2026 Tightest New Hampshire Colleges To Admit Rankings
Among New Hampshire colleges, Dartmouth College has the tightest acceptance rate (5.40%) and Plymouth State University has the second lowest rate (87.54%) based on academic year 2023-2024 admission data.
Below table ranks and compares the Tightest New Hampshire Colleges To Admit having lowest acceptance rate. For the acceptance rate rankings, we only include 4-year New Hampshire colleges that have competitive admission.
Tightest New Hampshire Colleges To Admit
| Rank | College Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield | Tuition & Fees | Student Population | SAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dartmouth College Hanover, NH | 31,656 | 1,710 | 1,182 | 5.4% | 69.1% | $68,019 | 6,938 | 1,540 |
| 2 | Plymouth State University Plymouth, NH | 6,878 | 6,021 | 826 | 87.5% | 13.7% | $25,566 | 3,707 | - |
| 3 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH | 21,175 | 18,667 | 2,605 | 88.2% | 14.0% | $39,852 | 13,554 | 1,210 |
| 4 | Keene State College Keene, NH | 5,314 | 4,800 | 696 | 90.3% | 14.5% | $26,840 | 2,848 | - |
| 5 | Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH | 44,306 | 44,089 | 16,760 | 99.5% | 38.0% | $17,200 | 189,531 | - |
Qualified New Hampshire Colleges in Core Admission Stats
