University of New Hampshire-Main Campus

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of New Hampshire-Main Campus

University of New Hampshire-Main Campus operates as a public institution located in Durham, New Hampshire (town: fringe), with a total reported enrollment of 11,261 students of which 12,025 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of New Hampshire-Main Campus is categorized as “15” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 88.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,218 and an ACT midpoint of 28. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $23,805, with published in-state tuition of $19,202 and a Pell grant recipient share of 18.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $26,814, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 76.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 87.3%. Graduates earn a median of $66,479 ten years after enrolling, compared with $53,671 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 596600.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 78.4% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.