Universities in New Hampshire
New Hampshire has 30 degree-granting institutions reporting to the U.S. Department of Education – 13 public, 11 private nonprofit, together enrolling about 201,244 undergraduates (2024-25 data). Each links to a full financial-health and student-outcomes profile.
| # | Institution | Sector | Undergrads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester · Master's, Larger Programs | Private | 163,164 |
| 2 | University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham · R1: Doctoral, Very High Research | Public | 11,261 |
| 3 | Dartmouth CollegeHanover · R1: Doctoral, Very High Research | Private | 4,541 |
| 4 | Plymouth State UniversityPlymouth · Master's, Larger Programs | Public | 3,153 |
| 5 | Keene State CollegeKeene · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields | Public | 2,699 |
| 6 | NHTI-Concord's Community CollegeConcord · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-High Nontraditional | Public | 2,154 |
| 7 | Saint Anselm CollegeManchester · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences | Private | 2,087 |
| 8 | Manchester Community CollegeManchester · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-High Nontraditional | Public | 1,587 |
| 9 | Great Bay Community CollegePortsmouth · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-High Nontraditional | Public | 1,259 |
| 10 | Rivier UniversityNashua · Master's, Medium Programs | Private | 1,231 |
| 11 | University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies OnlineManchester · Master's, Small Programs | Public | 1,157 |
| 12 | Nashua Community CollegeNashua · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-High Nontraditional | Public | 1,135 |
| 13 | New England CollegeHenniker · Master's, Larger Programs | Private | 1,022 |
| 14 | Franklin Pierce UniversityRindge · Master's, Medium Programs | Private | 992 |
| 15 | Colby-Sawyer CollegeNew London · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields | Private | 771 |
| 16 | River Valley Community CollegeClaremont · Associate's: High Career-Technical-High Nontraditional | Public | 608 |
| 17 | Lakes Region Community CollegeLaconia · Associate's: High Career-Technical-High Nontraditional | Public | 482 |
| 18 | White Mountains Community CollegeBerlin · Associate's: High Career-Technical-High Nontraditional | Public | 450 |
| 19 | University of New Hampshire at ManchesterManchester · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences | Public | 443 |
| 20 | Empire Beauty School-HooksettHooksett · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 306 |
| 21 | Empire Beauty School-SomersworthSomersworth · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 184 |
| 22 | Harmony Health Care InstituteMerrimack · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 153 |
| 23 | Thomas More College of Liberal ArtsMerrimack · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences | Private | 97 |
| 24 | St Joseph School of NursingNashua · Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | Private | 93 |
| 25 | Empire Beauty School-LaconiaLaconia · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 92 |
| 26 | Paul Mitchell the School-PortsmouthPortsmouth · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 73 |
| 27 | Keene Beauty AcademyKeene · Other / Unclassified | Private for-profit | 50 |
| 28 | Antioch University-New EnglandKeene · Master's, Larger Programs | Private | – |
| 29 | University of New Hampshire-Franklin Pierce School of LawConcord · Special Focus: Business & Management | Public | – |
| 30 | Upper Valley Educators InstituteLebanon · Other / Unclassified | Private | – |
A directory, not a ranking, listed by undergraduate enrollment. Counts and figures come from the most recent College Scorecard & IPEDS release (2024-25), which lags the current academic year by 2–3 years. Open each institution’s profile for financial health, outcomes and peer benchmarks.
Filter New Hampshire schools by sector, size & type
Open the dashboard to narrow by Carnegie class, size, HBCU status, or compare schools head-to-head.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard & IPEDS (most recent release, 2024-25). Compiled by Ibex Insights. See the methodology.