The University of New Hampshire Durham Rankings and Quick Facts
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| Ranking - Times 200 (UK) | N/A |
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| University world Ranking - Jiaotong 500 (China) | 305 to 402 |
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| University world Ranking - Newsweek 100 (USA) | N/A |
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| Europe Rank (Jiaotong) | 139 to 164 |
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University New Hampshire Durham Facts |
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| Students (Undergraduates / PG/ Total) | 11,850 |
2,360 |
14,200 |
| Faculty / Staff | 975 |
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| Established | 1866 |
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| Endowment (2006) - USA Rank | $231,450,000 |
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| Endowment per student | $16,300 |
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| Research Spending - USA Rank | $108,378,000 - 120th | ||
| Affiliations | AEC |
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University of New Hampshire Information
The University of New Hampshire (UNH), commonly known by their nickname, the “Wildcats,” is a public university located in Durham, New Hampshire, United States. It is part of the University System of New Hampshire (USNH), the system overseeing the major universities in the state of New Hampshire.
UNH was first incorporated in 1866 when it was in Hanover as a land grant college connected with Dartmouth College. At the time, it was called the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts. Its present site in Durham was formerly a farm owned by Benjamin Thompson, a Durham resident who gave the state all his assets in order to establish an agricultural college. Then governor, Hiram Americus Tuttle, signed the bill authorizing the transfer to Durham on 10 April 1891. The college official moved to its new site in 1892. Official classes began in the Fall of the following year with 13 upper-classmen and 51 freshmen.
The university has six colleges and a Graduate School, which all in all offer about 2000 courses with more than 100 majors. The colleges include the College of Liberal Arts (COLA), the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences (CEPS), the College of Health and Human Services (CHHS), the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture (COLSA), the University of New Hampshire at Manchester (UNHM), and the Whittemore School of Business and Economics (WSBE).
University of New Hampshire Durham's proximity to coastal environments makes it an excellent host of oceanography and marine biology programmes. Some of its facilities for such programmes include the Shoals Marine Laboratory which it operates with Cornell University and the Jackson Estuarine Laboratory located at Adam’s Point.
The university has three major university-wide research programmes for undergraduates: Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF), Research Opportunities Program (UROP), and International Research Opportunities Program (IROP). It provides students with opportunities to study abroad via approved programmes, exchange programmes, and managed programmes. 561 students or 4% of the total student population were in 38 different countries as of 2004.
UNH has produced prominent figures in various fields like politics, sciences, business, sports, and so on. Some of its graduates include former New Hampshire governors, John Lynch, Steve Merrill, and Wesley Powell. Astronaut Richard Linnehan; former American Chemical Society and Merck president, Paul S. Anderson; and former Turkish prime minister Tansu Ciller are also graduates of the university.
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The University of New Hampshire can be found at Durham, New Hampshire 03824.