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Apply as an international student to Main Campus
We review every application as a whole. Your academic record matters most, including your program of study, how rigorous your classes were and how you performed. International students apply as first-year or transfer students through the Common App. Complete that application, then review the added requirements below.
Requirements for international applicants
These are the added requirements for international applicants. Your deadlines are on the first-year or transfer pages.
Application fee
$65 for all international applicants — no NH-resident rate applies. Fee waivers can be requested through the Common Application.
Transcripts
Secondary or university transcripts must be submitted with English translations. Documents are verified, scanned, and confidentially destroyed.
Transfer applicants: transcripts must be evaluated through WES or the Center for Educational Documentation for transfer credit.
International first-year applicants are not eligible to use STARS — an official transcript is required.
English proficiency
Required if English is not a student's first language. Scores must be sent directly from the testing agency. UNH's CEEB code for TOEFL is 3918.
- Duolingo English Test 120
- IELTS 6.5
- LanguageCert 70
- PTE Academic 59
- TOEFL Essentials 8.5
- TOEFL iBT (Jan 2026+) 4.5
Additional documentation
Offers of admission are conditional pending review of final transcripts.
Include a photocopy of the passport biographic page. No interviews are required.
All official documents must be received by June 30.
Additional information
A few more details to help you get your application materials to us correctly.
Physical application material
All physical application materials (non-online) for undergraduate admissions should be mailed to the following address: UNH Admissions, 3 Garrison Avenue Durham, New Hampshire 03824
Please use black ink and the student’s date of birth on all documents.
Accessibility services
IEPs, 504 Plans, and other documentation regarding a disability should not be sent to the Admissions Office. These materials should be sent to the Student Accessibility Services. Any materials of this nature sent to the Admissions Office will be shredded.
Check application status
Once you've submitted your application, you can track its status — including received materials and decision updates — through the Applicant Portal. Log in with the email address you used to apply.
Contact us
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
Smith Hall, 3 Garrison Avenue
3 Garrison Avenue
Durham, NH 03824
P: (603) 862-1360
E: admissions@unh.edu
Office hours: M–F, 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.