University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Overview
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a public institution located in Durham, New Hampshire. Durham is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.
What Is University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Known For?
- The 2% student loan default rate at UNH is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
- The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at UNH.
- For the 2017-2018 academic year, 76% of the faculty were full-time.
- After graduation, UNH bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $51,400 a year. That's about 26% 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.
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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Rankings
We have ranked UNH as #173 out of 2,587 colleges and universities in the country in our 2022 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. It is also ranked #4 out of 19 schools in New Hampshire.
Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.
UNH has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.
Rank | Ranking Name | Share |
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#160 | Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
#165 | Best Associate Degree Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
#192 | Best Master’s Degree Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UNH.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards UNH has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#5 | Best Recreation Administration Schools | College Factual |
#50 | Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Schools | College Factual |
#57 | Best Business Administration & Management Schools | College Factual |
#58 | Best Communication & Journalism Schools | College Factual |
#94 | Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools | College Factual |
#120 | Best Business Schools | Business Degree Central |
Where Is University of New Hampshire - Main Campus?

Contact details for UNH are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 105 Main St., Thompson Hall, Durham, NH 03824-3547 |
Phone: | 603-862-1234 |
Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/universityofnewhampshire |
Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/uofnh |
How Do I Get Into UNH?
You can apply to UNH online at: www.commonapp.org/
Admission Requirements for UNH
Submission | Required? |
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High School GPA | required |
High School Rank | considered but not required |
High School Transcript | required |
College Prep Program | required |
Recommendations | required |
SAT or ACT Scores | considered but not required |
TOEFL | required |
How Hard Is It To Get Into UNH?
Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 80%, and the acceptance rate for women is 88%.
Average Test Scores
About 76% 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 550 and 640. Math scores were between 540 and 640.
Can I Afford University of New Hampshire - Main Campus?
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 68% of students took out student loans averaging $10,846 a year. That adds up to $43,384 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at UNH is 2.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Undergraduate Student Diversity

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.

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

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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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.
Online Learning at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
The following chart shows how the online learning population at UNH has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 12th most popular in New Hampshire for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.
Online Affordability Rankings of UNH
The following table shows how UNH is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.
Major | Tuition for In-State Students | Tuition for Out-of-State Students |
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Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | #28 | #46 |
General Business/Commerce | #43 | #63 |
Homeland Security | #48 | #60 |
Social Work | #73 | #73 |
Online Growth Rankings of UNH
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus was 52.7%. This is the #648 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UNH regardless of major.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UNH majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.
Major | 1-Year Growth Rate |
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Educational Administration | 4% |
Electrical Engineering | 4% |
Health Professions | 0% |
Homeland Security | 90% |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting | 90% |
Nursing | 12% |
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 9% |
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UNH ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at UNH.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Electrical Engineering | #16 | |
Homeland Security | #28 | |
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | #31 | |
Social Work | #39 | |
Engineering | #58 | |
General Business/Commerce | #76 | |
Educational Administration | #109 | |
Public Administration & Social Service | #111 | |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting | #203 | |
Nursing | #213 | |
Education | #349 |
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Image Credit: By Kylejtod under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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