Enrollment Trends at UNH

-1,797

Total Enrollment

-1,130

Men

-667

Women

The student population at University of New Hampshire-Main Campus is 13,554 (11,355 undergraduate and 2,199 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,797 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at UNH is 83.78% which is decreased by 1,675 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 122 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.31 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

663 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 179.75% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 14,547 where 13,554 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

83.78% of total students is undergraduate students and 16.22% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1,675 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 122 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.31 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in UNH than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of New Hampshire-Main Campus since 2015.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1615,35113,0306,0127,0182,3219931,328
2016-1715,188
-163
12,857
-173
5,882
-130
6,975
-43
2,331
10
999
6
1,332
4
2017-1815,363
175
13,005
148
5,893
11
7,112
137
2,358
27
1,025
26
1,333
1
2018-1915,298
-65
12,815
-190
5,827
-66
6,988
-124
2,483
125
1,074
49
1,409
76
2019-2014,788
-510
12,238
-577
5,446
-381
6,792
-196
2,550
67
1,050
-24
1,500
91
2020-2114,348
-440
11,787
-451
5,249
-197
6,538
-254
2,561
11
1,018
-32
1,543
43
2021-2214,001
-347
11,528
-259
5,042
-207
6,486
-52
2,473
-88
974
-44
1,499
-44
2022-2313,953
-48
11,512
-16
5,028
-14
6,484
-2
2,441
-32
986
12
1,455
-44
2023-2413,626
-327
11,376
-136
4,984
-44
6,392
-92
2,250
-191
852
-134
1,398
-57
2024-2513,554
-72
11,355
-21
5,035
51
6,320
-72
2,199
-51
840
-12
1,359
-39
Average14,54712,1505,4406,7112,3979811,416
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 12,150 where 11,355 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of New Hampshire-Main Campus since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1613,03012,6875,8116,876343201142
2016-1712,85712,4685,6486,820389234155
2017-1813,00512,6775,6777,000328216112
2018-1912,81512,4935,6406,853322187135
2019-2012,23811,9605,2816,679278165113
2020-2111,78711,3825,0186,364405231174
2021-2211,52811,2324,8746,358296168128
2022-2311,51211,2204,8586,362292170122
2023-2411,37611,0984,8136,285278171107
2024-2511,35511,1104,8876,22324514897
Average12,15012,1505,2516,58212,150189129
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,397 where 2,199 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of New Hampshire-Main Campus since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-162,3211,2425057371,079488591
2016-172,3311,2124897231,119510609
2017-182,3581,3075377701,051488563
2018-192,4831,4035948091,080480600
2019-202,5501,4505868641,100464636
2020-212,5611,4855898961,076429647
2021-222,4731,4145428721,059432627
2022-232,4411,3715408311,070446624
2023-242,2501,312489823938363575
2024-252,1991,317509808882331551
Average2,3972,3975388132,397443602
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 82.12%. The percentage was 78.46% 10 years ago and UNH still has a high percentage of white students. 2.55% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.03% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 4.19% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 78.46% to 82.12%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.10% to 2.55%. Black student enrollment decreased from 1.30% to 1.03%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.21% to 4.19%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3225 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.3824 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of New Hampshire-Main Campus over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-1629323199493312,045248
2016-1726364195513212,083259
2017-1824378178513212,424266
2018-1921388182506212,334287
2019-2014398178492311,913287
2020-2113400177482211,690292
2021-2210378178526111,502296
2022-238375149532111,454317
2023-245350137555211,207327
2024-252346139568311,130363
Average15370171518211,778294
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

663 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 5% of total students. The number of online students has increased 179.75% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of New Hampshire-Main Campus from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-1615,3512371,18513,929
2016-1715,1882991,34913,540
2017-1815,3633631,74413,256
2018-1915,2984401,81613,042
2019-2014,7885451,85912,384
2020-2114,3481,33110,3602,657
2021-2214,0017433,6259,633
2022-2313,9536862,91310,354
2023-2413,6266272,54410,455
2024-2513,5546632,41810,473
Average14,5475932,98110,972

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