Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Durham, NH
Population 300,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,520 (36%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (23%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 11,404
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 44%
From Region 35%
Athletes 5.5%

Racial/Ethnic

White 85%
Hispanic 4%
Asian 3%
Mixed 3%
Black 1%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering and Physical Sciences 330 78% / 22% 2% $89,605 92 97%
Biomedical Engineering 8 25% / 75% 0% $86,514 90 100%
Chemical Engineering 12 75% / 25% 0% $95,420 95 96%
Civil Engineering 42 86% / 14% 0% $79,080 85 97%
Computer Engineering 13 85% / 15% 0% $113,627 99 100%
Electrical Engineering 13 62% / 38% 0% $96,147 95 92%
Engineering Physics 3 67% / 33% 0% $96,352 95
Environmental Engineering 17 65% / 35% 0% $76,199 82 94%
Mechanical Engineering 84 87% / 13% 0% $89,070 92 96%
Ocean Engineering 13 69% / 31% 0% $82,706 88
Computer Science 58 93% / 7% 5% $104,786 98 98%
Information Technology 19 89% / 11% 5% $104,786 98 98%
Applied Mathematics 11 55% / 45% 0% $84,251 89
Chemistry 7 57% / 43% 0% $78,508 84 100%
Geosciences 11 36% / 64% 0% $54,006 39 100%
Mathematics 6 33% / 67% 0% $72,795 79
Physics 8 62% / 38% 12% $76,903 83
Statistics 3 67% / 33% 0% $84,783 89
Mathematics Teacher Education 2 50% / 50% 0% $48,766 24 96%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health and Human Services 517 16% / 84% 0% $59,694 55 98%
Athletic Training $49,120 25
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services 42 0% / 100% 0% $60,114 56 100%
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 23 35% / 65% 0% $48,147 22 98%
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences $71,661 77
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs 38 24% / 76% 0% $71,107 77
Nursing 92 8% / 92% 0% $78,301 84 98%
Occupational Therapy/Therapist 46 0% / 100% 0% $68,264 73 98%
Physical Fitness Parks Recreation and Leisure 8 62% / 38% 0% $48,147 22 98%
Health Administration 24 0% / 100% 0% $76,676 83 98%
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management 71 35% / 65% 0% $53,308 37 99%
Sports Management 38 71% / 29% 3% $48,147 22 98%
Human Development and Family Studies 84 +2 0% / 100% 0% $47,098 19 94%
Social Work 51 8% / 92% 2% $46,826 19 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Liberal Arts 768 37% / 63% 1% $55,275 43 96%
Anthropology 20 +5 15% / 85% 0% $37,692 6 100%
Classical Languages 7 +4 57% / 43% 0% $47,723 21
English 58 +3 21% / 79% 2% $47,621 20 99%
French 6 +1 33% / 67% 17% $48,004 21 98%
General Education 1 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Geography 5 +1 60% / 40% 0% $61,554 59
German 3 +4 67% / 33% 0% $47,712 21
History 37 +4 57% / 43% 0% $50,381 28 95%
International Affairs +19 $65,791 68 100%
Linguistics 12 +5 17% / 83% 0% $45,728 16 92%
Philosophy 12 +3 67% / 33% 0% $54,243 40
Political Science 61 +7 49% / 51% 2% $65,299 67 94%
Psychology 213 +5 22% / 78% 0% $52,710 35 93%
Russian +2 $47,508 20
Sociology 29 +2 14% / 86% 0% $53,732 38 97%
Spanish 7 +8 29% / 71% 0% $48,004 21 98%
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 153 +6 46% / 54% 1% $66,020 69 98%
Women's Studies 5 +7 0% / 100% 0% $53,637 38 95%
Education 8 +8 0% / 100% 0% $53,241 37
Fine Arts 8 +2 38% / 62% 0% $43,883 13 91%
Fine/Studio Arts 10 20% / 80% 0% $43,883 13 91%
Music 31 58% / 42% 0% $47,155 19 98%
Theater 23 +2 22% / 78% 0% $29,898 2 100%
Homeland Security 59 +1 80% / 20% 2% $66,180 69 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Life Sciences and Agriculture 501 29% / 71% 1% $58,890 53 96%
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 30 +1 47% / 53% 3% $73,519 80 100%
Biological and Biomedical Sciences $44,299 13 100%
Biology 41 27% / 73% 2% $69,720 75 95%
Biomedical Sciences 90 19% / 81% 2% $69,720 75 95%
Genetics 15 40% / 60% 0% $75,983 82 96%
Neuroscience 36 +1 42% / 58% 3% $62,243 61 98%
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture 13 38% / 62% 0% $46,206 17 96%
Animal Sciences 32 12% / 88% 0% $45,723 16 100%
Environmental Science 28 50% / 50% 0% $52,923 36 93%
Forestry 3 33% / 67% 0% $49,461 26
Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management 15 0% / 100% 0% $46,206 17 96%
Marine Biology 27 +1 44% / 56% 4%
Nutrition Sciences 52 +1 19% / 81% 0% $58,277 51 94%
Zoology 21 10% / 90% 0% $40,160 8 100%
Environmental/Natural Resource Economics 9 67% / 33% 0% $66,319 69 100%
Natural Resources and Conservation $57,763 50
Natural Resources/Conservation 46 26% / 74% 0% $52,923 36 93%
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management 34 38% / 62% 0% $40,081 8 94%
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 9 44% / 56% 0% $59,992 56
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics 583 61% / 39% 2% $81,019 86 98%
Business Analytics 12 75% / 25% 8% $83,165 88
Business Management and Administration 483 +81 59% / 41% 1% $81,940 87 98%
Economics 72 +4 78% / 22% 1% $80,033 86 96%
Hospitality Management 16 19% / 81% 6% $56,053 45 96%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $20,174
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $42,397
Est. In-State Cost $26,097
Est. Out-of-State Cost $54,845
ROI Percentile 70th

Retention & Graduation

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

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 31.6% 853 29% / 71% 1% $53,832 39 96%
Business & Economics 26.5% 716 57% / 43% 2% $76,381 83 98%
Health Sciences 9.2% 249 12% / 88% 0% $68,527 73 98%
Life & Natural Sciences 7.9% 212 30% / 70% 2% $69,431 75 96%
Engineering 7.6% 205 79% / 21% 0% $87,937 91 96%
Agriculture & Food Science 7.1% 191 25% / 75% 1% $50,371 28 96%
Arts 3.0% 81 40% / 60% 0% $42,954 11 97%
Computer Science 2.9% 77 92% / 8% 5% $104,786 98 98%
Professional 2.2% 59 80% / 20% 2% $66,180 69 100%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.7% 46 50% / 50% 2% $73,407 80 100%
Education 0.4% 10 10% / 90% 0% $52,346 34 96%

Research R1

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $102M #30 87% $0.7M 25 #107 166 19
Engineering $34.6M #121 50% $6.3M 11 #172 122 16
Agriculture & Food Science $24.1M #52 51% $0.6M 7 #65 80 11
Humanities & Social Sciences $19.8M #107 48% $0 10 #233 36 4
Health Sciences $18.7M #105 40% $2.4M
Life & Natural Sciences $14.8M #138 73% $0.0M 14 #127 70 8
Business & Economics $10.0M #66 14% $0 6 #168 17
Education $3.8M #125 76% $0 4 #390
Computer Science $1.7M #200 63% $0 2 #173 30
Total $230M #113 66% $10.0M 79 #207 521 58

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

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

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 78% 78% 78%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 25%
SAT Range 1090 – 1330
SAT Math Range 540 – 660
SAT RW Range 550 – 670