SNHU vs KSC 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.

SNHU is a private (not-for-profit) and KSC is a public school and both are four-years schools.
KSC has more expensive tuition & fees ($26,186) than SNHU ($16,450).
It is harder to admit to KSC than SNHU.
SNHU has more students with 164,091 students while KSC has 2,872 students.
KSC has a lower number of students per faculty with 15 to 1 while SNHU's ratio is 22 to 1.
KSC has more full-time faculties with 172 faculties while SNHU has 139 full-time faculties.

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

SNHU	vs.	KSC
Manchester, New Hampshire	Location	Keene, New Hampshire
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
$16,450	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,710 Out-Of-State$26,186
48%	% Receiving Financial Aid	93%
$3,213	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,873

96.12 %	Acceptance Rates	89.09 %
35.38 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	17.51 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
41 %	Graduation Rate	59 %
21 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
62 %	Retention Rate	77 %
164,091	Student Population	2,872
139	Number of Faculties	172
22 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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