Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH · Private · Midsize suburb · SNHU
Private institution in Manchester, NH · 156,755 undergraduates · 96% acceptance rate · $50,318 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 0%Undergraduates
- Top 22%Pell Grant share
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $33,7421,828th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $16,4501,015th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $16,450637th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $37,5241,158th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $21,082786th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $50,3181,054th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $41,9451,097th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 44.9%1,355th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 59.9%1,611th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 96.1%1,446th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 156,7551st largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 24.0:12,052nd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 46.9%464th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 52 mi (BOS)
On 3 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EANov 15
- Rollingopen
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 53 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $71,987 | $73,898 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherBusiness | bachelors | $71,854 | — |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $64,493 | — |
| Medical Illustration and InformaticsHealth Professions | bachelors | $60,839 | — |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $58,673 | $60,320 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralHealth Professions | bachelors | $58,479 | $50,856 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $55,198 | $56,867 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $51,367 | $50,151 |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $51,106 | $46,790 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $48,634 | $47,846 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $48,432 | $49,814 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $47,494 | $43,128 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1932source
- Athletic nickname: "Penmen"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- Mascot: Petey Penmensource
- Motto: "Summa optimaque (Latin)"source
- Campus size: about 300 acressource
- Formerly known as "{{Plainlist|"source
- Formerly known as "* New Hampshire School of Accounting and Secretarial Science" (1932–1961)source
- Formerly known as "* New Hampshire College of Accounting and Commerce" (1961–1969)source
- Formerly known as "* New Hampshire College" (1969–2001)source
- Formerly known as "}}"source
- Athletic conference: NE-10source
- Notable alum: Samia Suluhu Hassansource
Athletics — 13 sports
NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,176,982 (M $1,001,735 · W $1,127,724 · Coed $47,523)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Field Hockey
- Golf
- Ice Hockey
- Lacrosse
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitesnhu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 183026)
- Compare colleges in NHRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in New HampshireEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Southern New Hampshire University vs University of New Hampshire-Main CampusHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 13 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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