Public universities in New Hampshire
The College Scorecard lists 6 public colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher in New Hampshire, all compared on this page. Together they enroll 18,713 undergraduate degree-seeking students. The median average net price is $17,940 a year, higher than the $14,226 median for public universities nationwide. Former students' median earnings 10 years after starting college are $62,326 at the median institution, higher than the $58,635 median for public universities nationwide. The median graduation rate is 56.2%.
Compare all public universities in New Hampshire on one chart
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Each dot is one school. Dashed lines mark the median for New Hampshire. Showing 5 of 6 public universities in New Hampshire; schools missing either value are left out.
All 6 public universities in New Hampshire
| University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham | 11,261 | $26,150 | $19,682 | $40,844 | $71,477 | $25,000 | 76.8% | 87.3% | 88.2% |
| Plymouth State University Plymouth | 3,153 | $19,530 | $15,068 | $26,218 | $61,199 | $25,078 | 51.8% | 68.5% | 87.5% |
| Keene State College Keene | 2,699 | $17,940 | $15,154 | $27,512 | $62,326 | $25,816 | 56.2% | 78.7% | 90.3% |
| University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online Manchester | 1,157 | $11,339 | $8,112 | $8,112 | $71,477 | $25,000 | 19.6% | 62.5% | n/a |
| University of New Hampshire at Manchester Manchester | 443 | $13,247 | $16,612 | $37,774 | $71,477 | $25,000 | 63.1% | 85.3% | 80.9% |
| University of New Hampshire-Franklin Pierce School of Law Concord | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | $71,477 | $25,000 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Quick facts: public universities in New Hampshire
- How many public universities are in New Hampshire?
- The College Scorecard lists 6 public colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher in New Hampshire.
- What do public universities in New Hampshire cost?
- Across the 5 schools that report it, the median average net price is $17,940 a year. Net price is what full-time, first-time students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships. Reported net prices range from $11,339 at University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online to $26,150 at University of New Hampshire-Main Campus.
- Which public universities in New Hampshire have the lowest average net price?
- By reported average net price: University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online ($11,339), University of New Hampshire at Manchester ($13,247), Keene State College ($17,940), Plymouth State University ($19,530), and University of New Hampshire-Main Campus ($26,150).
- How much is in-state and out-of-state tuition at public universities in New Hampshire?
- The median published in-state tuition is $15,154 a year, and the median out-of-state tuition is $27,512. Many students pay less than published tuition after aid.
- How much do former students of public universities in New Hampshire earn?
- At the median institution, former students who received federal aid earn $62,326 10 years after starting college (3 institutions reporting; branch campuses share one figure and count once). The highest reported medians are at University of New Hampshire-Main Campus ($71,477), Keene State College ($62,326), and Plymouth State University ($61,199).
- What is the graduation rate at public universities in New Hampshire?
- The median graduation rate is 56.2%, across 5 schools reporting. It counts full-time, first-time students who finished within 150% of normal time.
- How much student debt do graduates of public universities in New Hampshire have?
- The median institution's graduates leave with $25,078 in federal student loans (the median balance). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
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How these numbers work
This page includes public colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher, as reported in the College Scorecard. Summary figures are medians across schools: each school counts once, whatever its size, and schools that don't report a measure are left out of that measure. The Scorecard reports earnings and debt for a whole institution, so branch campuses share one figure; for those two measures each institution counts once. Most recent data year: cost 2025, graduation and retention 2025, earnings 2022, debt 2024. More on the data.