Students
Who's on campus
A medium campus of 11,261 undergrads, where 18% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.27
Economic access
Campus size
Where first-years come from
2,605 first-time students
54% came from other states and 0.8% from abroad; 45% are from New Hampshire. More from other states than at 83% of colleges.
- In-state (New Hampshire)45%
- Other states54%
- Abroad0.8%
Top home states
- New Hampshire(home state)45% 1,165
- Massachusetts29% 762
- Connecticut6.1% 159
- Maine4.0% 103
- New York3.2% 84
From 36 states (counting DC) and 1 from U.S. territories.
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
420
new transfer students, 14% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 23% of colleges.
410 full-time, 10 part-time.
Going on to another college
14%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 530 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
Almost everyone studies full-time.
56% women
Another gender: Not collected by this college.
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 6,523 students.
Housing
Beds
6,523
About 58 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Up to 21 meals a week
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I FCS · America East
Football in the Colonial Athletic Association. Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, cross country/track.
How the America East comparesROTC
Army, Air Force
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- On-campus child care for students' children
- 18% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Faith communities · 3
- Christian 1
- Nonreligious and secular 2
Christian
Nonreligious and secular
Durham Atheists, Secularists, and Humanists at the University of New Hampshire
Nonreligious and secular
University of New Hampshire Secular Student Alliance
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
Councils and chapters
2listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Alpha Sigma
Iota Upsilon Chapter
3listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
LGBTQ+ life
Support on campus
Founded 1999
Policies
- Gender-inclusive housing
- Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
- Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
- Student health plan covers transition-related care
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Not collected by this college.
Gender unknown: fewer than 10
First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024
0 reported. The college may not record other genders.
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)