University of Nevada, Reno employee counts by year
Total number of academic faculty
| Academic faculty |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
| Academic faculty total |
1,082 |
1,076 |
1,049 |
1,010 |
1,086 |
| Non-tenure track |
358 |
407 |
345 |
323 |
412 |
| Tenure track |
292 |
301 |
304 |
280 |
241 |
| Tenured |
432 |
368 |
400 |
407 |
433 |
Total number of administrative faculty
| Administrative faculty |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
| Administrative faculty total |
1,204 |
1,151 |
1,079 |
1,056 |
983 |
| Non-tenure track |
1,172 |
1,120 |
1,051 |
1,027 |
957 |
| Tenured |
32 |
31 |
28 |
29 |
26 |
Total number of additional employees
| Employee types |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
| Additional employee total |
8,146 |
8,713 |
8,447 |
5,921 |
7,171 |
| Classified |
1,038 |
1,069 |
1,059 |
1,026 |
1,043 |
| Temporary hourly |
255 |
363 |
356 |
331 |
326 |
| Graduate assistant |
1,105 |
1,123 |
1,042 |
1,013 |
993 |
| Letter of appointment |
762 |
910 |
1,000 |
797 |
800 |
| Medical resident |
145 |
148 |
145 |
136 |
370 |
| Postdoctoral scholars |
106 |
91 |
88 |
89 |
88 |
| Student workers |
1,784 |
2,638 |
2,608 |
2,255 |
2,310 |
| Contingent workers (unpaid) |
2,951 |
2,462 |
2,149 |
1,631 |
1,241 |
| Employee type |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
Total number of all University employees
| Academic faculty total |
1,082 |
1,076 |
1,049 |
1,010 |
1,086 |
| Administrative faculty total |
1,203 |
1,151 |
1,079 |
1,056 |
983 |
| Additional employee total |
8,146 |
8,713 |
8,447 |
5,921 |
7,171 |
| Grand total |
10,431 |
11,031 |
10,575 |
9,344 |
9,240 |
Employee census is conducted September 30th of each year.