Mission and Institutional Identity 
The University of New Hampshire is the state’s public research
university, providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate programs
and graduate programs of distinction. Its primary purpose is learning:
students collaborating with faculty in teaching, research, creative
expression, and service. The University of New Hampshire has a national
and international agenda and holds land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant
charters. From its main Durham campus and its college in Manchester,
the University serves New Hampshire and the region through continuing
education, cooperative extension, cultural outreach, economic development activities,
and applied research.
The University of New Hampshire is distinguished by its commitment to high quality
undergraduate instruction, select excellence in graduate education, relatively
small size, a location in a beautiful and culturally rich part of the seacoast
of New England and a strong sense of responsibility for this special place, a
commitment to serving the public good, and our emergence over the past decade
as a significant research institution. The dedication of our faculty to the highest
academic standards infuses all we do with the excitement of discovery.