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 College of LIFE SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURE

At the UNH College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, we seek to make a difference — from identifying the molecular pathway that leads to a new treatment for disease, to understanding the complex forces that impact our ecosystems and natural landscapes, to finding solutions for a global food system tasked with feeding billions.

Here, you will deepen your understanding of the world and learn to find sustainable responses to the planet’s biggest challenges. Leading edge research and hands-on experiences, combined with practical skill building in the lab and in the field, will create a firm foundation for your future.

When you graduate, you will join thousands of Wildcats who are forging their own paths to success, from here in New Hampshire to every corner of the world. 


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We offer many scholarships just for COLSA students that reward your achievements and help make college more affordable.

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Owen Kanter '20 conducts moose research in New Hampshire.

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Unique, hands-on research projects lead to challenges and achievements that extend far beyond the classroom.

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UNH Diversity Statement

The University of New Hampshire is committed to building and nurturing an environment of inclusive excellence where all students, faculty and staff can thrive. We also are committed to providing open and inclusive access for all alumni, volunteers, learners, employees and visitors seeking to participate in our programs and activities. We venture to sustain a campus environment that fosters mutual respect and understanding. We believe diversity, equity, accessibility and inclusion are foundational values inextricably linked to achieving our core educational mission and embrace the many characteristics of our community members that make them uniquely themselves. Here, you belong and all are welcome.

UNH Land, Water and Life Acknowledgement

As we all journey on the trail of life, we wish to acknowledge the spiritual and physical connection the Pennacook, Abenaki and Wabanaki Peoples have maintained to N’dakinna (homeland) and the aki (land), nebi (water), olakwika (flora) and awaasak (fauna) that the University of New Hampshire community is honored to steward today. We also acknowledge the hardships they continue to endure after the loss of unceded homelands and champion the university’s responsibility to foster relationships and opportunities that strengthen the well-being of the Indigenous People who carry forward the traditions of their ancestors.

Listen to the acknowledgement read by Denise Pouliot, the Sag8moskwa (Head Female Speaker) of the Cowasuk Band of Pennacook Abenaki People from Alton, New Hampshire and a member of the Indigenous New Hampshire Collaborative Collective (INHCC), which includes her husband Paul Pouliot, several UNH faculty members and students, local grassroots organizers and community members and several members of other New England tribes.

  • UNH nutrition major Roman Volpe practices nutrition counseling with a peer
    Pursuing a passion, finding a community
    Roman Volpe is a nutrition: health and wellness major with a dual major in ecogastronomy. He has received the Trustees Scholarship, the Non-Resident Tuition Grant and the Wildcat Family Award and has been on the Dean’s List for highest honors. COLSA: Why did you choose UNH? Roman Volpe:
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  • UNH zoology major Matthew Gough at the beach
    Research Opportunities and Community Made UNH the Perfect Fit
    Matthew Gough is a zoology major from Wrentham, Massachusetts. He is also a member of COLSA’s student ambassador team. COLSA: Why did you choose UNH? Matthew Gough: I chose UNH for the research opportunities and the perfect college atmosphere. I felt as though it was the perfect size with the best professors, classes and the nicest…
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  • UNH student Braden Foulks holding sweet potatoes just harvested at UNH's Woodman Farm
    Biochemistry major leads plant breeding project
    Braden Foulks is a biochemistry, molecular and cellular biology major and an agriculture and food systems minor from Durham, New Hampshire. He has received the Trustee Scholarship. COLSA: Why did you choose UNH? Braden Foulks: UNH offered the…
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  • UNH wildlife and conservation biology major Mikael Skelley in a field
    An experience helping local wildlife populations
    Mikaela Skelley is a wildlife and conservation biology major from Andover, Massachusetts.
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  • UNH alumni Malone Revis trains a sea lion at Mystic Aquarium
    The Student is Now the Teacher
    Malone Revis graduated from UNH in 2024 with a bachelor’s degree in zoology and now works with sea lions at Mystic Aquarium in Mystic, Connecticut.
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Get the Facts

92%
of COLSA alumni are employed
or in graduate school

2023 First Destination Survey

73%
of students participate
in internships and/or research
prior to graduation

2023 First Destination Survey

77%
Average acceptance rate of
current students and recent grads
who applied to veterinary school
— well above the national average

 

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