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University of New Hampshire

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Durham, NH
Population 300,000
Website https://www.unh.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 11,230
Men / Women 44% / 56%
White 83%
Hispanic 6%
Asian 3%
Black 3%
Mixed 3%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 33%
Business & Economics 26%
Life & Natural Sciences 25%
Engineering, Computing & Math 13%
Arts 3%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $19,202
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $39,852
Est. In-State Cost $24,840
Est. Out-of-State Cost $51,553
10-Year ROI $182,000
ROI Percentile 74th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 87%
4-Year Graduation Rate 67%
6-Year Graduation Rate 76%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,520 (36th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (23th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 78%
Yield (Unbound) 14%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $20M #79
Life & Natural Sciences $158M #95
Engineering, Computing & Math $38M #131
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 22 #163
Life & Natural Sciences 61 #284
Humanities & Social Sciences 20 #383

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 25%
SAT Range 1,090 – 1,330
ACT Range 26 – 30

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Engineering and Physical Sciences 586 45% / 55% 1% $67,894
Biomedical Engineering 16 — 56% / 44% 0% —
Chemical Engineering 18 — 56% / 44% 0% $95,718
Civil Engineering 46 — 89% / 11% 0% $84,144
Computer Engineering 6 — 100% / 0% 17% $113,983
Electrical Engineering 17 — 88% / 12% 0% $96,448
Engineering Physics 2 — 50% / 50% 0% —
Environmental Engineering 16 — 44% / 56% 0% $76,437
Mechanical Engineering 81 — 89% / 11% 2% $89,349
Ocean Engineering 7 — 57% / 43% 0% —
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 24 — 33% / 67% 4% $48,298
Nutrition Sciences 32 — 34% / 66% 0% $58,459
Physical Fitness Parks Recreation and Leisure 11 — 36% / 64% 0% $48,298
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management 46 — 37% / 63% 0% $53,475
Human Development and Family Studies 68 — 0% / 100% 0% $47,246
Social Work 34 +2 6% / 94% 0% $54,050
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 153 +3 36% / 64% 1% $66,227
Women's Studies 6 +14 17% / 83% 0% $53,805
Education 2 +9 0% / 100% 0% —
Mathematics Teacher Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $48,918
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Health and Human Services 824 20% / 80% 1% $61,533
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture 13 — 38% / 62% 8% $46,350
Animal Sciences 39 — 10% / 90% 0% $36,199
Athletic Training
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 24 — 33% / 67% 4% $73,749
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 21 — 43% / 57% 0% —
Biology 39 — 28% / 72% 0% $69,938
Biomedical Sciences 79 — 24% / 76% 4% $69,938
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services 35 — 0% / 100% 0% $62,202
Environmental Science 18 — 50% / 50% 0% $53,089
Forestry 9 — 78% / 22% 0% —
Genetics 20 — 25% / 75% 0% $76,221
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences 1 — 0% / 100% 0% —
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs 35 — 26% / 74% 6% —
Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management 13 — 0% / 100% 0% $46,350
Neuroscience 23 +2 26% / 74% 0% $62,438
Nursing 88 — 1% / 99% 0% $90,693
Occupational Therapy/Therapist 50 — 4% / 96% 0% $68,777
Zoology 30 +1 17% / 83% 0% $40,286
Health Administration 20 — 5% / 95% 0% $76,916
Environmental/Natural Resource Economics 6 +1 100% / 0% 0% —
Natural Resources and Conservation 1 — 100% / 0% 0% —
Natural Resources/Conservation 39 — 28% / 72% 0% $53,089
Psychology 186 +10 16% / 84% 2% $52,875
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management 35 — 43% / 57% 0% $40,207
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Liberal Arts 356 41% / 59% 1% $54,631
Economics 43 +8 67% / 33% 9% $80,284
Anthropology 18 +3 17% / 83% 0% —
Classical Languages 8 +5 38% / 62% 0% —
English 72 +3 38% / 62% 0% $47,770
French 3 +2 0% / 100% 0% $48,154
Geography 2 — 50% / 50% 0% —
German 3 +5 33% / 67% 0% —
History 21 +4 62% / 38% 0% $50,539
International Affairs 1 +16 0% / 100% 0% $65,997
Linguistics 13 — 46% / 54% 0% $45,871
Philosophy 7 +4 57% / 43% 0% —
Political Science 59 +5 49% / 51% 0% $65,503
Russian 3 — 67% / 33% 0% —
Sociology 21 +1 19% / 81% 5% $53,900
Spanish 5 +7 20% / 80% 0% $48,154
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 6 — 17% / 83% 0% —
Fine Arts 9 — 0% / 100% 0% $44,020
Fine/Studio Arts 9 — 22% / 78% 0% $44,020
Music 29 +1 48% / 52% 0% $47,303
Theater 24 +3 25% / 75% 0% $29,991
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Life Sciences and Agriculture 135 78% / 22% 3% $102,118
Applied Mathematics 6 — 83% / 17% 33% —
Computer Science 57 — 82% / 18% 0% $105,114
Information Technology 21 — 86% / 14% 10% $105,114
Mathematics 15 — 53% / 47% 0% —
Physics 8 — 100% / 0% 0% —
Statistics 11 — 82% / 18% 0% —
Chemistry 10 +1 70% / 30% 0% $78,753
Geosciences 7 +1 43% / 57% 0% —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics 624 61% / 39% 2% $74,347
Business Analytics 4 — 75% / 25% 0% —
Business Management and Administration 489 +107 60% / 40% 2% $77,470
Hospitality Management 21 — 33% / 67% 5% $56,229
Sports Management 44 — 70% / 30% 0% $48,298
Homeland Security 66 +2 68% / 32% 0% —

Rankings

My Tribe

Call Your Mother! Most Jewish
Significant Community
Wonder Bread Most White Students
Heartland

Engineering, Computing & Math

The "I Understand Interstellar" Elite Physics & Astronomy
Schrodinger's Students