once said, 'if you are the smartest person in a room, you are in the wrong room.' Honors College was the right room for me."
Yu Liu, '14 B.S. Physics
Ph.D. Candidate, Harvard University
What's Happening
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Juan Rubio Pulido joins the first cohort of TheDream.US scholars to graduate from UNLV.
The longtime student advisor is the 2024 Senior Administrative Faculty of the Year.
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Young alumna Jannah Bowen creates a scholarship to help others become entrepreneurs.