FourYearCost

Southern New Hampshire University

Manchester, NHPrivate nonprofitRank 815 of 1,732

Heads-up: 69% of undergraduates here are part-time and 97% study fully online (IPEDS fall 2023). Large part-time, online or adult populations can make the later-years average look lower for reasons unrelated to freshman aid, so this college is left out of the default traditional ranking.

Avg freshman grant · 2022-23
$4,557
1,972 recipients
Avg grant, later years · 2022-23
$3,316
68,089 recipients
The drop
$1,241
27.2% of the freshman average

Freshman grant vs later years

Freshman year$4,557Later years$3,316

Average grant per recipient, IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Averages across all recipients, not a prediction for one student. Continuing students include transfers and part-time students. Data is about two years old. How this is calculated.

Average net price by family income (2022-23)

Family incomeAvg net price
$0–30k$33,202
$30–48k$32,903
$48–75k$34,048
$75–110k$35,992
$110k+$36,682

First-time, full-time students receiving Title IV aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Published cost (IPEDS)

Tuition and fees (in-state), 2022-23$15,380
Tuition and fees (in-state), 2023-24$16,450
Change$1,070 (+7.0%)
On-campus room and board, 2023-24$12,800

Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics, academic years 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Tuition and fees trend

$31,1362018-19$31,1362019-20$9,6502020-21$15,3802021-22$15,3802022-23$16,4502023-24

Published tuition and required fees, -47.2% from first to last year shown. Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2021-22 and 2023-24 files.

Average net price trend

$21,5022020-21$32,0432021-22$33,1632022-23

Average net price for first-time, full-time students receiving grant aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Outcomes and aid profile

Bachelor's graduation rate within 6 years48%
Full-time freshman retention (return for year 2)60%
Freshmen receiving Pell Grants61%
Freshmen taking federal loans65%
Average federal loan (freshmen who borrow)$5,243
Aid drop one year earlier (2021-22)$1,257

Sources: IPEDS Graduation Rates 2023 (DRVGR), Fall Enrollment 2023 (retention), SFA 2022-23 and 2021-22. "Freshmen" = first-time, full-time undergraduates.

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More: all NH colleges · how aid changes after year one · lowest net price for low-income families · 2026-27 state cost reports

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Rivier University$22,763$6,028
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