There are 32 colleges in New Hampshire - 13 public and 19 private schools. The 2024 average undergraduate tuition of the New Hampshire colleges is $14,402 for state residents and $31,815 for out-of-state students.
19 New Hampshire cities have at least one college and, of them, Manchester has the most of 5 colleges. It has 4 four-year colleges and 1 community college with a total of 170,003 students. Nashua and Keene also has a number of colleges of 4 and 3 colleges respectively.
The following table shows the New Hampshire colleges by city. The 2024 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost.
| City | Number of Schools | Under-graduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Population | Students to Faculty | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4-year | Community Colleges | Trade Schools | Total | Under. | Graduate | ||||
| Manchester | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | $27,041 ($11,816) |
$18,388 ($12,592) |
170,003 | 146,519 | 23,484 | 13 to 1 |
| Nashua | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | $37,791 | $12,871 | 3,968 | 2,757 | 1,211 | 10 to 1 |
| Keene | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | $26,186 ($14,710) |
$20,069 ($12,149) |
3,981 | 2,801 | 1,180 | 9 to 1 |
| Portsmouth | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1,497 | 1,497 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Laconia | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 711 | 711 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Merrimack | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $29,300 | - | 125 | 125 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Concord | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | $41,320 ($36,320) |
3,270 | 2,619 | 651 | 5 to 1 |
| New London | 1 | 1 | - | - | $18,400 | $14,170 | 943 | 867 | 76 | 10 to 1 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | $17,334 | 34 | - | 34 | - |
| Rindge | 1 | 1 | - | - | $44,963 | $40,049 | 1,663 | 1,118 | 545 | 12 to 1 |
| Henniker | 1 | 1 | - | - | $27,114 | $14,928 | 2,852 | 1,043 | 1,809 | 7 to 1 |
| Plymouth | 1 | 1 | - | - | $25,498 ($14,558) |
$24,950 ($18,350) |
3,872 | 3,308 | 564 | 17 to 1 |
| Claremont | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 658 | 658 | - | 6 to 1 |
| Hanover | 1 | 1 | - | - | $65,511 | $64,068 | 6,744 | 4,458 | 2,286 | 7 to 1 |
| Hooksett | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 273 | 273 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Somersworth | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 151 | 151 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Warner | 1 | 1 | - | - | $23,600 | - | 59 | 59 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Durham | 1 | 1 | - | - | $38,882 ($19,112) |
$30,138 ($16,498) |
13,953 | 11,512 | 2,441 | 16 to 1 |
| Berlin | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 523 | 523 | - | 7 to 1 |