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University of New Hampshire-Main Campus

New Hampshire publishes 89% (Fall 2025). Out-of-state applicants got in at 90%; international at 85%.

Acceptance rate
88%
College Scorecard, latest cycle
SAT middle 50%
1090–1330
Section 25th–75th, summed
ACT middle 50%
26–30
Avg. HS GPA
3.64
Fall 2025 entering class (CDS 2025-2026, item C12)
Test policy
Not published
Regular deadline
Not published

Acceptance rate

What New Hampshire's 89% is made of

The published rate averages groups with very different odds. These are the splits New Hampshire reports itself.

By residency

90%
Out-of-state
85%
International

Fall 2025

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Transfer

90%
Transfer applicants
89%
First-year applicants

Fall 2025 transfer entrants (CDS Section D2) · as of August 2026 · 1.01× easier than first-year

Read the transfer analysis →

Part of Real Acceptance Rates, our series decomposing published rates from each school's own Common Data Set.

Testing

Test scores at New Hampshire

SAT middle 50%
1090–1330sum of section 25th–75th percentiles
ACT middle 50%
26–30
Average HS GPA
3.64Fall 2025 entering class (CDS 2025-2026, item C12) · Source

At a glance

Size and cost

Undergraduate enrollment
11,261
Tuition (out-of-state)
$39,852
Category
Public
Admissions site
www.unh.edu

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