Colleges in New Hampshire
Solyo has full profiles for 3 colleges in New Hampshire: 1 public, 2 private nonprofit. The median family here pays $27,431 a year after grant aid, $5,866 above the national median. Half of these schools admit more than 80% of applicants. They sit across 3 cities, concentrated in Durham, Hanover, New London.
What New Hampshire costs
Published in-state tuition at the median New Hampshire public university is $19,202 a year before aid. Residency is worth the most at University of New Hampshire-Main Campus, where an out-of-state family pays $20,650 more for the same degree.
After grants and scholarships the range runs from $23,805 at University of New Hampshire-Main Campus to $29,519 at Dartmouth College. That spread is the reason a sticker price is a poor way to build a list in New Hampshire.
Why net price beats sticker price, and what an average one does and does not tell a particular family.
How selective New Hampshire schools are
Dartmouth College admits 5% of applicants and University of New Hampshire-Main Campus admits 88%. A list drawn only from the selective end of that range has no likely school in it, which is the most common mistake in a first draft.
The highest average SAT reported in New Hampshire is 1534 at Dartmouth College.
Every New Hampshire college profile
Ordered by selectivity, most selective first.
- Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire · Private nonprofit5% acceptance · $29,519 net price · 1534 avg SAT
- Colby-Sawyer CollegeNew London, New Hampshire · Private nonprofit80% acceptance · $27,431 net price
- University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, New Hampshire · Public88% acceptance · $23,805 net price · 1218 avg SAT
Other Northeast states
On median net price New Hampshire is the 4th most affordable of the 9 Northeast states in this directory, and the 1st most accessible on median acceptance rate. In-state pricing makes the neighbouring states worth checking too.
- New York (27)
- Pennsylvania (26)
- Massachusetts (18)
- New Jersey (10)
- Connecticut (7)
- Rhode Island (5)
- Maine (4)
- Vermont (3)
Where to go next
- College search filter New Hampshire and every other state by major, cost and selectivity
- How to read these numbers what each figure on a profile measures
- Scholarship directory awards with published odds, filterable by state
- All 50 states and Washington D.C.