Acceptance Rate and Admission Trends for New Hampshire Colleges

There are 17 active four-years colleges and universities in New Hampshire - 6 public and 11 private schools. The 2024 average acceptance rate of the 4-year colleges in New Hampshire is 78.03% - 85,858 students accepted out of total 120,535.

Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 74.49% to 78.03%. The New Hampshire Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 27.91% and the yield is higher than 26.70%, rate of 10 years ago.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 77.31% where the current academic year rate is 78.03% at New Hampshire Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 75.09% and women students' rate is 78.85%. Last year, it was slightly harder to get into New Hampshire Colleges than the previous year. The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at New Hampshire Colleges over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	74.49%	71.84%	76.47%
2014-15	75.76% 1.27%	73.06% 1.31%	77.78% 1.31%
2015-16	76.92% 1.17%	74.83% 0.72%	78.50% 0.72%
2016-17	76.24% -0.69%	74.35% -1.09%	77.41% -1.09%
2017-18	78.12% 1.89%	75.80% 2.23%	79.65% 2.23%
2018-19	65.76% -12.37%	63.87% -12.55%	67.10% -12.55%
2019-20	79.32% 13.56%	76.68% 13.96%	81.06% 13.96%
2020-21	80.41% 1.09%	77.64% 1.06%	82.12% 1.06%
2021-22	82.28% 1.87%	80.34% 1.35%	83.47% 1.35%
2022-23	83.12% 0.85%	80.56% 1.16%	84.63% 1.16%
2023-24	78.03% -5.10%	76.98% -5.50%	79.13% -5.50%
Average	77.31%	75.09%	78.85%

New Hampshire Colleges Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 26.92% where the current academic year yield is 27.91%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate is the percentage of admitted students who finally enrolled. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at New Hampshire Colleges from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	26.70%	26.91%	26.37%
2014-15	28.55% 1.84%	27.99% 2.64%	29.01% 2.64%
2015-16	27.51% -1.04%	30.42% -3.97%	25.04% -3.97%
2016-17	27.67% 0.17%	29.16% 2.20%	27.24% 2.20%
2017-18	27.67% -0.01%	28.25% -0.04%	27.20% -0.04%
2018-19	30.71% 3.04%	31.19% 2.97%	30.16% 2.97%
2019-20	28.19% -2.52%	29.14% -2.97%	27.19% -2.97%
2020-21	25.14% -3.05%	24.95% -2.06%	25.13% -2.06%
2021-22	23.88% -1.26%	25.03% -2.12%	23.01% -2.12%
2022-23	22.17% -1.71%	24.22% -1.99%	21.02% -1.99%
2023-24	27.91% 5.74%	28.98% 6.32%	27.34% 6.32%
Average	26.92%	27.84%	26.25%

New Hampshire Colleges Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

The average number of applicants is 94,184, the average number of admitted is 62,480, and the average number of enrolled students is 15,673 over the last 10 years. The number of applicants to New Hampshire Colleges increased by 7.04% (7,923 applicants) compared to last year. The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at New Hampshire Colleges from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	74,349	43,461	9,157
2014-15	70,864 -3,485	44,217 -107	9,050 -107
2015-16	72,809 1,945	44,200 286	9,336 286
2016-17	77,299 4,490	47,697 -172	9,164 -172
2017-18	93,484 16,185	61,250 6,486	15,650 6,486
2018-19	96,349 2,865	58,581 2,096	17,746 2,096
2019-20	103,314 6,965	70,515 579	18,325 579
2020-21	108,994 5,680	80,567 4,631	22,956 4,631
2021-22	105,413 -3,581	71,055 -5,074	17,882 -5,074
2022-23	112,612 7,199	79,882 2,983	20,865 2,983
2023-24	120,535 7,923	85,858 1,407	22,272 1,407
Average	94,184	62,480	15,673

New Hampshire Colleges Applicants Trends Chart

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University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Public, four-years | Durham
Keene State College Public, four-years | Keene
Colby-Sawyer College Private, four-years | New London
Rivier University Private, four-years | Nashua
Plymouth State University Public, four-years | Plymouth
New England College Private, four-years | Henniker
Saint Anselm College Private, four-years | Manchester
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Graduate

Southern New Hampshire University Private, four-years | Manchester
Plymouth State University Public, four-years | Plymouth
Saint Anselm College Private, four-years | Manchester
University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online Public, four-years | Manchester
Colby-Sawyer College Private, four-years | New London
University of New Hampshire at Manchester Public, four-years | Manchester
Dartmouth College Private, four-years | Hanover
Rivier University Private, four-years | Nashua
Antioch University-New England Private, four-years | Keene
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Online Schools

University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online Public, four-years | Manchester
Southern New Hampshire University Private, four-years | Manchester
Plymouth State University Public, four-years | Plymouth
Dartmouth College Private, four-years | Hanover
Franklin Pierce University Private, four-years | Rindge
University of New Hampshire at Manchester Public, four-years | Manchester
Nashua Community College Public, 2-4 years | Nashua
Saint Anselm College Private, four-years | Manchester
Keene State College Public, four-years | Keene
NHTI-Concord's Community College Public, 2-4 years | Concord

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New England College Private, four-years | Henniker
White Mountains Community College Public, 2-4 years | Berlin
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