Fred Engelhardt (April 15, 1885 - February 3, 1944) was an American college president.

Engelhardt was the sixth president of the University of New Hampshire from 1937 to 1944.

In 1908, Engelhardt went on to Yale and received a bachelor's degree in physics.

[1] In 1942, he oversaw the establishment of the Department of Arts at UNH.

Engelhardt died In Durham from cancer during his tenure.