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2011 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 La
University of New Hampshire at Manchester

Majors available

100+

Special academic opportunities

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

Faculty (Durham):

Number of faculty, 1027
Full-time, 621
Part-time, 406

Average student/faculty ratio, 18:1

Student (Durham):

Total student enrollment¹, 14,596
Undergraduate², 11,942
Graduate³, 2,257
% Female², 55%
% Male², 45%

First-time, first-year bachelor students: 2,779

% in top tenth of high school graduating class rank⁴, 20%
% in top quarter of high school graduating class rank⁴, 53%

Median SAT score, 1,100

¹ all degree candidate students
² undergraduate degree candidate students
³ graduate degree candidate students
⁴ new bachelor students

UNH Undergraduate students’ top ten home states %

1. New Hampshire, 59%
2. Massachusetts, 22
3. Connecticut, 4
4. Maine, 4
5. New York, 3
6. Vermont, 2
7. Rhode Island, 2
8. New Jersey, 2
9. Pennsylvania, 1
10. Maryland, <1

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

Business Administration
Undeclared Liberal Arts 
Psychology
English
Communication
Mechanical Engineering 
Biology
Kinesiology
Civil Engineering
Political Science

Cost of undergraduate education (Resident) 2011

Tuition and fees: $15,250
Room and board: $9,452 (Based on double room, Silver meal plan)
Total: $24,702

Cost of undergraduate education (non-resident) 2011

Tuition and fees: $28,570
Room and board: $9,452 (Based on double room, Silver meal plan)
Total: $38,022

 

Percentage of students receiving some form of financial assistance 2011

78%

Annual operating budget FY11

$539.4 million

Endowment value

$128,813,522

External research funding

$159,053,660
(More than $1 billion since 1977)

Number of living alumni

114,871

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