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University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, NH · Public

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Business Administration and Management, General (18% of graduates). 17 students for every faculty member, more than at 78% of colleges. 74% of faculty are full-time. Spends $12,735 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

2,699 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 38% of graduates; 72 programs in 26 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Business Administration and Management, General 52.020118% 483
    Graduates in this field earn $86,535 4 years out
  2. Psychology, General 42.01017.9% 213
    Graduates in this field earn $56,153 4 years out
  3. Speech Communication and Rhetoric 09.01015.7% 153
    Graduates in this field earn $69,098 4 years out
  4. Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.38013.4% 92
    Graduates in this field earn $90,784 4 years out
  5. Biomedical Sciences, General 26.01023.3% 90
    Graduates in this field earn $77,076 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Criminal justice and protective services, 0.0% → 2.2% of graduates since 2014–15 (59 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Computer and Information Sciences, General$105,078 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $75,156

    4 years after completion$105,078
    National median: $92,374Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $83,342 · Non-Pell: $98,492(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $27,000 · 143 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$104,067 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $81,981

    4 years after completion$104,067
    National median: $100,647About typical

    4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $84,761(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $26,546 · 34 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Chemical Engineering$93,711 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $71,599

    4 years after completion$93,711
    National median: $98,158Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $90,540 · Non-Pell: $84,990(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $27,000 · 35 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Mechanical Engineering$93,622 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $70,865

    4 years after completion$93,622
    National median: $92,135About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $76,212 · Non-Pell: $80,524(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $27,000 · 191 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Biomedical/Medical Engineering$92,984 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $76,755

    4 years after completion$92,984
    National median: $93,451About typical

    Median federal debt: $25,000 · 38 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college17 to 1
17 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 78% of 1,892More students per faculty →

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Full-time faculty74%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$110,493

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.

Instruction spending per student$12,735
$12,735
← Lessmore than 66% of 557More →
Endowment per student$38,264
$38,264
← Lessmore than 85% of 537More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)