- The Inkwell
- New Hampshire
- Plymouth State University
Plymouth, NHTown: remoteZIP 03264Founded 1871
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1871
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.plymouth.edu
New HampshirePublic
Plymouth State University
Plymouth State University is a public university in Plymouth, New Hampshire, with 3,153 undergraduates. It admits 88% of applicants, graduates 52% within six years and costs $19,530 a year after aid.
52%graduate
Admission rate88%
Retention68%
4-year graduation43%
Pell Grant share33%
Federal loans68%
$19,530net price / year
88%admission rate
—average SAT
52%graduate in 6 years
$61,199median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,078median debt
#725 of 1,704 for earnings#831 of 1,739 for lowest net price#977 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,099 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
- $30,474tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $15,068
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $26,218
- Average net price
- $19,530national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$14,737
$30,001–48,000$12,398
$48,001–75,000$16,044
$75,001–110,000$19,818
$110,001+$24,350
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 88%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college88%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college68%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college52%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college33%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 52%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 43%
- First-year retention
- 68%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 51%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $49,415
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $61,199middle 50%: $43,919–$87,549
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,078
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$87,549
Median, Plymouth State University$61,199
Lower quarter$43,919
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
- 3,153
- Part-time
- 2.0%
- Women / men
- 48% / 52%
- Average age at entry
- 20.0
- First-generation students
- 27%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 33%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 55%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,340 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,906
- Endowment, end of year
- $41,204,855
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White80%
Hispanic5.8%
Black2.0%
Asian1.4%
Two or more races5.9%
U.S. nonresident1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Unknown2.6%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management26%
Parks, recreation & fitness9.6%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting9.5%
Health professions9.4%
Education7.6%
Psychology6.1%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies5.2%
Communication & journalism4.1%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 183080. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7205857.