PSU vs SNHU Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

PSU is a public and SNHU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
PSU has more expensive tuition & fees ($25,498) than SNHU ($16,450).
It is harder to admit to PSU than SNHU.
SNHU has more students with 164,091 students while PSU has 3,872 students.
PSU has a lower number of students per faculty with 17 to 1 while SNHU's ratio is 22 to 1.
PSU has more full-time faculties with 184 faculties while SNHU has 139 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Plymouth State University and Southern New Hampshire University.

PSU	vs.	SNHU
Plymouth, New Hampshire	Location	Manchester, New Hampshire
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
In-State$14,558 Out-Of-State$25,498	2024 Tuition & Fees	$16,450
91%	% Receiving Financial Aid	48%
$10,274	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$3,213

91.00 %	Acceptance Rates	96.00 %
15.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	35.00 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
50 %	Graduation Rate	41 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	21 %
68 %	Retention Rate	62 %
3,872	Student Population	164,091
184	Number of Faculties	139
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	22 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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