Applying to SNHU

Southern New Hampshire University's acceptance rate is 96.12% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 45,127 students applied and 43,377 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into SNHU.

SNHU's acceptance rate places 10th out of 12 New Hampshire colleges with competitive admission.

To apply to SNHU, recommendations and personal statement (or essay) are required to submit.

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of Southern New Hampshire University is 96.12% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 35.38%. 17,753 men and 27,374 women applied to SNHU and 16,809 men and 26,568 women students were accepted.

Among them, 5,623 men and 9,722 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at SNHU.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at SNHU
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	45,127	17,753	27,374	0	0
Admitted	43,377	16,809	26,568	0	0
Enrolled	15,345	5,623	9,722	0	0
Acceptance Rate	96.12%	94.68%	97.06%	-	-
Yield	35.38%	33.45%	36.59%	-	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Southern New Hampshire University 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 15,345 first-year students enrolled in SNHU. The proportion of full-time students is 22.30% and part-time students is 77.70%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 36.64% and women students is 63.36%.

The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at SNHU.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at SNHU
	Total	Men	Women
Total	15,345	5,623	9,722
Full-time	3,422	1,206	2,216
Part-time	11,923	4,417	7,506

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not considered in admission process at SNHU. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Southern New Hampshire University.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

SNHU Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Not Considered
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Not Considered
SAT / ACT	Not Considered
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Considered, if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not Considered

General Admissions Information

The next table provides general admission information for applying to SNHU.

Admission Information for Applying to SNHU
Open Admission Policy	No
Admission Information	www.snhu.edu/admission
Online Application	www.snhu.edu/admission/apply-now
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Offers within a dual enrollment
Credits Accepted	Credits for Life Experiences, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	1-Year Certificate, 2-Years Certificate, Associate, Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctoral (Research)

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