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University of New Hampshire-Main Campus

Durham, New Hampshire

UNH

https://www.unh.edu

#290 National Colleges

84.03% Admission Rate
Least Selective

12,101 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Public
  • Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
  • Four-year, full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
  • Four-year, large, highly residential
The University of New Hampshire (UNH) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Durham, New Hampshire. It was founded and incorporated in 1866 as a land grant college in Hanover in connection with Dartmouth College, moved to Durham in 1893, and adopted its current name in 1923.

The university's Durham campus comprises six colleges. A seventh college, the University of New Hampshire at Manchester, occupies the university's campus in Manchester. The University of New Hampshire School of Law is in Concord, the state's capital. The university is part of the University System of New Hampshire and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".As of 2018, its combined campuses made UNH the largest state university system in the state of New Hampshire, with over 15,000 students. It was also the most expensive state-sponsored school in the United States for in-state students.

"University of New Hampshire." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 16 February 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_New_Hampshire.
Location

City
Durham, New Hampshire

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Locale
Suburb: Small (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population less than 100,000)

Region
New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 21.6%
Engineering 10.5%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 9.0%
Social Sciences 7.3%
Health Professions And Related Programs 6.9%
Psychology 6.3%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies 5.8%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs 5.7%
Natural Resources And Conservation 3.6%
English Language And Literature/Letters 3.2%
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences 2.9%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 2.6%
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 2.5%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 2.4%
Visual And Performing Arts 1.7%
Public Administration And Social Service Professions 1.6%
Physical Sciences 1.4%
History 1.2%
Mathematics And Statistics 1.2%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 1.0%
Engineering Technologies And Engineering-Related Fields 0.5%
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies 0.3%
Education 0.3%
Architecture And Related Services 0.3%
Philosophy And Religious Studies 0.2%
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities 0.1%
Personal And Culinary Services 0.1%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services 0.0%

Cost

In State Tuition
$18,879.00

Out of State Tuition
$35,409.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
62.93%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$24,067.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1176 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 630 580 530
Verbal 640 590 540

ACT Scores

25 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 27 24 21
English 28 25 21