of that year.
In 2018, UNLV surpassed New York University as the most diverse university for undergraduates according to U.S. News & World Report.
=== Libraries ===
UNLV has several libraries on the main campus. The biggest is the Lied Library in the center of campus. Opened in 2001, the 301,000-square-foot (28,000 m2), $58 million facility is named for real estate entrepreneur Ernst W. Lied.
Many colleges also have their individual libraries that hold materials more closely related to the college:
The Architecture Studies Library in the UNLV School of Architecture
The Teacher Development & Resources Library in the College of Education
The Music Library in the Lee & Thomas Beam Music Center
The Wiener-Rogers Law Library in the William S. Boyd School of Law
The School of Medicine Library
=== Research ===
UNLV research and economic development activities increased for the fourth consecutive year, according to the fiscal-year-end report from the Division of Research and Economic Development. Research awards …