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New Hampshire Colleges by the Numbers
13 college profiles in our New Hampshire directory. Available measures vary by school. Open a profile to check each figure’s year, student group and source.
State overview and medians
Reported tuition (in-state for public schools) runs from $7,724 at the cheapest campus to $68,268 at the most expensive — a $60,544 spread inside New Hampshire alone. New Hampshire's ten-year earnings benchmark of $54,368 sits 1% above the national median of reported school-level earnings in the reference group, not the median income of all college students. In the Fall 2024 filings for New Hampshire, 0 listed schools reported requiring test scores and 5 reported not considering them. 2 had no recorded policy. Check each school's current admissions requirements.
New Hampshire has 13 college profiles in this directory; available measures vary by school — from Southern New Hampshire University at 163,164 undergraduates down to campuses a fraction of that size. Among the listed schools with reported rates, the lowest historical acceptance rate is at Dartmouth College at 5.4% admitted; the highest is at Southern New Hampshire University at 99.5%.
Each New Hampshire profile names its data years and student groups. Check these before comparing New Hampshire schools.
New Hampshire medians
| Acceptance rate | Tuition (in-state) | Median annual earnings, 10 years after entry | 6-year graduation: first-time, full-time entrants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87.5% | $19,202 | $54,368 | 53.5% |
Medians across 13 active bachelor's-degree institutions in New Hampshire; the directory below lists 13 published profiles. These are medians of school-level figures, not medians across all students. Missing measures are excluded from each median.
All New Hampshire colleges in our data
Admissions and score ranges: Fall 2024. Tuition is published price, not total attendance cost; public-school prices are in-state. Scroll the table sideways for more measures.
| College | City | Acceptance | SAT section sums / ACT | Tuition | Undergrads | Annual earnings, 10 years after entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | 1057–1282 | $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% | 1055–1175 | $39,488 | 1,231 | $52,248 |
| Saint Anselm College | Manchester | 78% | 1110–1278 | $48,920 | 2,087 | $73,371 |
| Southern New Hampshire University | Manchester | 99.5% | not considered | $17,200 | 163,164 | $50,318 |
| Thomas More College of Liberal Arts | Merrimack | — | — | $30,400 | 97 | $53,565 |
| University of New Hampshire at Manchester | Manchester | 80.9% | 973–1236 | $15,838 | 443 | $66,479 |
| University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online | Manchester | — | — | $7,724 | 1,157 | $66,479 |
| University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | Durham | 88.2% | 1090–1330 | $19,202 | 11,261 | $66,479 |
Scores shown are among students who submitted them; "not considered" describes that historical cycle. SAT endpoints sum section percentiles and are not total-score percentiles or admission cutoffs. A dash means the measure is unavailable in this source, not zero. School profiles explain missing and withheld values.
Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release. The summary snapshot does not verify the exact observation years for earnings; it must not be read as current pay. Annual earnings cover federally aided students who worked and were not enrolled when measured, 10 years after entry, and may be shared across institutions. See each profile for its source limitations. Retrieved 2026-09-01.