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University of New Hampshire

University of New Hampshire
UNewHampshire seal.png
Motto Science, Arts, Industry
Type Public
Flagship
Sea grant
Land grant
Space grant
Established 1866
Endowment $336 million
President Mark W. Huddleston (19th)
Administrative staff
586
Students 15,340
Undergraduates 12,840
Postgraduates 2,500
Location Durham, Concord, and Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S.
Campus Rural
2,600 acres
Colors Blue and White
         
Athletics NCAA Division IAmerica East, Hockey East
Nickname Wildcats
Mascot Wild E. Cat
Affiliations University System of New Hampshire
APLU
Website www.unh.edu
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University rankings
National
ARWU 103-125
Forbes 201
U.S. News & World Report 107
Washington Monthly 215
Global
ARWU 301-400
QS 601-650
U.S. News & World Report 486

The University of New Hampshire (UNH) is a public research university in the University System of New Hampshire, in the United States. The university's Durham campus, comprising six colleges, is located in the Seacoast region of the state. A seventh college, the University of New Hampshire at Manchester, occupies the university's campus in Manchester, the state's largest city. The University of New Hampshire School of Law, known as the Franklin Pierce Law Center until 2010, is located in Concord, the state's capital.

The University of New Hampshire was founded and incorporated in 1866, as a land grant college in Hanover in connection with Dartmouth College. In 1893, UNH moved to Durham.

With over 15,000 students between its Durham, Manchester, and Concord campuses, UNH is the largest university in the state. The university is one of only nine land, sea and space grant institutions in the nation. Since July 1, 2007, Mark W. Huddleston has served as the university's 19th president.

The Morrill Act of 1862 granted federal lands to New Hampshire for the establishment of an agricultural-mechanical college. In 1866, the university was first incorporated as the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts in Hanover, New Hampshire, in association with Dartmouth College. The institution was officially associated with Dartmouth College and was directed by Dartmouth's president. Durham resident Benjamin Thompson left his farm and assets to the state for the establishment of an agricultural college. On January 30, 1890, Benjamin Thompson died and his will became public. On March 5, 1891 Gov. Hiram Americus Tuttle signed an act accepting the conditions of Thompson's will. On April 10, 1891, Gov. Tuttle signed a bill authorizing the college's move to Durham, New Hampshire.


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