New Hampshire Best Colleges Comparison

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Colleges In New Hampshire Statistics

There are 42 colleges in New Hampshire - 14 public and 28 private schools. The 2023 average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $24,059 and the average graduate tuition & fees is $24,304. The average SAT scores of enrolled students is 1,231 and the average acceptance rate is 84% for New Hampshire Best Colleges Comparison.
The next table shows the key academic facts for all colleges in New Hampshire. You may want to check more statistics and compare all New Hampshire colleges at New Hampshire Statistics page.
2022-2023 Colleges In New Hampshire Statistics
Top 13 colleges in New HampshireAll colleges in New Hampshire
Number of Schools13 schools
(4 public, 9 private)
42 schools
(14 public, 28 private)
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees$14,326 (in-state)
$33,953 (out-of-state)
$10,113 (in-state)
$24,059 (out-of-state)
Graduate Tuition & Fees$15,008 (in-state)
$26,089 (out-of-state)
$18,083 (in-state)
$24,304 (out-of-state)
Average Financial Aid$19,701$11,346
Test Scores1,231 SAT, 28 ACT 1,231 SAT, 28 ACT
Acceptance Rate83.00% 84.42%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)23.45% 28.16%
Population200,855216,101
Undergraduate167,469181,763
Graduate33,38634,338
Graduation Rate59.25%53.14%
Transfer-out Rate18.00%15.89%
Students to Faculty Ratio12.08 to 111.62 to 1

Top Colleges In New Hampshire Comparison

The next table lists the top 13 colleges in New Hampshire for academic year 2022-2023. Dartmouth College ranked top in the New Hampshire Best Colleges Comparison and University of New Hampshire at Manchester and University of New Hampshire-Main Campus follows it. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $33,953 for undergraduate programs $26,089 for graduate programs. The average SAT score of the top colleges in New Hampshire is 1,231 and the acceptance rate is 83.00%. The average students to faculty ratio is 12.08 to 1 for top colleges in New Hampshire. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.
2022-2023 Top colleges in New Hampshire Comparison
Rank*NameTuition & FeesAverage Financial AidPopulationAcceptance RateTest ScoresStudents to Faculty Ratio
1 Dartmouth College
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Private, 4-yearsHanover, NH
$65,739 $55,998 6,7446% 1,550 SAT
34 ACT
7 to 1
2 University of New Hampshire at Manchester
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Public, 4-yearsManchester, NH
$35,530
($15,820)
$7,402 53485% 1,090 SAT 7 to 1
3 University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
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Public, 4-yearsDurham, NH
$38,882
($19,112)
$12,919 13,95387% 1,210 SAT
28 ACT
16 to 1
4 Saint Anselm College
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Private, 4-yearsManchester, NH
$46,810 $28,765 1,97782% 1,210 SAT
27 ACT
11 to 1
5 Thomas More College of Liberal Arts
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Private, 4-yearsMerrimack, NH
$29,300 $20,702 89- - 9 to 1
6 Southern New Hampshire University
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Private, 4-yearsManchester, NH
$16,450 $3,213 164,09196% - 22 to 1
7 Franklin Pierce University
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Private, 4-yearsRindge, NH
$44,963 $28,784 1,66393% 1,095 SAT
21 ACT
12 to 1
8 Plymouth State University
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Public, 4-yearsPlymouth, NH
$25,498
($14,558)
$10,274 3,87298% - 17 to 1
9 Rivier University
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Private, 4-yearsNashua, NH
$37,791 $17,373 2,55184% - 15 to 1
10 Magdalen College
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Private, 4-yearsWarner, NH
$23,600 $23,053 5998% - 8 to 1
11 New England College
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Private, 4-yearsHenniker, NH
$41,578 $23,544 2,852100% - 7 to 1
12 Granite State College
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Public, 4-yearsConcord, NH
$9,372
($7,812)
$4,387 1,425- - 14 to 1
13 Antioch University-New England
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Private, 4-yearsKeene, NH
$25,872 - 1,045- - -
Average$33,953
($14,326)
$19,701 200,85583.00% 1,231 SAT 12.08 to 1
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All data used in our site is from IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education, academic year 2022-2023