SNHU vs NEC 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.

Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
NEC has more expensive tuition & fees ($27,114) than SNHU ($16,450).
It is harder to admit to NEC than SNHU.
SNHU has more students with 164,091 students while NEC has 2,852 students.
NEC has a lower number of students per faculty with 7 to 1 while SNHU's ratio is 22 to 1.
SNHU has more full-time faculties with 139 faculties while NEC has 70 full-time faculties.

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

SNHU	vs.	NEC
Manchester, New Hampshire	Location	Henniker, New Hampshire
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	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)
$16,450	2024 Tuition & Fees	$27,114
48%	% Receiving Financial Aid	80%
$3,213	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$23,544

96.00 %	Acceptance Rates	95.99 %
35.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	8.98 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
41 %	Graduation Rate	30 %
21 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
62 %	Retention Rate	61 %
164,091	Student Population	2,852
139	Number of Faculties	70
22 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	7 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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