UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

The University of New Hampshire (UNH) is one of the only 20 Land, Sea and Space grant universities with its main campus in Durham, and a City campus in Manchester. The benefits of going to a large, well-established state school such as UNH are exactly what one expects - firmly established reputation, and place in the system allow it to offer many resources to help students out in life.

   Research: UNH is a university of Top-Tier Carnegie R1 Research Classification, the highest level of research activity. UNH emphasizes research in every field; including non-science fields. UNH’s research portfolio includes partnerships with NOAA, NASA, NSF and NIH, bringing in nearly $130 million in competitive external funding each year. There are three main university-wide undergraduate research programs: Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP), Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF), and International Research Opportunities Program (IROP). UNH research transforms lives and delivers solutions to global problems. 

  Academics: 

• The opportunities are endless. UNH’s 11 schools and colleges offer 200 programs in more than 100 major fields of study. UNH students have direct access to award-winning professors with a student-faculty ratio of 19:1. For more than 150 years, UNH has delivered hands-on learning, research and work experiences that bring together students, faculty and private and public partners to create life-changing opportunities and innovative solutions.
• UNH is one of the top three universities in the country for space plasma physics and has supplied instruments to 24 space missions. It is a national leader in research, training and creation of state-of-the-art Ocean mapping technologies. The UNH School of Law is ranked one of the top 100 law schools in the country and a top-10 school for the study of intellectual property law.

   Study Abroad: UNH offers many opportunities for students to study abroad through managed programs, exchange programs and approved programs. The university manages 22 study abroad programs in various nations including England, Scotland, France, Hungary, Japan, Netherlands, Italy, New Zealand, India, and Spain.

  Alumni: Notable UNH Alumni include writer John Irving - “Frozen” director, Jennifer Lee - an astronaut, Richard Linnehan - Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Carlton Fisk – just to name a few. Two UNH alumni are in the ranks of NASA astronauts: Rick Linnehan and Lee Morin.