2026 Cheapest New Hampshire College Costs Rankings
Among New Hampshire colleges, Southern New Hampshire University has the cheapest tuition & fees ($17,200) and Plymouth State University has the second lowest tuition & fees ($25,566) based on academic year 2024-2025 college costs data.
Below table ranks and compares the Cheapest New Hampshire College Costs having lowest tuition & fees (based on undergraduate rate). For the ranking, we only include 4-year colleges that more than 1,500 students have enrolled in.
Cheapest New Hampshire College Costs
| Rank | College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH | $17,200 | $21,387 | - | 99.5% | 189,531 | 43% | 24 to 1 |
| 2 | Plymouth State University Plymouth, NH | $25,566 | $25,665 | - | 87.5% | 3,707 | 52% | 15 to 1 |
| 3 | Keene State College Keene, NH | $26,840 | $14,058 | - | 90.3% | 2,848 | 60% | 17 to 1 |
| 4 | New England College Henniker, NH | $27,474 | $14,213 | - | 92.1% | 3,275 | 35% | 8 to 1 |
| 5 | Rivier University Nashua, NH | $39,488 | $13,375 | 1,070 | 82.6% | 2,777 | 52% | 14 to 1 |
| 6 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH | $39,852 | $30,912 | 1,210 | 88.2% | 13,554 | 76% | 17 to 1 |
| 7 | Franklin Pierce University Rindge, NH | $46,442 | $41,600 | 1,175 | 93.5% | 1,654 | 54% | 13 to 1 |
| 8 | Saint Anselm College Manchester, NH | $48,920 | $21,348 | 1,200 | 78.1% | 2,111 | 80% | 12 to 1 |
| 9 | Dartmouth College Hanover, NH | $68,019 | $66,617 | 1,540 | 5.4% | 6,938 | 96% | 7 to 1 |
Qualified New Hampshire Colleges in Core Admission Stats
