Colby-Sawyer College
New London, New Hampshire · Also known as Colby-Sawyer · Website
$46,474
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$46,474
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Colby-Sawyer College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in New London, New Hampshire with 771 undergraduates and 114 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $27,431 a year (tuition and fees $19,125). It admits 80% of applicants and 57% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $46,474 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$27,431
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$19,125
US median $11,837
Admission rate
80%
US median 78%
Completion rate
57%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$46,474
Rank 1,828 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $27,431
- Tuition and fees
- $19,125
- Cost of attendance
- $38,527
- Students with a need-based grant
- 23%
- Students with federal loans
- 66%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $22,456
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $19,687
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $24,437
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $27,412
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $29,679
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $38,860 in 2015-16 to $19,125 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 80%
- Undergraduates
- 771
- Graduate students
- 114
- Part-time students
- 7.4%
- Women
- 69%
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Completion rate
- 57%
- Retention rate
- 77%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 32
- Endowment
- $71.9M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,828 of 5,094 US colleges and 17 of 24 in New Hampshire (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NH median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $27,431 | $18,250 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $19,125 | $15,838 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 80% | 86% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 57% | 57% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 77% | 77% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $18,525 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $37,935 | $41,421 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $46,474 | $51,362 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 75% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 71% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
32 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 77 | $27,000 | $78,856 | $82,803 | $88,910 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $26,850 | $30,804 | $55,024 | $54,562 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $27,000 | $54,304 | $68,502 | $68,257 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $27,000 | Withheld | $56,533 | $50,706 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $26,160 | Withheld | $45,783 | $57,214 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $120,193 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasCertificate | Certificate | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,125 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $70,786 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 10 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,490 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $58,808 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | $47,114 | $55,012 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 5 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,532 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $58,716 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,359 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Colby-Sawyer College cost?
$27,431 a year is the average net price at Colby-Sawyer College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $19,125, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $38,527. Families earning under $30,000 pay $22,456 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Colby-Sawyer College?
80% of applicants are admitted to Colby-Sawyer College. The median admission rate of colleges in New Hampshire is 86%.
How much do Colby-Sawyer College graduates earn?
$46,474 a year is the median pay of former Colby-Sawyer College students who work, 10 years after they started ($37,935 after 6 years). That ranks 1,828 of 5,094 US colleges and 17 of 24 in New Hampshire. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's) at $78,856.
How much student debt do Colby-Sawyer College graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Colby-Sawyer College graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 66% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Colby-Sawyer College?
57% of first-time, full-time students at Colby-Sawyer College finish within 6 years. 77% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Colby-Sawyer College?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (77 bachelor's graduates), Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (22 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (20 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 32 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.