University of New Haven — Attraction in West Haven

I attended this university between the years of 2019 and 2023. Earned a B.S. in Criminal Justice (January 2021) and a M.S. in National Security (December 2023).

The one start reflects a stellar education taught among two programs. Common characteristics include various learning formats and knowledgeable instructors. I also appreciated the wide scope of material covered in each degree program, and the opportunity to ask questions via email as a follow up to something that was covered in an assignment or lecture. An academic improvement I STRONGLY suggest is that industry recognized/accepted credentials, certifications, and or licenses be included in each program's curriculum where applicable (plus university wide). The main reason is because in both job searches after each program, a lack and absence of these continues to hinder my ability to satisfy job requirements (as of 7/17/2025). Whether this implementation occurs from within university, encouragement by employers, or by NECHE, something must happen. Because if employers are requiring applicants to have these in the post pandemic era, how can UNH graduates without them be desirable amongst other applicants who have them? Anyhow, for this and identical reasons, I strongly recommend the university pursue this revision. The ROI for students will increase greatly.

Switching to the one star now, my reasons are unfortunately one too many. As a commuter student, I can honestly attest that unless the student lives within a 30-minute radius of campus and has immediate access to a vehicle, it is difficult to persuade or advocate that a social experience life will follow suit. By this I mean as someone who lived in northern Connecticut for both programs, I frequently missed out on many extracurricular activities. Reasons range from simply being too tired after class to simply not being on campus when an event occurred. Compounding this was that after a solid attempt in spring 2019 to immerse myself with the university’s LASA (Latin America Students Association) group, I ceded failure. They chose to continue socializing amongst pre-existing circles rather than include me. This remains difficult to talk about without getting upset. In addition, this was the onset in which I felt my own Hispanic-Latino identity work against me for the second time in my life. I consequently felt out of place often and sad to know that I did not have a place of belonging at UNH where they market themselves as a place of DEI. (How contrary it really was considering Hispanic/Latino status was supposed to be a beneficiary of DEI). Anyhow, these repetitive letdowns amplified more and more and consequently affected my ability to see persevere. As a result, I failed even more. When my final graduate semester began (fall 2023), I accepted that there was no more opportunity for improvement. I focused on more joyful-rewarding things off campus. Such as visits to NYC. (Here I was more successful on the basis that my age and identity were more desirable in the places and things I pursued).

Bottom line now: I came to UNH as a transfer student. Spent one semester in university housing and quickly realized that there were too many things working against me. My time came and went well before I arrived. Winter commencement was canceled some time ago by the school. But that is a minor compared to the others described above. Some support was offered or pursued along the way to improve things. But to no avail was most of it successful. I also want to point out that because of my double below-average experience at UNH, I did not entertain nor accept the university's offer to attend the spring's 2024 commencement ceremony. To do so would have been another saddening experience for all to see and validated the university's values at my...

I went here for my first two years of college. Here's what I've noticed.

The people here are great, for the most part. UNH emphasizes on a welcoming environment There's always new development like the Bergami center which is a very nice looking building. I lived in Westside and Winchester halls. Both are good! I was in Engineering which I struggled in, but when I changed my major to accounting I had no struggle. I just really wish UNH was more helpful with finance and mental health. They were WAY too strict with Covid. Yes, I understand the dangers, but we're adults you have to remember. They threatened to suspend if you violate rules, even accidentally. They also quarantined my entire hall in 2020 just because one student got covid. I really didn't believe they had to be that harsh. They were also TERRIBLE with communication when moving in for my 2nd year (because of covid), and I had to spend a month trying to figure out when to move in. The Accessibility resources center is a good place, but once they forbid me from using a calculator on a chemistry exam in March of 2020. Everybody but the ARC staff thought that was terrible. Their math department was terrible. The professors meant well, but it was not taught in an interesting way. On a positive note, they are fantastic at safety. In January of 2021 I got cyberbullied by someone in the school who made threats including a death threat. The ResLife dept. handled it very well and the police took it very seriously and found the guy doing it, someone who I thought was a friend. He was suspended.

Overall, UNH is not perfect, but their heart is in the right place. I didn't leave for any of these reasons listed, that's another story entirely. But if you are Nick, Chris, Lucas, Antonia, Victoria, Makayla, Jenna, Galianna, Alexa, or...

Ignore all of the other reviews about how bad they say this University is because they cant find a job. Its their responsibility to find one not the university's. I love this University, they care about their students more than their money and will work with you to find a solution to any of your problems. SOME of the staff could use some work but, most are great down to earth people. Having more than 230 active clubs on campus leads you not to be bored during your free time. I even was granted the opportunity to found my own Club-Sport UNH E-Sports. and as long as there is interest you can found your very own club as well. Class sizes are very small usually no more than 20 students per class. Professors will work with you if you have any problems with the course.

Last year, my roommate became depressed to the point that i had missed many of my classes to stay and watch him to make sure he didnt hurt himself. This had effected my grades in all of my classes. and through sitting down with all of my professors i was able to work out a deal with all of them to help me pass my class.

This University is the University of Experimental learning and they are always willing to help you out. YOU...