Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares SNHU's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New Hampshire.
SNHU has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 2,658 students). The enrollment is larger than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New Hampshire average (10,160 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Southern New Hampshire University189,531164,42325,108
Similarly Ranked Schools2,6582,1071,253
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges2,4772,0161,017
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New Hampshire10,1609,5233,337
The below chart compares the student population between Southern New Hampshire University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 68,517 male and 121,014 female students attending SNHU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.57 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at SNHU.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at SNHU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total164,42353,721110,702
Men60,62720,75239,875
Women103,79632,96970,827
Population by Gender/Attending Status at SNHU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total25,1085,51319,595
Men7,8901,6616,229
Women17,2183,85213,366

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 94,437 White students (49.83%) and 37,196 Black or African American students (19.63%) at Southern New Hampshire University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Southern New Hampshire University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Southern New Hampshire University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1,012344668
Asian3,8421,8072,035
Black or African American32,5169,70722,809
Hispanic24,9089,55615,352
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander673222451
White81,95331,77350,180
Two or More Races6,8932,3614,532
Race/Ethnicity Unknown11,7804,5407,240
Total 164,42360,627103,796
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Southern New Hampshire University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native983068
Asian910337573
Black or African American4,6801,2173,463
Hispanic2,9779692,008
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander652243
White12,4843,9298,555
Two or More Races796212584
Race/Ethnicity Unknown2,7901,0221,768
Total 25,1087,89017,218

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 40,052 students whose age under twenty five and 108,182 students whose age is over thirty years old at Southern New Hampshire University.
Especially, 508 students are younger than eighteen and 767 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Southern New Hampshire University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Southern New Hampshire University
TotalMenWomen
Total164,423 60,627103,796
Under 18505 178327
18-195,099 2,0093,090
20-2111,476 4,6916,785
22-2420,911 8,56712,344
25-2935,901 14,02221,879
30-3431,574 11,41920,155
35-3923,043 8,22914,814
40-4924,928 8,09516,833
50-6410,410 3,1977,213
65 and over576 220356
Total 164,423 60,627103,796
Population by Student Age at Southern New Hampshire University
TotalMenWomen
Total25,108 7,89017,218
Under 183 12
18-194 22
20-2180 2258
22-241,974 5621,412
25-295,395 1,6603,735
30-344,930 1,6213,309
35-394,151 1,3722,779
40-495,536 1,7573,779
50-642,843 8102,033
65 and over191 83108
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Total 25,108 7,89017,218

Online Student Population

At Southern New Hampshire University, 184,796 students (97.50% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 183,892 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 6,441 students live in New Hampshire where Southern New Hampshire University is located in and 174,889 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total189,531164,42325,108
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes183,892160,74723,145
Enrolled Some in Online Classes90485648
Not Enrolled in Online Classes4,7352,8201,915
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)183,892160,74723,145
New Hampshire Residents6,4414,9421,499
Other State in U.S.174,889153,96320,926
Outside of U.S.2,5151,826689
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