University of New Hampshire

What is the cost of studying for a year at University of New Hampshire?

UNH's published price differs sharply by residency, and tuition alone understates the cost of a year in Durham. In the 2024-25 figures, full-time undergraduate tuition was $15,520 for New Hampshire residents and $36,170 for nonresidents. Required fees were $3,682 for either group.

• In-state undergraduate tuition and required fees, 2025-26: $19,202.
• Out-of-state undergraduate tuition and required fees, 2025-26: $40,844.
• Reported annual room and board: $14,320; books and supplies: $1,000.

Adding those reported room, board, and book amounts produces a partial annual estimate of $34,522 for a resident or $55,172 for a nonresident. Those are not complete cost-of-attendance budgets: transportation, personal expenses, and any program-specific charges would add to them. Part-time, graduate, online, and campus-specific prices may follow different schedules.

Financial aid changes what students ultimately pay. In the reported aid data, 97% of students received some form of financial aid, while 57% used student loans; a loan reduces the amount due now but must generally be repaid. Reported average net price also varied by family-income group: it was $17,476 for families earning $48,000 or less and $28,588 for those earning more than $110,000. These are averages after applicable aid, not quotes for a particular applicant.

Eligible students may be considered for federal grants, state assistance, UNH scholarships and grants, and federal loans. Award rules differ, and merit scholarships are not interchangeable with need-based aid. Filing the financial-aid application required for the relevant year, meeting UNH's priority deadlines, and reviewing the resulting offer provide a more useful personal estimate than subtracting an average grant from the sticker price. Eligible veterans and dependents should also review military education benefits with UNH's veterans-support staff.

What are the work-study opportunities at University of New Hampshire?

UNH students can seek part-time work, including positions connected to Federal Work-Study. Work-Study is a need-based financial-aid program that generally requires a qualifying aid application and an award; receiving an award does not itself assign a job or pay the full award in advance.

Other campus jobs may be open to students who do not have Work-Study. Students ordinarily apply for available positions and are paid for hours worked. Before accepting a job, they should distinguish its wage and schedule from an internship's academic-credit rules or a scholarship's renewal conditions.

UNH's career services offer support beyond student employment, including individual career counseling, résumé assistance, interview preparation, job-search resources, employer events, and alumni networking opportunities. Those services can help students search for internships and postgraduation work, but access to a service is not an employment outcome or a guaranteed job offer.