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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.
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