Durham, New Hampshire · ★ 3.0 / 5 Overall (1 Student Review)
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Public · 4-year · Doctoral
The University of New Hampshire (UNH) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Durham, New Hampshire, United States. It was founded and incorporated in 1866 as a land grant college in Hanover, moved to Durham in 1893, and adopted its current name in 1923. The university's Durham campus comprises six colleges. A seventh college, the University of New Hampshire at Manchester, occupies the university's campus in Manchester. The University of New Hampshire School of Law is in Concord, the state's capital. The university is part of the University System of New Hampshire and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". As of 2018, its combined campuses made UNH the largest state university system in the state of New Hampshire, with over 15,000 students. It was also the most expensive state-sponsored school in the United States for in-state students.
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105 Main St., Thompson Hall, Durham, New Hampshire, 03824-3547
Visit University SiteRanked #743 globally by CWUR (2026). Source: CWUR World ↗
25th–75th percentile
SAT total: 1120–1320
SAT ERW: 570–670
SAT math: 550–650
ACT composite: 26–31
Total: 13,626
Undergrad: 11,376
Undergrad full-time: 11,098
Graduate: 2,250
Part-time: 1,216
In-state
Tuition: $19,112
Total cost on campus: $36,076
Out-of-state
Tuition: $38,882
Total cost on campus: $55,846
Room & board: $13,314
Books & supplies: $1,000
Receive aid: 96%
Avg grant aid: $13,831
Pell grant recipients: 16%
Rent: $1,899 / mo
Average city asking rent, as a roommate share. Zillow Observed Rent Index.
Coffee: $5.00
State average cafe price. Numbeo, 2024.
Gas: $4.37 / gal
State average price. AAA.
Average meal: $8.67
Published board plan, per meal. IPEDS.