Northern Arizona University

According to the ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) - Universities Rankings, the University of New Hampshire is ranked between 501 and 600 for 2020. Earlier rankings for the university ranged from 601 to 700 for 2019 and from 401 to 500 for 2017 and 2018. In the Shanghai ranking, universities are not ranked according to their standing among academics or employers; instead, they are ranked based on how well their academic research is done and how many Nobel Prizes their team has won.

Additionally, the university was ranked by the QS - World University Ranking in the range of 801 and 1000 for the years 2020 and 2021. The university is also mentioned in the list of top global universities published by US News & World Report, where it is ranked 532 for 2020 and 543 for 2021. The university is also mentioned in the National University Ranking published by US News & World Report, where it is ranked 125 for 2020 and 143 for 2021.

While QS places the greatest emphasis on Academic Reputation (40%) and ranks Citations per Faculty at 20% and Faculty/Student Ratio each, US News & World Report includes the Number of Publications Cited, Global Research Reputation, and Regional Research Reputation (12.5% each) as part of their ranking methodology.

In terms of course rankings, the UG Business course is ranked at 157 for 2021 by US News & World Report. It was ranked at 153 earlier. The engineering programmes for 2021 have also been ranked by US News & World Report, with the PG Chemical Engineering programme coming in at number 109, the PG Electrical Engineering programme at number 129, the PG Mechanical Engineering programme at number 117. Additionally, US News & World Report's subject rankings for 2021 place the PG Computer Engineering programme at number 97. The approach used by US News & World Report to rank subjects includes, among other things, considerations such as student selection (25%), the views of business school administrators (25%), and employment outcome (21%).