University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
Durham, New Hampshire · Public · 11,261 undergraduates · unh.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
89%
of 21,567 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1120 to 1310
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$41,480Est.Estimate
$63,990 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
89% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$63,990
a year in 2027-28, from a $63,990 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1230
Send your score
About 80% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1080, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
Source: Test-Optional Policy | Undergraduate Admissions · Checked October 16, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov15Early Action · November 15, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Feb1Regular Decision · February 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
89%
of applicants were admitted: 19,224 of 21,567 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/15, hear by 1/30.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 19% of them sent SAT scores and 1.4% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1120 to 1310
Reading and Writing 560 to 680
Math 540 to 650
ACT composite 26 to 30
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160011%
- 1200 to 139949%
- 1000 to 119928%
- 800 to 99912%
- 600 to 7990.7%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.64
- 4.027%
- 3.75 to 3.9917%
- 3.50 to 3.7416%
- 3.25 to 3.4916%
- 3.00 to 3.2413%
- 2.50 to 2.9910%
- Below 2.500.3%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$41,480
a year, in state
$63,990
a year, out of state (tuition $39,290)
- Tuition (in state)$16,780
- Fees$3,980
- Food and housing$15,470
- Books and supplies$1,030
- Transportation and other$4,220
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus published $40,302 in state for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$18,960
- $30,001 to $48,000$19,732
- $48,001 to $75,000$20,270
- $75,001 to $110,000$22,775
- Over $110,000$30,808
Financial aid
65%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$17,275
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
40%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $7,529 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 3/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
40 of 40
Earn credit with a score of 3
40 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,680Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 4 | Fine and Performing Arts Discovery Credit |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 4 | Fine and Performing Arts Discovery Credit |
| African American Studies | 3 | 4 | HIST 497 or HUMA 401 |
| Art History | 3 | 4 | ARTH 480 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | Biological Science Discovery Credit & Discovery Lab Credit |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | Quantitative Reasoning Discovery Credit |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | Math 425 (Calculus I) or Math 424A (Calculus for Social Science) or Math 424B (Calculus for Life Science) |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | Math 425 (Calculus I) or Math 424A (Calculus for Social Science) or Math 424B (Calculus for Life Science) |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | Math 425 (Calculus I) or Math 424A (Calculus for Social Science) or Math 424B (Calculus for Life Science) AND Math 426 - Calculus II |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | Chemistry 403 (General Chemistry I) |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | Chemistry 403 (General Chemistry I) AND Chemistry 404 (General Chemistry II) |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | World Cultures Discovery Credit |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | CHIN 503 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 4 | Social Science Discovery Credit |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 4 | Quantitative Reasoning Discovery Credit |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | Computer Science 415 (Intro to Computer Science) |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 4 | Environment, Technology, and Society Discovery Credit |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 4 | Computer Science 408 (Living in a Networked World) |
| Drawing | 3 | 4 | Fine & Performing Arts Discovery Credit |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 4 | English 401 (First Year Writing) |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 4 | English 401 (First Year Writing) or Humanities Discovery Credit with Writing Intensive Designation |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4 | Natural Resources 435 (Contemporary Conservation Issues and Environmental Awareness) |
| European History | 3 | 4 | History 436 (Europe and the Modern World) with Writing Intensive Designation |
| European History | 5 | 8 | History 435 (Origins of European Society) AND History 436 (Europe and the Modern World) with Writing Intensive Designation |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | World Cultures Discovery Credit |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | French 503 (Intermediate French I) |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | World Cultures Discovery Credit |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | German 503 (Intermediate German I) |
| Human Geography | 3 | 4 | Geography 581 (Society, Environment & Justice) |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | World Cultures Discovery Credit |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | ITAL 503 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | World Cultures Discovery Credit |
| Latin | 3 | 4 | Latin 403 (Review of Latin) |
| Latin | 4 | 4 | Latin 503 (Intermediate Latin I) |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 4 | Economics 401 or 411 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 4 | Economics 402 or 412 or NR 411 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 4 | Music 411 (Fundamentals of Music Theory) |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | Physics 401 (Introduction to Physics I) |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | Physics 402 (Introduction to Physics II) |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | Physics 408 (General Physics II) |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | Physics 407 (General Physics I) |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 4 | Quantitative Reasoning Discovery Credit |
| Psychology | 3 | 4 | Social Science Discovery Credit |
| Psychology | 4 | 4 | Psychology 401 (Introduction to Psychology) |
| Research | 3 | 4 | |
| Seminar | 3 | 4 | |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | World Cultures Discovery Credit |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | Spanish 503 (Intermediate Spanish I) |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 4 | World Cultures Discovery Credit |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 4 | Spanish 504 (Intermediate Spanish II) |
| Statistics | 3 | 4 | MATH TRAN or ADMN 510 or HMP 540 |
| Statistics | 4 | 4 | MATH TRAN or ADMN 510 or HMP 540 or BIOL 528 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 4 | Social Science Discovery Credit |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | Political Science 402 (American Government and Politics) |
| United States History | 3 | 4 | History 410 (Historical Survey of American Civilization) with Writing Intensive Designation |
| United States History | 5 | 8 | History 405 (History of Early America) AND History 406 (History of the Modern United States) with Writing Intensive Designation |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 4 | History 422 (World History in the Modern Era) with Writing Intensive Designation |
| World History: Modern | 5 | 8 | History 421 (World History to the 16th Century) AND History 422 (World History in the Modern Era) with Writing Intensive Designation |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
77%
Come back for a second year
87%
Typical earnings
$71,477
a year, 10 years after starting here
- University of New Hampshire-Main Campus$91,747
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 57 majors here have earnings data.
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