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New Hampshire Colleges by the Numbers
11 four-year New Hampshire colleges — click any for its profile: acceptance rates, SAT ranges, tuition for all 11, with New Hampshire medians up top.
Published in-state tuition runs from $14,626 at the cheapest campus to $68,268 at the most expensive — a $53,642 spread inside New Hampshire alone. New Hampshire's ten-year earnings benchmark of $54,368 sits 1% above the national median for college-goers. Not one of New Hampshire's listed schools still requires test scores; 6 — Colby-Sawyer College among them — don't consider scores at all.
New Hampshire has 11 four-year colleges with full admissions profiles here — from Southern New Hampshire University at 163,164 undergraduates down to campuses a fraction of that size. The most selective door in the state is Dartmouth College at 5.4% admitted; the most open is Southern New Hampshire University at 99.5%.
Each New Hampshire school links to its profile — admissions, cost, earnings. To see where you stand in New Hampshire, bring your saved calculator numbers.
New Hampshire medians
| Acceptance rate | Tuition (in-state) | Median earnings (10 yr) | 6-yr graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87.5% | $19,202 | $54,368 | 53.5% |
Medians across 13 active bachelor's-degree institutions in New Hampshire; the table below lists the 11 with complete admissions records.
All New Hampshire colleges in our data
| College | City | Acceptance | SAT middle 50% | Tuition (in) | Undergrads | Median earnings (10 yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colby-Sawyer College | New London | 80.1% | not considered | $19,125 | 771 | $46,474 |
| Dartmouth College | Hanover | 5.4% | 1500–1570 | $68,268 | 4,541 | $97,434 |
| Franklin Pierce University | Rindge | 93.5% | 945–1140 | $46,442 | 992 | $53,353 |
| Keene State College | Keene | 90.3% | not considered | $14,784 | 2,699 | $54,368 |
| New England College | Henniker | 92.1% | not considered | $41,938 | 1,022 | $42,092 |
| Plymouth State University | Plymouth | 87.5% | not considered | $14,626 | 3,153 | $57,304 |
| Rivier University | Nashua | 82.6% | not considered | $39,488 | 1,231 | $52,248 |
| Saint Anselm College | Manchester | 78% | 1090–1270 | $48,920 | 2,087 | $73,371 |
| Southern New Hampshire University | Manchester | 99.5% | not considered | $17,200 | 163,164 | $50,318 |
| University of New Hampshire at Manchester | Manchester | 80.9% | 1030–1250 | $15,838 | 443 | $66,479 |
| University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | Durham | 88.2% | 1120–1320 | $19,202 | 11,261 | $66,479 |
Scores shown are among students who submitted them; "not considered" schools ignore tests entirely. Wondering where your own numbers fit? TheGPA calculator andSAT score calculator give you the other half of this table.
Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (Jun 2026), IPEDS ADM2023/HD2024. Retrieved 2026-09-01.