Keene State College
Keene, New Hampshire · Also known as KSC · Website
$54,368
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$54,368
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Keene State College is a public 4-year college in Keene, New Hampshire with 2,699 undergraduates and 123 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $17,887 a year (tuition and fees $14,784 in-state, $26,840 out-of-state). It admits 90% of applicants and 60% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $54,368 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,749 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$17,887
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$14,784
Out-of-state $26,840
Admission rate
90%
US median 78%
Completion rate
60%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,749
About $273 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$54,368
Rank 1,144 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
- $17,887
- Tuition in-state
- $14,784
- Tuition out-of-state
- $26,840
- Cost of attendance
- $29,993
- Students with a need-based grant
- 26%
- Students with federal loans
- 67%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $12,192
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $12,536
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $16,045
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $18,004
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $22,928
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 $13,228 in 2015-16 to $14,784 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
- 90%
- SAT reading, middle
- 550
- SAT math, middle
- 520
- ACT, middle
- 25
- Undergraduates
- 2,699
- Graduate students
- 123
- Part-time students
- 1.2%
- Women
- 51%
- Students per teacher
- 17
- Completion rate
- 60%
- Retention rate
- 79%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 70
- Endowment
- $61.5M
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 1,144 of 5,094 US colleges and 8 of 24 in New Hampshire (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NH median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $17,887 | $18,250 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $14,784 | $15,838 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 90% | 86% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 60% | 57% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 79% | 77% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,749 | $18,525 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $46,649 | $41,421 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $54,368 | $51,362 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 74% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 73% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
70 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 62 | $25,000 | $63,479 | $87,710 | $86,525 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 61 | $25,000 | $34,633 | $51,904 | $50,706 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 59 | $26,236 | $41,564 | $48,940 | $47,382 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 51 | $26,000 | $47,847 | $69,674 | $68,257 |
| ArchitectureBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | $26,860 | $43,448 | $61,304 | $66,914 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $25,296 | Withheld | $46,428 | $50,680 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $23,594 | $42,053 | $53,291 | $55,378 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $24,625 | $39,122 | $48,091 | $48,590 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $27,000 | $27,261 | $45,423 | $43,765 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $26,000 | $36,581 | $47,885 | $52,657 |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/TechniciansOnlineMaster's | Master's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | $103,243 | $103,349 |
| Holocaust and Related StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,050 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $26,892 | $29,990 | Withheld | $54,562 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $27,000 | $74,915 | $82,061 | $88,910 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $25,325 | $43,624 | $72,593 | $57,214 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $27,000 | $31,390 | $46,850 | $41,367 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $22,194 | $36,423 | $58,065 | $55,012 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $25,000 | $34,372 | $63,995 | $56,359 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $24,250 | $34,947 | $50,507 | $51,490 |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $27,000 | $46,715 | $61,991 | $81,678 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | $29,142 | $47,015 | $63,293 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | $26,259 | $48,003 | $78,965 | $92,374 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,497 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | $39,603 | $42,892 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | $25,500 | $42,492 | $49,312 | $51,389 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Keene State College cost?
$17,887 a year is the average net price at Keene State College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $14,784 for in-state students and $26,840 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $29,993. Families earning under $30,000 pay $12,192 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Keene State College?
90% of applicants are admitted to Keene State College. The median admission rate of colleges in New Hampshire is 86%.
How much do Keene State College graduates earn?
$54,368 a year is the median pay of former Keene State College students who work, 10 years after they started ($46,649 after 6 years). That ranks 1,144 of 5,094 US colleges and 8 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 $74,915.
How much student debt do Keene State College graduates have?
$25,749 is the median federal student loan debt of Keene State College graduates, about $273 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 67% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Keene State College?
60% of first-time, full-time students at Keene State College finish within 6 years. 79% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Keene State College?
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (62 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (61 bachelor's graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (59 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 70 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.