Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH2500 North River Road, Manchester, NH 03106-1045
603-668-2211
Southern New Hampshire University is a private, nonprofit, coeducational research university located between Manchester and Hooksett, New Hampshire, in the United States. The university is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges as well as several other accrediting bodies. It was founded in 1932 as the New Hampshire School of Accounting and Secretarial Science and was the first accredited institution in the state of New Hampshire to offer associate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees. The school became Southern New Hampshire University in 1963 and was one of the first schools in the country to offer an online degree program in 1996. As of 2019, the university has over 3,000 on-campus students and over 80,000 online students, making it one of the largest universities in the country. The university offers over 200 degree programs and is divided into nine colleges.
Quick Facts
Enrollment: 134345
Acceptance Rate: 93.54%
Type: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Main Website: https://www.snhu.edu/
Financial Aid: https://www.snhu.edu/tuition-and-financial-aid
Annual Costs
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $30774
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $30774
Return on Investment Rating
The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at Southern New Hampshire University is $121653.89. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.
We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at Southern New Hampshire University. For graduates of Southern New Hampshire University, we saw an average early-career income of $45500.00 and mid-career income of $66800.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.