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Granite State College is a public online college. Granite State College has an open admissions policy.
Return on educational investment at Granite State College is in the top 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $42,509 10 years after enrolling, 42nd among online schools, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Granite State College bachelor students earn 1% more than the national average.
Granite State College’s median net annual cost of $13,725 and average years to graduate of 4.4 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Granite State College sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration, Psychology, Registered Nursing, Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other, Criminal Justice, Special Education - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$13,725
Average years to graduate
4.4
Health Administrative Services
Rank: #19
Economic score: 2.01
Computer science
Rank: #48
Economic score: 2.07
Accounting
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 2.96
Education
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 4.87
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 2 graduate programs at Granite State College - Business Administration, Educ. Administration - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.4 years. 48% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Granite State College is 3% lower than the state average, and 10% below the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Granite State College, Pell Grant recipients represent 34% of the measured graduating class, 1% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Granite State College graduates within 4.4 years.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Granite State College’s economic mobility score of 8.67 is calculated by adjusting the 6.19 economic score of lower-income students by the 34% pell grant recipients within the student body. Granite State College’s EMS of 8.67 ranks in the bottom 25% nationally. Please note that the economic mobility score considers only students that have graduated.
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 25%
The average Title IV recipient at Granite State College pays $13,725 a year, $7,602 less than the $21,327 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $13,725
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Granite State College, 76% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $13,725 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 78% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $3,343. This is 24% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$3,343
Pell grants
$3,950
State grants
$757
Institutional grants
$1,017
Full time
63%
83%
Female
75%
59%
First time
22%
59%
In-state
70%
68%
1st generation
46%
35%
White
85%
52%
Black
4%
14%
Hispanic
5%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
5%
12%