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University of New Hampshire-Main Campus

Durham, New Hampshire Public 4-year Town

Overview

University of New Hampshire-Main Campus is a public four-year institution in Durham, New Hampshire. Its campus is in a town setting. Fall 2024 enrollment was 13,554, made up of 11,355 undergraduates and 2,199 graduate students. It is a land-grant institution. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity. It is part of University System of New Hampshire.

University of New Hampshire-Main Campus offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 135 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Psychology, General, and Business/Commerce. It awarded 3,674 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 18 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

87% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1.

Key figures

13,554
Students enrolled
87%
First-year retention
3,674
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
135
Programs and majors
17:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 135

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 8
Health Professions 15
Social Sciences 9
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 13
Engineering 11
Psychology 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 8
Communication and Journalism 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 4
Natural Resources and Conservation 7
Public Administration and Social Services 4
Education 13
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 4
Computer and Information Sciences 2
English Language and Literature 2
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 8
Visual and Performing Arts 4
Physical Sciences 8
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
History 1
Mathematics and Statistics 5
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1
Architecture 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
87%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
17:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
2,699
Associate degrees
30
Master's degrees
767
Doctoral degrees (research)
78
Professional doctorates
23
Postbaccalaureate certificates
55
Post-master's certificates
22

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
13,554
Undergraduates, fall 2024
11,355
Graduate students, fall 2024
2,199
Full-time, fall 2024
92%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
14,535
Undergraduates, 2024-25
11,932
Graduate students, 2024-25
2,603
Full-time, 2024-25
90%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
57%
Men
43%
White
81%
Hispanic or Latino
4%
Black or African American
1%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
18
Programs with a fully online option
5
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
6%
Students taking some online courses
35%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
University System of New Hampshire
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Colonial Athletic Association; America East
President
Elizabeth S. Chilton
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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