D24 still has not gotten a decision from UNH so she sent an email today to the admissions counselor. Hoping one way or another a decision comes soon. It’s really been taking forever so I’m not optimistic this will go her way.
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D24 finally heard, was offered “WIldcats Abroad” for fall with guaranteed admission to her major for spring. If it wasn’t for this page I would not have even known this was a potential option! She’s not interested at all in that option so she’s moving on. What a year for all our kids going through this process.
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S24 is at admitted students’ day today. He was also admitted to the honors program. We are OOS but he is seriously considering it because the major he wants has a robust program there. I hope that your daughter also has a nice visit.
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Any insight into the type of kid who attends UNH? There are so many positives about the school for my daughter just not sure if it’s the right “fit” for her. It didn’t help that during our tour a group of girls yelled from their car “do no come here”! I suspect it was a joke directed to the tour guide.
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We attended admitted students’ day yesterday. A little disappointed that the words “Honors College” were not spoken by anyone. No tour of Honors College dorm available. No representation of honors college at any booth during the Resource Fair where lots of other organizations were represented.
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We were there yesterday - did you go to the reception at 2pm?
I was disappointed that we couldn’t see the inside of the honors dorm (and they said that dorm is not guaranteed) but I did find the reception to be informative and my daughter spoke to several current Honors students who were there. They all had positive things to say about being in Honors and were excited about the opening of the new building in June.
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Apparently we missed reception then. I did not see anything about it on the agenda they gave us.
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The Honors reception was from 2-3 and was not listed on the agenda. It was something that the students had to register for separately . The link was in the email after signing up for Accepted Student’s Day. I got the email and noticed it and then forwarded it to my daughter so she could register since it was through the portal. That is a shame that you missed it. It was very well done- they said that students in Honors College represent the top 1% of students. They talked about the brand new Honors College building that will be completed in June (we noticed this as we walked around) and it will be a space for their classes and a hang out lounge etc.
They said the honors housing will be in Fairbanks which I think is currently used as international housing.
They will receive priority registration and then their discovery classes (the classes they need to take that are not a part of their major) are honors so they are small seminars. And they will each receive a special honors advisor.
There were a lot of honors students at the reception and my daughter enjoyed meeting them along with other prospective students.
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Thanks so much for the details! Really appreciate it.
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Sounds like a joke directed at the tour guide. For what it’s worth, we used to shout the same thing from Sawyer Hall as tours passed by. This was in 1992. Which isn’t to say it is not immature, for sure.
I wouldn’t give it another thought and just kids being funny. UNH is a great place.
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Fairchild, not Fairbanks. Great dorm and college location BTW. My wife lived in Fairchild for two years. Easy access to all classes and very close to downtown Durham.
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To answer your other question as far as type of students: if there is one statement I would use to describe the student body is “work hard, play hard”. UNH is a challenging school in general and you need to take your studies seriously if you want to excel. Having said that, there are plenty of resources and of course you have a wide array of student outcomes that you normally get at a state flagship. The greek scene is fairly muted (I was in a fraternity but I never felt pressured to join and none of my friends and roommates did).
Politically, as with most college campuses the student body will be left leaning in general, but not as much as say, UVM, or any of the New England SLACs, and if you lean right you can definitely find like minded folks even if you are in the minority. UNH students are pretty accepting of all viewpoints which is what you want. The above was my experience, and my wife would corroborate.
School spirit is high. Sports are great in general. Football team is awesome, Wildcat stadium is great if small, but they do a really really nice job and the games are fun. They even have a black lab (Scout the dog) that fetches the football tees in between scoring which is super cute and fun. Hockey games are great and the team is historical. They have been pretty mid the last decade but this past year they returned to their former glory so hopefully better days ahead for the hockey team.
Business, Life Sciences, and Engineering is heavily emphasized by the school and all are well respected. Business placements are excellent. Pre med, pre vet has high placement rates well above the national average.
Outdoor activities abound. Beaches and the Atlantic are a 15-20 minute drive, Portsmouth is 10-15 minutes (an incredible city), Boston an hour away and served by both bus and Amtrak, and Portland is also an hour away. Hiking, Skiing, mountain biking all within 45 minutes.
Basically if you are a fun loving student that works hard but likes to play hard will find they are in good company here. If you are outside those parameters that is ok too. Plenty of opportunities to find your spot.
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Does anyone know if they will adjust merit amounts to reflect the big jump they just announced for 2024/2025 fees? It will now be $55,495 for oos tuition + room/board but when we had our November tour, the current price was $52 for oos tuition + room/board.
Our cost of attendance went from $38 to now $41.500 (that is more than UConn, UMass, UVM, JMU, UDel ). She is so bummed- I’m not sure how it works with merit, if the award will go up or does it stay the same and then every year we just keep paying more and more? I was anticipating more like a 3% increase in our out of pocket expenses per year, not a 9% one 
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I was shocked at the UNH 2024-2025 price tag. Especially in light of so many layoffs, cuts etc. it has honestly been my biggest pause on sending our son to UNH. We won’t get assistance, but I want to know that the school will be in good standing ten years from now, and their apparent financial mismanagement is concerning. Our oldest child is at one of the schools you mentioned above and their increases are always reasonable, less than $1,000, from year to year.
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Merit is not adjusted. But I think all the schools are going to go up 3% per year every year and UNH is in line with everyone else.
It actually is not a 3% increase. Our out of pocket costs went from being 38,000 to 41,494 which is 9%. It’s because UNH is facing major enrollment issues and has had to make layoffs and cut programs- they need to hike up the OOS fees since in state is locked in until 2027.
We were all ready to send my daughter to UNH but now it’s the last school on her list that I want her to go to.
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We are shocked too and I bet a lot of OOS families are. How will they fix their enrollment issue in this matter? We are now totally turned off from the school whereas a week ago we would have been happy to send our daughter there. I think she is going to email admissions/fin aid office to see if they can do anything about our increased bottom line but if they don’t, I just don’t see the value in spending that much money for this particular school.
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I get that it is disappointing for sure, but UNH is ranked #7 best value public per US News. Only UNC, UVA, USF, Idaho, and NC State are ahead of it. I would focus on the outcomes which are stellar. As far as budget cuts are concerned, in the grand scheme of things this was pretty minor. UCONN is faced with a massive budget shortfall that will put UNH’s right-sizing to shame.
From an enrollment standpoint, the New England flagships are faced with the most challenging demographics in the entire US. New England is beautiful, but you have to be comfortable with the cold for most of the academic year.
Not trying to justify or talk you into anything, just presenting another way of looking at it.
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I do think the #7 Best Value ranking is for in state students and the ranking was published before this massive increase for out of state students. UNC and UVA also meet full demonstrated need of oos students and they have less than a 10% acceptance rate for oos students and are some of the best schools in the country. I would be ok spending 41k a year for a UNC or UVA education.
It is hard to justify paying 41.500 a year knowing it could go up 10% every subsequent year when there are options my daughter has for other out of state public schools for less and for 3 of her options, 10k a year less.
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Is it that much of an increase? It’s hard to compare with the variable housing costs. Plus, they all throw in that nebulous other living expenses. Are you sure you are comparing apples to apples? I’m not discouraged by this as I’m expecting increases. I’m glad they have given us an estimate because other schools expect you to commit without publishing next year’s costs. Also, UNH is not alone with having to make cuts due to financial issues. I think most comparable schools are going through that this year, or they made budget cuts within the last three years. I think UNH is moving up in the ranking and it really is a jewel given its resources, D1 sports and academic reputation.
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