Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, New Hampshire · Also known as SNHU · Website
$50,318
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$50,318
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Southern New Hampshire University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Manchester, New Hampshire with 163,164 undergraduates and 25,108 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $36,708 a year (tuition and fees $17,200). It admits 100% of applicants and 43% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $50,318 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $21,082 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$36,708
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$17,200
US median $11,837
Admission rate
100%
US median 78%
Completion rate
43%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$21,082
About $224 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$50,318
Rank 1,451 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
- $36,708
- Tuition and fees
- $17,200
- Cost of attendance
- $40,918
- Students with a need-based grant
- 49%
- Students with federal loans
- 58%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $36,441
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $36,536
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $36,641
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $37,704
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $38,025
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 $30,386 in 2015-16 to $17,200 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
- 100%
- Undergraduates
- 163,164
- Graduate students
- 25,108
- Part-time students
- 67%
- Women
- 63%
- Students per teacher
- 24
- Completion rate
- 43%
- Retention rate
- 61%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 131
- Endowment
- $64.6M
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 1,451 of 5,094 US colleges and 14 of 24 in New Hampshire (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NH median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $36,708 | $18,250 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $17,200 | $15,838 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 100% | 86% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 43% | 57% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 61% | 77% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $21,082 | $18,525 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $41,945 | $41,421 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $50,318 | $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. 47% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 66% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
131 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5,571 | $22,773 | $60,136 | $75,423 | $68,257 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 3,485 | $44,643 | $78,210 | $95,086 | $103,485 |
| Psychology, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2,993 | $22,000 | $38,600 | $49,769 | $50,706 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1,312 | $13,023 | $55,339 | $66,656 | $53,072 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1,064 | $25,000 | $50,619 | $63,292 | $58,716 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 1,042 | $13,168 | $43,806 | $52,547 | $44,125 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 917 | $19,000 | $46,051 | $60,698 | $48,733 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 895 | $22,000 | $45,836 | $61,027 | $55,378 |
| Psychology, GeneralOnlineMaster's | Master's | 858 | $40,872 | $47,400 | $58,824 | $64,711 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 797 | $25,669 | $54,898 | $70,181 | $76,194 |
| Design and Applied ArtsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 662 | $22,965 | $35,878 | $51,370 | $51,490 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 631 | $23,466 | $71,764 | $115,259 | $107,009 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 623 | $16,539 | $85,600 | $98,032 | $88,910 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 620 | $28,689 | $61,322 | $81,533 | $92,374 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 608 | $19,790 | $46,520 | $59,801 | $63,560 |
| Human Services, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 602 | $24,084 | $38,461 | $49,508 | $48,597 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 580 | $23,583 | $30,077 | $39,966 | $48,471 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 504 | $20,649 | $43,868 | $55,733 | $55,012 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralOnlineMaster's | Master's | 480 | $45,100 | $45,184 | $54,001 | $55,512 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 449 | $16,715 | $42,957 | $52,988 | $46,706 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 439 | $36,900 | $61,504 | $78,721 | $89,981 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 412 | $45,100 | $70,976 | $87,967 | $95,833 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 404 | $45,100 | $62,514 | $79,973 | $83,558 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 360 | $16,500 | $50,111 | $67,194 | $54,246 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 359 | $19,000 | $37,986 | $56,716 | $47,660 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Southern New Hampshire University cost?
$36,708 a year is the average net price at Southern New Hampshire University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $17,200, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $40,918. Families earning under $30,000 pay $36,441 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Southern New Hampshire University?
100% of applicants are admitted to Southern New Hampshire University. The median admission rate of colleges in New Hampshire is 86%.
How much do Southern New Hampshire University graduates earn?
$50,318 a year is the median pay of former Southern New Hampshire University students who work, 10 years after they started ($41,945 after 6 years). That ranks 1,451 of 5,094 US colleges and 14 of 24 in New Hampshire. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Master's) at $88,717.
How much student debt do Southern New Hampshire University graduates have?
$21,082 is the median federal student loan debt of Southern New Hampshire University graduates, about $224 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 58% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Southern New Hampshire University?
43% of first-time, full-time students at Southern New Hampshire University finish within 6 years. 61% 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 Southern New Hampshire University?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (5,571 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (3,485 master's graduates), Psychology, General (2,993 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 131 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.