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Southern New Hampshire University is a private regional university located in Manchester, New Hampshire. Southern New Hampshire University is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Southern New Hampshire University is in the bottom 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $52,024 10 years after enrolling, 5th in New Hampshire, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Southern New Hampshire University bachelor students earn 9% more than the national average. Southern New Hampshire University is ranked 9th in New Hampshire.
Southern New Hampshire University’s median net annual cost of $42,645 and average years to graduate of 4.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Southern New Hampshire University sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration, Psychology, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Health Administrative Services, Registered Nursing, Criminal Justice - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$42,645
Average years to graduate
4.2
Computer science
Rank: #258
Economic score: 5.5
Accounting
Rank: #485
Economic score: 5.85
Marketing
Rank: #354
Economic score: 6.97
Advertising & PR
Rank: #127
Economic score: 10.62
Natural Resource Conservation
Rank: #156
Economic score: 11.07
Design & Applied Arts
Rank: #199
Economic score: 11.16
English Language & Lit
Rank: #373
Economic score: 17.42
History
Rank: #342
Economic score: 20.49
Computer software
Rank: #28
Economic score: 20.49
Rhetoric & Composition
Rank: #81
Economic score: 219.85
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 6 graduate programs at Southern New Hampshire University - Business Administration, Psychology, English Language & Lit, Computer science, Health Administrative Services, Accounting - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Quantitative methods Mgmt.
Rank: #16
Economic score: 0.34
Homeland Security
Rank: #8
Economic score: 0.59
Curriculum and Instruction
Rank: #89
Economic score: 0.61
Marketing
Rank: #22
Economic score: 0.62
HR Management
Rank: #78
Economic score: 0.74
Public Health
Rank: #101
Economic score: 0.86
Criminal Justice
Rank: #68
Economic score: 0.86
Advertising & PR
Rank: #30
Economic score: 1.15
Mental & Social Health Services
Rank: #115
Economic score: 1.37
History
Rank: #38
Economic score: 1.51
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 57% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Southern New Hampshire University is 8% lower than the state average, and 1% below the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Southern New Hampshire University, Pell Grant recipients represent 45% of the measured graduating class, 10% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Southern New Hampshire University graduates within 4.3 years.
Southern New Hampshire University is in the top 25% 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.
Southern New Hampshire University’s economic mobility score of 4.92 is calculated by adjusting the 10.57 economic score of lower-income students by the 45% pell grant recipients within the student body. Southern New Hampshire University’s EMS of 4.92 ranks in the bottom 5% 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 5%
The average Title IV recipient at Southern New Hampshire University pays $42,645 a year, $-11,871 less than the $30,774 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 $42,645
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Southern New Hampshire University, 79% 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 $42,645 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 50% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $5,216. This is 4% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,176
Pell grants
$2,965
State grants
$2,028
Institutional grants
$7,403
Southern New Hampshire University offers 49 online bachelor programs, 42 of which are held exclusively online. At the master’s level Southern New Hampshire University offers 29 programs, 23 of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
78
Hybrid programs
13
Percentage of programs online
87%
Southern New Hampshire University's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 92% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 27,953 applicants, of which 25,736 were admitted and 10,607 enrolled. Southern New Hampshire University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Southern New Hampshire University does not consider standardized testing in their admissions process.
Full time
22%
83%
Female
68%
59%
First time
40%
59%
In-state
8%
68%
1st generation
48%
35%
White
54%
52%
Black
15%
14%
Hispanic
11%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
18%
12%