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2012 UNH Fast Facts

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Founded 1866
Land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant charters
Located in Durham, N.H., Concord, N.H. and Manchester, NH.

Fully accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

Colleges and schools

College of Engineering and Physical Sciences
College of Health and Human Services
College of Liberal Arts
College of Life Sciences and Agriculture
Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics
Thompson School of Applied Science
The Graduate School
University of New Hampshire School of Law
University of New Hampshire at Manchester

Majors available

100+

Special academic opportunities

Distance Learning
Graduate Research Conference
Hamel Center for Undergraduate Research
Honors Program
International Research Opportunities Program
Study Abroad
Student Internships
Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program

Faculty (Durham):

Number of faculty, 985
Full-time, 596
Part-time, 389

Student/faculty ratio, 20:1

Student (Durham):

Total student enrollment¹, 14,761
Undergraduate², 12,565
Graduate³, 2,196
% Female², 54%
% Male², 46%

First-time, first-year bachelor students: 2,999

% in top tenth of high school graduating class: 18%
% in top quarter of high school graduating class: 50%

Median SAT score, 1090

UNH Undergraduate students’ top ten home states %

1. New Hampshire, 57
2. Massachusetts, 24
3. Connecticut, 4
4. Maine, 4
5. New York, 2
6. Rhode Island, 2
7. Vermont, 2
8. New Jersey, 2
9. Pennsylvania, 1
10. Maryland, <1

Ten most popular bachelor’s programs (in order of popularity)

1.   Business Administration

2.   Psychology

3.   English

4.   Mechanical Engineering 

5.   Biomedical Science
6.   Communication
7.   Political Science
8.   Civil Engineering

9.   Biology

10. Kinesiology

Cost of undergraduate education (Resident)

Tuition and fees: $16,422
Room (double) and board: $9,764
Total: $26,182

Cost of undergraduate education (non-resident)

Tuition and fees: $28,882
Room (double) and board: $9,764
Total: $38,646

 

Percentage of students receiving some form of financial assistance

81

Annual operating budget FY12

$538.5 million

Endowment value

$241,998,975

External research funding

$117,000,000
(More than $1 billion since 1977)

Number of living alumni

133,154

*Includes research, clinical, library and non-status faculty.