- The Inkwell
- New Hampshire
- New England College
Henniker, NHRural: distantZIP 03242Founded 1946
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1946
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1988
- Website
- www.nec.edu
New HampshirePrivate nonprofit
New England College
New England College is a private nonprofit college in Henniker, New Hampshire, with 1,022 undergraduates. It admits 92% of applicants, graduates 38% within six years and costs $24,059 a year after aid.
38%graduate
Admission rate92%
Retention61%
4-year graduation31%
Pell Grant share45%
Federal loans74%
$24,059net price / year
92%admission rate
—average SAT
38%graduate in 6 years
$47,863median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,000median debt
#1,350 of 1,704 for earnings#1,169 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,410 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,266 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $60,846tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $43,484
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $43,484
- Average net price
- $24,059national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$22,072
$30,001–48,000$17,733
$48,001–75,000$21,648
$75,001–110,000$24,529
$110,001+$28,968
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 92%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college92%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college61%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college38%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college45%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 38%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 31%
- First-year retention
- 61%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 29%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $39,597
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $47,863middle 50%: $31,429–$68,863
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$68,863
Median, New England College$47,863
Lower quarter$31,429
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,022
- Part-time
- 2.4%
- Women / men
- 57% / 43%
- Average age at entry
- 27.4
- First-generation students
- 46%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 45%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 8 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 14%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,656 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $5,395
- Endowment, end of year
- $35,494,414
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White60%
Hispanic9.1%
Black8.2%
Asian1.9%
Two or more races2.1%
U.S. nonresident4.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown14%
16 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management17%
Visual & performing arts14%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting11%
Parks, recreation & fitness11%
Psychology9.8%
Health professions8.8%
Social sciences8.4%
Biological & biomedical sciences4.2%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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| National University San Diego, CA | $24,008 | 43% | $73,988 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 182980. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q14705363.