University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
Durham, NH
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 11,429
Graduate Enrollment: 2,473
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded:
Graduate
Religious Affiliation:
None
Campus Details
Suburb: Small (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population less than 100,000)
Four-year, large, highly residential
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full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 86.72%
Male/Female: 44% / 56% (2017)
First generation college students: 17.4% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 1.3% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.3% (2017)
Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 84.0% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 73.1% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 64.7% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 54.4% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 84.6%
Black: 1.0%
Hispanic: 3.9%
Asian: 2.9%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.0%
2+ races: 2.3%
Non-resident alien: 1.4%
Unknown race: 3.9%
Black: 1.0%
Hispanic: 3.9%
Asian: 2.9%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.0%
2+ races: 2.3%
Non-resident alien: 1.4%
Unknown race: 3.9%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $34,157
In-State tuition: $18,962Out-of-State tuition: $37,202
Estimated books and supplies: $1,000 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $12,366 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $2,650 (2022)
Estimated off-campus room & board: $12,366 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $2,650 (2022)
Average Family Income: $105,988 (2017)
Median Family Income: $89,334 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 19.8%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 60.8%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $26,814 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $284 (2021)
| Household Income | Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-$30k | $13,613 |
| $30k-48k | $14,441 |
| $48k-75k | $17,158 |
| $75k-110k | $21,824 |
| $110k+ | $28,478 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 70%6-year graduation rate: 78%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 97.4% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $26,814 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $8,750 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $22,580 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $23,566 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | 84.5% (2015) |
| @3 year | 87.9% (2017) |
| @5 year | 92.3% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 70.7% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 69.8% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $44,656 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $57,812 (2020)
Popular Majors
| Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master's Degree | Civil Engineering. | 21 | $69,043 ($5,754) | $84,525 ($7,044) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 10 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | History. | 2 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Public Health. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 184 | $27,000 | $276 | $42,003 ($3,500) | $57,379 ($4,782) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 77 | $27,000 | $286 | $68,304 ($5,692) | $95,839 ($7,987) |
| Master's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 24 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 1 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Culinary Arts and Related Services. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Education, General. | 5 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Curriculum and Instruction. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 22 | $55,532 ($4,628) | |||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 5 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 3 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 95 | $233 | $44,719 ($3,727) | $48,408 ($4,034) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 9 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Education, Other. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 14 | $26,490 | $265 | $70,834 ($5,903) | |
| Master's Degree | Zoology/Animal Biology. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemical Engineering. | 42 | $27,000 | $286 | $64,953 ($5,413) | $87,747 ($7,312) |
| Master's Degree | Chemical Engineering. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Chemical Engineering. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 106 | $26,697 | $257 | $29,957 ($2,496) | $43,214 ($3,601) |
| Master's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 12 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 15 | $34,923 ($2,910) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biology, General. | 186 | $27,000 | $278 | $40,427 ($3,369) | $60,936 ($5,078) |
| Master's Degree | Biology, General. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 24 | $27,000 | $286 | $43,709 ($3,642) | $66,632 ($5,553) |
| Doctoral Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 3 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Botany/Plant Biology. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Zoology/Animal Biology. | 12 | $27,000 | $246 | $23,917 ($1,993) | $37,657 ($3,138) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Genetics. | 22 | $26,994 | $286 | $41,761 ($3,480) | $63,166 ($5,264) |
| Master's Degree | Genetics. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Genetics. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemistry. | 13 | $62,522 ($5,210) | |||
| Master's Degree | Chemistry. | 5 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Chemistry. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 14 | $41,076 ($3,423) | |||
| Master's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 7 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Physics. | 16 | $37,019 ($3,085) | |||
| Master's Degree | Physics. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Physics. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Psychology, General. | 203 | $27,000 | $276 | $35,029 ($2,919) | $47,768 ($3,981) |
| Master's Degree | Psychology, General. | 4 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Psychology, General. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Homeland Security. | 1 | $23,250 | |||
| Associate's Degree | Community Organization and Advocacy. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Public Administration. | 14 | $51,172 ($4,264) | $66,921 ($5,577) | ||
| Master's Degree | Public Policy Analysis. | 15 | $51,492 ($4,291) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Social Work. | 53 | $27,000 | $286 | $34,760 ($2,897) | $44,821 ($3,735) |
| Master's Degree | Social Work. | 79 | $583 | $50,245 ($4,187) | $57,679 ($4,807) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Anthropology. | 20 | $27,000 | $286 | $20,734 ($1,728) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Criminology. | 57 | $27,000 | $286 | $38,071 ($3,173) | $52,536 ($4,378) |
| Master's Degree | Criminology. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 38 | $27,000 | $286 | $7,600 ($633) | $63,484 ($5,290) |
| Master's Degree | Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 61 | $350 | $61,861 ($5,155) | $66,758 ($5,563) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 68 | $27,000 | $286 | $70,229 ($5,852) | $71,346 ($5,946) |
| Master's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 46 | $369 | $81,998 ($6,833) | $97,973 ($8,164) | |
| First Professional Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 18 | $128,322 ($10,694) | |||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 12 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Business/Commerce, General. | 101 | $405 | $96,850 ($8,071) | $108,010 ($9,001) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 895 | $27,000 | $286 | $52,799 ($4,400) | $74,655 ($6,221) |
| Master's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 29 | $233 | $63,959 ($5,330) | $83,743 ($6,979) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Hospitality Administration/Management. | 26 | $27,000 | $286 | $42,364 ($3,530) | $49,622 ($4,135) |
| Doctoral Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 1 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Agricultural Business and Management. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Agricultural Production Operations. | 45 | $27,000 | $262 | $30,980 ($2,582) | $36,605 ($3,050) |
| Associate's Degree | Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services. | 13 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Animal Sciences. | 16 | $12,000 | $25,801 ($2,150) | $35,097 ($2,925) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Animal Sciences. | 18 | $27,000 | $276 | $30,001 ($2,500) | |
| Master's Degree | Animal Sciences. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 53 | $26,750 | $278 | $36,059 ($3,005) | $46,896 ($3,908) |
| Master's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 17 | $50,661 ($4,222) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Natural Resources Management and Policy. | 27 | $27,000 | $286 | $70,732 ($5,894) | |
| Associate's Degree | Forestry. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Forestry. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management. | 26 | $27,000 | $286 | $25,264 ($2,105) | $38,983 ($3,249) |
| Bachelor's Degree | City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 18 | $25,832 | $263 | $31,725 ($2,644) | $51,688 ($4,307) |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Civil Engineering. | 87 | $27,000 | $286 | $64,547 ($5,379) | $72,231 ($6,019) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 26 | $27,000 | $281 | $74,924 ($6,244) | $87,297 ($7,275) |
| Master's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 17 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 3 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Engineering Physics. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 40 | $27,000 | $286 | $60,280 ($5,023) | $70,557 ($5,880) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 95 | $27,000 | $286 | $69,913 ($5,826) | $79,110 ($6,593) |
| Master's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 16 | $85,471 ($7,123) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Ocean Engineering. | 9 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Ocean Engineering. | 4 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Ocean Engineering. | 1 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Ocean Engineering. | 6 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 16 | $53,281 ($4,440) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 6 | $43,562 ($3,630) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 24 | $27,000 | $286 | $34,596 ($2,883) | $38,762 ($3,230) |
| Master's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 80 | $27,000 | $286 | $29,464 ($2,455) | $45,860 ($3,822) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | 32 | $26,841 | $246 | $35,564 ($2,964) | $58,871 ($4,906) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other. | 11 | $23,728 ($1,977) | $47,528 ($3,961) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics. | 10 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Mathematics. | 12 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Mathematics. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Applied Mathematics. | 17 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Applied Mathematics. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Statistics. | 9 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Statistics. | 1 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Statistics. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics and Statistics, Other. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Nutrition Sciences. | 84 | $27,000 | $286 | $25,758 ($2,147) | $53,466 ($4,456) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Sustainability Studies. | 12 | $27,000 | $286 | $39,499 ($3,292) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Sustainability Studies. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 16 | $27,000 | $257 | $27,240 ($2,270) | $49,959 ($4,163) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management. | 120 | $27,000 | $286 | $34,858 ($2,905) | $49,580 ($4,132) |
| Master's Degree | Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 41 | $27,000 | $286 | $49,179 ($4,098) | $70,514 ($5,876) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 66 | $27,000 | $257 | $31,336 ($2,611) | $41,557 ($3,463) |
| Master's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Philosophy. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Economics. | 77 | $25,897 | $265 | $50,203 ($4,184) | $66,335 ($5,528) |
| Master's Degree | Economics. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Geography and Cartography. | 8 | $35,733 ($2,978) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | International Relations and National Security Studies. | 36 | $27,000 | $286 | $34,490 ($2,874) | $62,279 ($5,190) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 89 | $27,000 | $265 | $39,832 ($3,319) | $54,391 ($4,533) |
| Master's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Sociology. | 61 | $27,000 | $286 | $34,936 ($2,911) | $50,160 ($4,180) |
| Master's Degree | Sociology. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Sociology. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 21 | $27,000 | $286 | $21,655 ($1,805) | $26,430 ($2,203) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 9 | $32,106 ($2,676) | $35,544 ($2,962) | ||
| Master's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Music. | 28 | $27,000 | $286 | $34,097 ($2,841) | $42,157 ($3,513) |
| Master's Degree | Music. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | 34 | $27,000 | $286 | $19,825 ($1,652) | $55,991 ($4,666) |
| Master's Degree | Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | 23 | $466 | $53,620 ($4,468) | $62,674 ($5,223) | |
| Associate's Degree | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 16 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 24 | $27,000 | $286 | $31,122 ($2,594) | $47,465 ($3,955) |
| Master's Degree | Public Health. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 35 | $251 | $89,324 ($7,444) | ||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 22 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | History. | 42 | $25,000 | $241 | $29,462 ($2,455) | $48,243 ($4,020) |
| Master's Degree | History. | 10 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Civil Engineering. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Engineering. | 17 | $21,500 | $228 | $83,595 ($6,966) | $94,677 ($7,890) |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $100,683Full time faculty: 74%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 17.0
School's endowment start of year: $399,546,977 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $500,217,714 (2022)