New Hampshire College Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rate Statistics

The next list shows the colleges with the highest and lowest graduation rate and more relative statistics. For that, we include only 4-year colleges and having more than 500 enrolled students.

Graduation Rate Comparison Between New Hampshire Colleges

The following table lists New Hampshire colleges with graduation, transfer-out, and retention rate. The graduation rate is based on the number of completers who completed their program within 150% normal time (i.e. within 6 years for 4 years B.S. degrees).
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All SchoolsPublicPrivate4-Years CollegeCommunity CollegesCareer Colleges
College NameGraduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate (full-time)Retention Rate (part-time)
Colby-Sawyer College
New London, NH
Private, 4 years
four-years
60%-74%-
Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH
Private, 4 years
four-years
94%-98%-
Franklin Pierce University
Rindge, NH
Private, 4 years
four-years
51%-74%-
Magdalen College
Warner, NH
Private, 4 years
four-years
79%-87%-
Michael's School of Hair Design & Esthetics
Bedford, NH
Private, Less than 2 years
90%-93%90
New England College
Henniker, NH
Private, 4 years
four-years
30%-61%-
Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH
Private, 4 years
four-years
41%21%62%39
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
Durham, NH
Public, 4 years
four-years
77%-86%-
Keene State College
Keene, NH
Public, 4 years
four-years
59%-77%-
University of New Hampshire at Manchester
Manchester, NH
Public, 4 years
four-years
63%-65%-
Plymouth State University
Plymouth, NH
Public, 4 years
four-years
50%-68%57
NHTI-Concord's Community College
Concord, NH
Public, 2-4 years
30%11%52%43
White Mountains Community College
Berlin, NH
Public, 2-4 years
52%6%76%44
River Valley Community College
Claremont, NH
Public, 2-4 years
34%34%50%40
Lakes Region Community College
Laconia, NH
Public, 2-4 years
34%10%69%35
Manchester Community College
Manchester, NH
Public, 2-4 years
37%11%58%41
Nashua Community College
Nashua, NH
Public, 2-4 years
39%17%61%39
Great Bay Community College
Portsmouth, NH
Public, 2-4 years
23%18%57%46
Rivier University
Nashua, NH
Private, 4 years
four-years
57%-76%80
Saint Anselm College
Manchester, NH
Private, 4 years
four-years
85%-89%-
Granite State College
Concord, NH
Public, 4 years
four-years
14%-40%100
Thomas More College of Liberal Arts
Merrimack, NH
Private, 4 years
four-years
70%15%76%-
Average53%16%72%62