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 student loan default rate at UNH is 1%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at UNH.
• For the <nil> academic year, 74% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from UNH makes roughly $64,875 a year. This is 59% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• 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?

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

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	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?

With an acceptance rate of 87%, UNH is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 82%, and the acceptance rate for women is 90%.

Average Test Scores

About 34% 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 560 and 660. Math scores were between 550 and 640.

UNH received ACT scores from 3% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 23 and 33. Math scores were between 24 and 28. Composite scores were between 25 and 31.

Can I Afford University of New Hampshire - Main Campus?

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 62% of students took out student loans averaging $10,429 a year. That adds up to $41,716 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UNH is 1.0%. 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 11,528 undergraduate students at UNH, with 11,232 being full-time and 296 being part-time.

There are also 2,473 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 11,232 full-time undergraduates at UNH, 43% are male and 57% 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
Asian	321
Black or African American	111
Hispanic or Latino	431
White	9,495
International Students	170
Other Races/Ethnicities	704

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

In 2020-2021, 4,368 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UNH has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 6th most popular in New Hampshire for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

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.

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%.

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

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