About UNH
UNH is a vibrant place: a land-, sea-, and space-grant university where
undergraduate and graduate students engage in daily discovery and the intellectual
excitement of doing research with their faculty mentors.
2007 UNH Fast Facts
Founded 1866
Land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant charters
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
Thompson School of Applied Science
University of New Hampshire Manchester
Whittemore School of Business and Economics
Majors available
100+
Special academic opportunities
Honors Program
Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
International Research Opportunities Program
Study abroad and national exchanges
Student internships
Faculty
Number of faculty, 1223*
Full-time, 920
Part-time, 419
Average student/faculty ratio, 17:1
Student snapshot (Fall 2007, Durham only)
Total student enrollment1, 14,071
Undergraduate2, 11,622
Graduate3, 2,446
% Female2, 56
% Male2, 44
% in top tenth of high school graduating class rank4, 24
% in top quarter class rank4, 64
Median SAT score, 1,110
1 all degree candidate students
2 undergraduate degree candidate students
3 graduate degree candidate students
4 new bachelor students
UNH students’ top ten home states %
1. New Hampshire, 57%
2. Massachusetts, 20
3. Maine, 5
4. Connecticut, 4
5. New York, 4
6. Rhode Island, 2
7. New Jersey, 2
8. Vermont, 2
9. Pennsylvania, 1
10. Maryland, <1
Ten most popular bachelor’s programs (in order of popularity)
Undeclared Liberal Arts
Kinesiology
Business Administration
Communication
Psychology
Nursing
Biology
Mechanical Engineering
Political Science
English
Cost of education (Resident)
Tuition and fees: $11,070
Room and board: $8,168
Total: $19,238
Cost of education (non-resident)
Tuition and fees: $24,030
Room and board: $8,168
Total: $32,198
Percentage of students receiving some form of financial assistance
78%
Annual operating budget FY07
$457.3 million
Revenue sources
Endowment value
$244.5 million
External research funding
$117.6 million
(More than $1 billion since 1978)
Number of living alumni
117,673
*Includes research, clinical, library and non-status faculty.