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University of New Hampshire at Manchester

University of New Hampshire at Manchester reports 443 undergraduates in Manchester, NH. Its federal reporting group is labeled University of New Hampshire.

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University of New Hampshire at Manchester · Manchester, New Hampshire · Federal institution ID (UNITID): 183071.

Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (University of New Hampshire).

Shared outcomes cannot rank campuses. Reporting-group definitions.

Compare Manchester, NH with Durham, NH. Other profile: University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH (UNITID: 183044).

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$11,812

family income
under $30k

$8,490

$30–48k

$10,022

$48–75k

$15,191

$75–110k

$18,744

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$9,9922023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at University of New Hampshire at Manchester fell from $14,507 (2008) to $9,992 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$14,507
2009	$14,807
2010	$15,229
2011	$17,332
2012	$18,338
2013	$17,194
2014	$17,102
2015	$16,868
2016	$17,264
2017	$12,251
2018	$13,649
2019	$13,949
2020	$16,665
2021	$18,131
2022	$13,302
2023	$9,992

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$20,0202024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at University of New Hampshire at Manchester rose from $16,674 (2009) to $20,020 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$16,674
2010	$17,795
2011	$18,700
2012	$19,800
2013	$21,507
2014	$21,862
2015	$20,950
2016	$19,931
2017	$20,305
2018	$20,689
2019	$21,110
2020	$25,244
2021	$26,036
2022	$27,263
2023	$22,605
2024	$20,020

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$4,910	$12,610
2001	$5,100	$13,110
2002	$5,390	$13,630
2003	$5,870	$14,843
2004	$6,492	$16,271
2005	$7,061	$17,711
2006	$7,788	$19,378
2007	$8,595	$21,225
2008	$9,291	$23,051
2013	$13,762	$26,482
2014	$13,768	$26,748
2015	$14,143	$27,413
2016	$14,495	$28,295
2017	$14,850	$29,420
2018	$15,265	$30,635
2019	$15,685	$32,195
2020	$15,778	$33,088
2021	$15,785	$33,985
2022	$15,804	$34,664
2023	$15,820	$35,530

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

University of New Hampshire at Manchester reports tuition of $15,838 for in-state students and $36,418 for out-of-state students. Check University of New Hampshire at Manchester’s residency rules, attendance budget and aid offer. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 443 — University of New Hampshire at Manchester is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

50% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at University of New Hampshire at Manchester within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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50%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at University of New Hampshire at Manchester rose from 38.2% (entered 1991) to 50% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	38.2%
1992 cohort	44.3%
1993 cohort	36%
1994 cohort	31.9%
1995 cohort	36.8%
1996 cohort	33.3%
1997 cohort	36.6%
1998 cohort	38.9%
1999 cohort	38.1%
2000 cohort	30%
2001 cohort	31%
2002 cohort	34.2%
2003 cohort	40.9%
2004 cohort	32.6%
2005 cohort	37.8%
2006 cohort	42.5%
2007 cohort	42.3%
2008 cohort	46.7%
2009 cohort	43%
2010 cohort	55.2%
2011 cohort	40%
2012 cohort	41.4%
2013 cohort	47.7%
2014 cohort	58.2%
2015 cohort	59.7%
2016 cohort	63.2%
2017 cohort	65.1%
2018 cohort	50%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (University of New Hampshire).

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$16,500	$8,534
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$16,813	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$17,125	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$17,000	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$19,125	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$21,500	$7,200
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$23,368	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$25,550	$7,430
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$26,925	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$27,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$27,000	$8,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$27,000	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$27,000	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$27,000	$8,240
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$26,999	$8,412
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$26,814	$8,750

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$53,671

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$58,415

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$66,479

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years. Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (University of New Hampshire).

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

University of New Hampshire at Manchester admitted 389 of 481 applicants in Fall 2024. The 80.9% rate describes that application pool.

80.9%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $15,820 in-state tuition · 2023–24 443 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 973–12361600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, University of New Hampshire at Manchester received 481 applications and admitted 389 (80.9%), with 66 enrolling.

University of New Hampshire at Manchester reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For University of New Hampshire at Manchester’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 520–623 and Math was 453–613 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 973–1236 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	520	565	623
SAT Math	453	535	613

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

80.9%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	16.9%
Fall 2002	51.9%
Fall 2003	41.4%
Fall 2004	41.9%
Fall 2005	42.8%
Fall 2006	59.4%
Fall 2007	66.8%
Fall 2008	72.7%
Fall 2009	80.7%
Fall 2010	77.5%
Fall 2011	69.1%
Fall 2012	66.9%
Fall 2013	73.1%
Fall 2014	70.1%
Fall 2015	73.2%
Fall 2016	69.8%
Fall 2017	60.6%
Fall 2018	93%
Fall 2019	90.8%
Fall 2020	85.3%
Fall 2021	82.6%
Fall 2022	85.3%
Fall 2023	87.3%
Fall 2024	80.9%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

973–1236Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	767	1222
Fall 2003	900	1100
Fall 2004	900	1100
Fall 2005	900	1170
Fall 2007	900	1130
Fall 2008	900	1100
Fall 2009	880	1130
Fall 2010	880	1110
Fall 2011	920	1150
Fall 2012	940	1150
Fall 2013	900	1140
Fall 2014	920	1100
Fall 2015	950	1180
Fall 2016	980	1220
Fall 2017	1050	1220
Fall 2018	1030	1190
Fall 2019	1000	1210
Fall 2020	985	1220
Fall 2021	1110	1270
Fall 2022	1040	1170
Fall 2023	1030	1250
Fall 2024	973	1236

IPEDS Fall 2002–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

22–26Fall 2018 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2003	18	23
Fall 2016	22	26
Fall 2018	22	26

IPEDS Fall 2003–2018, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

443Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at University of New Hampshire at Manchester fell from 794 (Fall 2004) to 443 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2004	794
Fall 2005	777
Fall 2006	796
Fall 2007	772
Fall 2008	790
Fall 2009	844
Fall 2010	881
Fall 2011	845
Fall 2012	776
Fall 2013	781
Fall 2014	718
Fall 2015	696
Fall 2016	712
Fall 2017	711
Fall 2018	703
Fall 2019	708
Fall 2020	694
Fall 2021	643
Fall 2022	507
Fall 2023	486
Fall 2024	443

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2004–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

85%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at University of New Hampshire at Manchester rose from 62% (Fall 2003) to 85% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	62%
Fall 2004 cohort	50%
Fall 2005 cohort	70%
Fall 2006 cohort	65%
Fall 2007 cohort	86%
Fall 2008 cohort	67%
Fall 2009 cohort	73%
Fall 2010 cohort	75%
Fall 2011 cohort	67%
Fall 2012 cohort	67%
Fall 2013 cohort	81%
Fall 2014 cohort	81%
Fall 2015 cohort	86%
Fall 2016 cohort	74%
Fall 2017 cohort	84%
Fall 2018 cohort	69%
Fall 2019 cohort	79%
Fall 2020 cohort	73%
Fall 2021 cohort	65%
Fall 2022 cohort	68%
Fall 2023 cohort	85%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about University of New Hampshire at Manchester

28.8% of University of New Hampshire at Manchester's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes University of New Hampshire at Manchester as a primarily nonresidential campus — most of its 443 undergraduates live off campus, and 85.3% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

University of New Hampshire at Manchester's SAT section-percentile sums are 973–1236 — their midpoint is below the NH four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on University of New Hampshire at Manchester's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How University of New Hampshire at Manchester compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

University of New Hampshire at Manchester80.9%

New Hampshire median87.5%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

University of New Hampshire at Manchester$15,838

New Hampshire median$19,202

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

University of New Hampshire at Manchester's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (University of New Hampshire).

University of New Hampshire reporting group (shared)$66,479

New Hampshire median$54,368

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

University of New Hampshire at Manchester, New Hampshire and national reference values
Metric & basis	University of New Hampshire at Manchester	New Hampshire median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	80.9%	87.5%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$15,838	$19,202	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$66,479Shared group value	$54,368	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For University of New Hampshire at Manchester, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

University of New Hampshire at Manchester federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 12 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$105,078
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	$81,765
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	$78,722
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	$78,216
Biology, General	$77,076
Business/Commerce, General	$72,692
Homeland Security	$71,129
Communication and Media Studies	$69,098
Political Science and Government	$64,762
Psychology, General	$56,153
English Language and Literature, General	$52,697
American Sign Language	$38,282

These 12 fields listed for University of New Hampshire at Manchester measure earnings after completion. The $66,479 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 5 additional University of New Hampshire at Manchester fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules. Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (University of New Hampshire).

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does University of New Hampshire at Manchester report?

University of New Hampshire at Manchester's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 973–1236 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is University of New Hampshire at Manchester's acceptance rate?

80.9% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 389 admitted from 481 applicants.

How much does University of New Hampshire at Manchester cost?

In-state tuition is $15,838; out-of-state students pay $36,418. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does University of New Hampshire at Manchester report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $66,479. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in New Hampshire

Rivier University — 82.6% admitted
Saint Anselm College — 78% admitted
Colby-Sawyer College — 80.1% admitted
Keene State College — 90.3% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.