Admission Comparison between New Hampshire Colleges
For the academic year 2022-2023, 112,625 students have applied to New Hampshire colleges and 79,895 have accepted to admit. The acceptance rate of the New Hampshire colleges is 84.4%. Of the admitted students, 20,878 students finally enrolled in one of New Hampshire colleges.
No New Hampshire colleges require to submit Test Scores (SAT and/or ACT scores) and no colleges recommend to submit the scores. 6 colleges does not require the test scores, but they consider the scores in admission selection process. The average SAT score submitted by enrolled students at New Hampshire colleges is 1,231.
New Hampshire College Admission Statistics
The admission statistics is based on IPEDS admission data and the data is mostly focused on the 4 years colleges. Therefore, the numbers of applicant, admitted, and enrolled are for the 4 years colleges other than community colleges and career/vocational schools
Below list shows the top colleges in key admission facts. For that, we include colleges that have more than 500 applicants.
- Southern New Hampshire University has the largest number of applicants of 35,992 and Southern New Hampshire University has the most admitted students of 34,687.
- The average acceptance rate of New Hampshire colleges is 84.4% and Dartmouth College has the lowest acceptance rate of 6.4%.
- The average yield (enrollment rate) is 28.2% and Dartmouth College has the highest yield of 62.2%.
- The average SAT score is 1,231 and Dartmouth College has the highest SAT score of 1,550.
New Hampshire Colleges Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics Comparison
The following table lists New Hampshire colleges with admission perspectives including acceptance rate and yield (enrollment rate). As mentioned above, only 4-years colleges are included in this table. The "-" value in other columns means that the corresponding data has not been reported or available.
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| College Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield (Enrollment Rate) | Undergraduate Application Fees | Graduate Application Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dartmouth College Hanover, NH Private, 4 years four-years | 28,336 | 1,808 | 1,124 | 6.4% | 62 | $80 | $50 |
| University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH Public, 4 years four-years | 21,016 | 18,281 | 2,942 | 87.0% | 16 | $65 | $65 |
| Saint Anselm College Manchester, NH Private, 4 years four-years | 3,514 | 2,892 | 528 | 82.3% | 18 | $50 | $65 |
| University of New Hampshire at Manchester Manchester, NH Public, 4 years four-years | 360 | 307 | 54 | 85.3% | 18 | $65 | $65 |
| Keene State College Keene, NH Public, 4 years four-years | 4,487 | 4,017 | 709 | 89.5% | 18 | $50 | $50 |
| Franklin Pierce University Rindge, NH Private, 4 years four-years | 3,145 | 2,916 | 318 | 92.7% | 11 | - | - |
| Plymouth State University Plymouth, NH Public, 4 years four-years | 5,917 | 5,772 | 870 | 97.5% | 15 | $50 | $75 |
| Rivier University Nashua, NH Private, 4 years four-years | 1,629 | 1,376 | 275 | 84.5% | 20 | - | - |
| Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH Private, 4 years four-years | 35,992 | 34,687 | 13,583 | 96.4% | 39 | - | - |
| New England College Henniker, NH Private, 4 years four-years | 6,416 | 6,412 | 257 | 99.9% | 4 | - | - |
| Colby-Sawyer College New London, NH Private, 4 years four-years | 1,751 | 1,366 | 190 | 78.0% | 14 | - | - |
| Harmony Health Care Institute Merrimack, NH Private, Less than 2 years | 13 | 13 | 13 | 100.0% | 100 | $350 | - |
| Magdalen College Warner, NH Private, 4 years four-years | 49 | 48 | 15 | 98.0% | 31 | - | - |
| Average | 112,625 | 79,895 | 20,878 | 84.4% | 28 | $101 | $62 |