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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Overview

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a public institution located in Durham, New Hampshire. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Durham draws many to the area.

What Is University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Known For?

2,969 Undergraduate Awards
$41,007 Avg Cost After Aid
87% Acceptance Rate
  • The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at UNH.
  • In a recent academic period74% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, UNH bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $66,479 a year. That's about 63% more than their peers at other schools.
  • On average, it takes about 4.1 years for students from UNH to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is University of New Hampshire - Main Campus?

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Contact details for UNH are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 105 Main St., Thompson Hall, Durham, NH 03824-3547
Phone: 603-862-1234
Website: www.unh.edu

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How Do I Get Into UNH?

You can apply to UNH online at: www.commonapp.org/

Admission Requirements for UNH

Submission Required?
High School GPA 5
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 1
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UNH?

87% Acceptance Rate
60% Of Accepted Are Women
39% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 87%, UNH is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 84%, and the acceptance rate for women is 89%.

Average Test Scores

About 39% of students accepted to UNH submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 570 and 660. Math scores were between 550 and 660.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of New Hampshire - Main Campus  ( 570 to 660 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of New Hampshire - Main Campus  ( 550 to 660 )
200
800
UNH received ACT scores from 3% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 25 and 32. Math scores were between 22 and 0. Composite scores were between 26 and 31.

ACT English Scores for University of New Hampshire - Main Campus  ( 25 to 32 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for University of New Hampshire - Main Campus  ( 26 to 31 )
1
36

Can I Afford University of New Hampshire - Main Campus?

$41,007 Net Price
58% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of UNH is $41,007. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UNH, approximately 58% of students took out student loans averaging $10,862 a year. That adds up to $43,448 over four years for those students.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Undergraduate Student Diversity

11,382 Full-Time Undergraduates
56% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 11,787 undergraduate students at UNH, with 11,382 being full-time and 405 being part-time.

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There are also 2,561 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 11,382 full-time undergraduates at UNH, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of New Hampshire - Main Campus students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 337
Black or African American 120
Hispanic or Latino 400
White 9,514
International Students 270
Other Races/Ethnicities 741

Geographic Diversity

New Hampshire students aren't the only ones who study at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. At this time, 33 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 81 countries are represented at UNH. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Iran.

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Associate’s Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 0 618 0 0 0 618
General Psychology 0 211 0 5 2 218
General Biology 0 181 0 14 1 196
Nursing 0 74 43 50 15 182
Communication & Media Studies 0 134 0 0 0 134
Social Work 0 46 3 79 0 128
General Business/Commerce 0 0 5 102 0 107
Mechanical Engineering 0 94 0 7 1 102
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 39 9 50 0 98
Human Development & Family Studies 0 84 0 9 0 93
Criminology 0 81 0 7 0 88
Health & Physical Education 0 80 0 6 0 86
Natural Resources Conservation 0 67 0 11 3 81
Computer Information Systems 0 58 0 17 1 76
Communication Sciences 0 51 0 24 0 75
General English Literature 0 60 0 7 5 72
Homeland Security 0 62 0 10 0 72
Economics 0 57 0 9 1 67
Political Science & Government 0 59 0 6 0 65
Recreation Administration 0 48 0 14 0 62
Nutrition Science 0 50 0 11 0 61
Civil Engineering 0 46 0 10 3 59
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0 0 48 0 48
History 0 33 0 7 4 44
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 34 0 0 0 34
Animal Science 1 31 0 0 0 32
Sociology 0 23 0 5 4 32
Wildlife Management 0 31 0 0 0 31
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 25 0 4 1 30
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 0 28 0 0 2 30
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 2 18 10 0 30
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 12 4 13 1 30
Sustainability Science 0 29 0 0 0 29
Biotechnology 0 0 0 28 0 28
Environmental Engineering 0 28 0 0 0 28
Physics 0 13 2 3 9 27
Agricultural Production 0 26 0 0 0 26
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 26 0 0 0 26
Applied Mathematics 0 8 0 18 0 26
Chemistry 0 8 0 4 13 25
Public Administration 0 0 0 25 0 25
Zoology 0 24 0 0 0 24
Allied Health Professions 0 24 0 0 0 24
Health/Medical Prep Programs 0 24 0 0 0 24
Public Policy 0 0 0 23 0 23
Drama & Theater Arts 0 23 0 0 0 23
Chemical Engineering 0 17 0 1 4 22
Hospitality Management 0 21 0 0 0 21
Ethnic Studies 0 13 8 0 0 21
Electrical Engineering 0 14 0 4 2 20
Ocean Engineering 0 8 5 6 1 20
Mathematics 0 9 0 9 2 20
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 19 0 0 0 0 19
Biomedical Engineering 0 19 0 0 0 19
Music 0 16 0 3 0 19
Public Health 0 0 7 11 0 18
Genetics 0 15 0 0 1 16
Writing Studies 0 0 0 16 0 16
Romance Languages 0 16 0 0 0 16
Anthropology 0 16 0 0 0 16
Other Education 0 0 10 0 5 15
Educational Administration 0 0 2 12 0 14
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 14 0 0 0 14
International Relations & National Security 0 14 0 0 0 14
Statistics 0 7 0 4 2 13
Fine & Studio Arts 0 10 0 0 0 10
Urban & Regional Planning 0 9 0 0 0 9
Accounting 0 0 0 9 0 9
Computer Engineering 0 9 0 0 0 9
Germanic Languages 0 9 0 0 0 9
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 9 0 0 0 9
Philosophy 0 9 0 0 0 9
Intelligence & Command Control Operations 0 0 0 8 0 8
International Studies 0 0 0 7 0 7
Forestry 1 6 0 0 0 7
Natural Resource Management 0 7 0 0 0 7
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 5 0 0 1 6
Engineering Physics 0 6 0 0 0 6
Classical Languages & Literature 0 6 0 0 0 6
Other Agriculture 0 0 0 5 0 5
General Education 0 5 0 0 0 5
Materials Sciences 0 0 0 2 2 4
Special Education 0 0 0 3 0 3
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 0 3 0 0 0 3
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 3 0 0 3
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 1 0 2 0 3
Geography & Cartography 0 3 0 0 0 3
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 0 0 1 0 1
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 1 0 0 1
Data Science 0 0 1 0 0 1
Science, Technology & Society 0 0 1 0 0 1
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 0 0 0 0 0
Information Technology 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0
Systems Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Health Professions 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 21 2,948 122 739 86 3,916

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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