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New Hampshire Colleges' Graduation Rate

What is the Average Graduation Rate in New Hampshire?

The average graduation rate of New Hampshire colleges is 58.44%. It includes all institutions' rate (i.e. 4-years and 2-years or less) where the graduation data is available. In public colleges, the graduation rate is 45.00% and private schools' rate is 64.44%.
By gender, the female students' graduation rate is 65.71% and male students' rate is 62.32%.
The schools in below list are the top 3 New Hampshire colleges that have the highest graduation rate. Dartmouth College has the highest graduation rate of 96% among New Hampshire colleges. University of New Hampshire-Main Campus and Southern New Hampshire University also have higher graduation rate of 76% and 43% respectively. For the ranking, we exclude colleges with less than 5,000 students. You can view more schools at New Hampshire colleges with high graduation rate.
The following table summarizes the average graduation rate in New Hampshire by school type and level.
The Average Graduation Rate In New Hampshire
TotalPublicPrivate (not-for-profit)Private (for-profit)
Total58.44%45.00%64.44%76.33%
4 Years Colleges57.54%53.60%60.00%-
Community Colleges46.50%38.86%100.00%-
Trade Schools76.33%--76.33%

Bachelor's degree Graduation Rate

For the four-years New Hampshire institutions where BS degree grants, the average graduation rate is 64.20%. 6,562 students graduated out of 10,221 candidates. 117 students are still enrolled in the schools and 653 students are no longer enrolled or transferred out to other institutions.
By completion time, 5,526 students have completed their degree in 4 years or less as the rate is 54.07% at New Hampshire colleges. 816 students completed in 5 years and 536 students earned their BS degree in 6 years.
The following table summarizes the graduation rate and number of completers by gender and completion time for New Hampshire collegesNumbers in parentheses in each column indicate the number of completers over candidates in the corresponding category.
Graduation Rate by Gender and Completion Time at New Hampshire colleges
TotalFemale StudentsMale Students
Graduation Rate (in 150% normal time)64.20%
(6,562/10,221)
62.32%
(2,835/4,549)
65.71%
(3,727/5,672)
In 4 Years or Less54.07%
(5,526/10,221)
51.20%
(2,329/4,549)
56.36%
(3,197/5,672)
In 5 Years7.98%
(816/10,221)
9.36%
(426/4,549)
6.88%
(390/5,672)
In 6 Years2.15%
(220/10,221)
1.76%
(80/4,549)
2.47%
(140/5,672)
Transfer-out5.24%
(536/10,221)
4.86%
(221/4,549)
5.55%
(315/5,672)
No longer Enrolled1.14%
(117/10,221)
1.06%
(48/4,549)
1.22%
(69/5,672)
Still Enrolled28.92%
(2,956/10,221)
31.46%
(1,431/4,549)
26.89%
(1,525/5,672)
The following table shows the New Hampshire Colleges. You can see more schools and narrow down the results in search result page.
AllPublicPrivate4-Years CollegeCommunity CollegesTrade Schools
New Hampshire Colleges
School NameLocationTuition & FeesEnrollmentAcceptance RateGraduation Rate
Colby-Sawyer College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
New London, NH $19,125 972 80.08% 57%
Dartmouth College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Hanover, NH $68,019 6,938 5.40% 96%
Empire Beauty School-Laconia
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Laconia, NH $21,480 92 - 64%
Empire Beauty School-Somersworth
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Somersworth, NH $21,480 184 - 67%
Franklin Pierce University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Rindge, NH $46,442 1,654 93.47% 54%
University of New Hampshire-Franklin Pierce School of Law
Public, four-years
Concord, NH $36,000 718 - -
Keene Beauty Academy
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Keene, NH $20,100 50 - 62%
New England College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Henniker, NH $27,474 3,275 92.13% 35%
Southern New Hampshire University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Manchester, NH $17,200 189,531 99.51% 43%
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
Public, four-years
Durham, NH $39,852 ($19,202) 13,554 88.16% 76%
Keene State College
Public, four-years
Keene, NH $26,840 ($14,784) 2,848 90.33% 60%
University of New Hampshire at Manchester
Public, four-years
Manchester, NH $36,418 ($15,838) 663 80.87% 50%
Plymouth State University
Public, four-years
Plymouth, NH $25,566 ($14,626) 3,707 87.54% 52%
NHTI-Concord's Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Concord, NH $15,450 ($7,200) 2,657 - 29%
White Mountains Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Berlin, NH $15,300 ($7,050) 577 - 62%
River Valley Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Claremont, NH $15,190 ($6,940) 677 - 22%
Lakes Region Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Laconia, NH $14,970 ($6,720) 735 - 46%
Manchester Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Manchester, NH $15,340 ($7,090) 2,081 - 41%
Nashua Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Nashua, NH $15,390 ($7,140) 1,342 - 38%
Great Bay Community College
Public, 2-4 years
Portsmouth, NH $15,450 ($7,200) 1,462 - 34%
Paul Mitchell the School-Portsmouth
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Portsmouth, NH $18,525 73 - 95%
Rivier University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Nashua, NH $39,488 2,777 82.59% 52%
Saint Anselm College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Manchester, NH $48,920 2,111 78.05% 80%
St Joseph School of Nursing
Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years
Nashua, NH $23,438 95 - 100%
University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online
Public, four-years
Manchester, NH $9,284 ($7,724) 1,478 - 30%
Thomas More College of Liberal Arts
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Merrimack, NH $30,400 97 - 63%
Antioch University-New England
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Keene, NH $16,488 992 - -
Upper Valley Educators Institute
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Lebanon, NH $17,184 51 - -
Empire Beauty School-Hooksett
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Hooksett, NH $21,480 306 - 83%
Harmony Health Care Institute
Private (for-profit), less than 2-years
Merrimack, NH $25,000 153 84.21% 87%