- The Inkwell
- New Hampshire
- Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NHSuburb: midsizeZIP 03106Founded 1932
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1932
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1971
- Website
- www.snhu.edu
New HampshirePrivate nonprofit
Southern New Hampshire University
Southern New Hampshire University is a private nonprofit university in Manchester, New Hampshire, with 163,164 undergraduates. It admits 100% of applicants, graduates 42% within six years and costs $36,764 a year after aid.
42%graduate
Admission rate100%
Retention61%
4-year graduation30%
Pell Grant share55%
Federal loans58%
$36,764net price / year
100%admission rate
—average SAT
42%graduate in 6 years
$56,870median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,999median debt
#948 of 1,704 for earnings#1,618 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,301 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,487 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
- $41,229tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $18,410
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $18,410
- Average net price
- $36,764national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$36,355
$30,001–48,000$36,530
$48,001–75,000$36,240
$75,001–110,000$37,523
$110,001+$39,780
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 100%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college100%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college61%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college42%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college55%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 42%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 30%
- First-year retention
- 61%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 39%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $50,244
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $56,870middle 50%: $35,708–$86,272
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,999
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$86,272
Median, Southern New Hampshire University$56,870
Lower quarter$35,708
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
- 163,164
- Part-time
- 67%
- Women / men
- 63% / 37%
- Average age at entry
- 31.9
- First-generation students
- 48%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 55%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 24 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,805 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $1,594
- Endowment, end of year
- $64,647,512
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White50%
Hispanic15%
Black20%
Asian2.3%
Two or more races4.2%
U.S. nonresident0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.4%
Unknown7.1%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management35%
Computer & information sciences14%
Psychology12%
Liberal arts & humanities8.5%
Health professions7.6%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting5.6%
Visual & performing arts3.5%
English language & literature2.4%
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|---|---|---|---|
| Dartmouth College Hanover, NH | $26,707 | 95% | $111,162 |
| Saint Anselm College Manchester, NH | $34,382 | 80% | $83,058 |
| Rivier University Nashua, NH | $26,585 | 56% | $72,105 |
| New England College Henniker, NH | $24,059 | 38% | $47,863 |
| Franklin Pierce University Rindge, NH | $23,023 | 55% | $64,588 |
| Colby-Sawyer College New London, NH | $26,739 | 56% | $61,214 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| Full Sail University Winter Park, FL | $37,401 | 42% | $40,548 |
| Hawaii Pacific University Honolulu, HI | $34,758 | 43% | $64,656 |
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| Academy of Art University San Francisco, CA | $41,747 | 33% | $44,567 |
| Champlain College Burlington, VT | $39,617 | 61% | $60,573 |
| Lawrence Technological University Southfield, MI | $33,466 | 60% | $78,800 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 183026. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3445256.