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Keene State College is a public regional college located in Keene, New Hampshire. Keene State College is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Keene State College is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $48,504 10 years after enrolling, 7th in New Hampshire, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Keene State College bachelor students earn 2% less than the national average. Keene State College is ranked 5th in New Hampshire.
Keene State College’s median net annual cost of $19,794 and average years to graduate of 4.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Keene State College sorted by number of graduates - Quality Control & Safety Technician, Psychology, Business Administration, Education, Criminal Justice, Comms & Media Studies - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$19,794
Average years to graduate
4.3
Computer science
Rank: #188
Economic score: 2.58
Design & Applied Arts
Rank: #59
Economic score: 3.64
Natural Resource Conservation
Rank: #49
Economic score: 4.04
Architecture
Rank: #43
Economic score: 4.08
Dietetics/Nutrition
Rank: #26
Economic score: 4.5
Biology
Rank: #178
Economic score: 4.6
Education (subject specific)
Rank: #141
Economic score: 5.19
Allied Health Services
Rank: #11
Economic score: 5.98
Sociology
Rank: #213
Economic score: 6.89
FIlm, Video & Photography
Rank: #26
Economic score: 7.19
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 3 graduate programs at Keene State College - Curriculum and Instruction, Special Education, Quality Control & Safety Technician - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.3 years. 64% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Keene State College is 1% lower than the state average, and 16% above the average for all regional colleges in the country.
At Keene State College, Pell Grant recipients represent 24% of the measured graduating class, 11% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Keene State College graduates within 4.3 years.
Keene State College is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
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.
Keene State College’s economic mobility score of 12.68 is calculated by adjusting the 3.47 economic score of lower-income students by the 24% pell grant recipients within the student body. Keene State College’s EMS of 12.68 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
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 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Keene State College pays $19,794 a year, $10,478 less than the $30,272 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 $19,794
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Keene State College, 99% 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 $19,794 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 74% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $10,021. This is 20% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,158
Pell grants
$4,492
State grants
$1,588
Institutional grants
$7,352
Keene State College's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 88% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 4,796 applicants, of which 4,225 were admitted and 749 enrolled. Keene State College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
99%
83%
Female
57%
59%
First time
87%
59%
In-state
47%
68%
1st generation
23%
35%
White
82%
52%
Black
2%
14%
Hispanic
5%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
10%
12%