State Rankings

Best Colleges in New Hampshire

Top colleges in New Hampshire ranked by national standing and graduate outcomes — updated 2026.

Colleges listed: 23

Avg grad earnings: $54,403

Public / Private: 13 / 10

Top Colleges in New Hampshire

Nationally ranked schools appear first. Remaining schools are ordered by median graduate earnings.

State #	School	Type	Grad Earnings	Admit Rate	SAT Avg	Grad Rate	Out-of-State
1	Dartmouth College Hanover#24 national	Private	$97,434	6.2%	1,533	96.0%	$65,739
2	Saint Anselm College Manchester#216 national	Private	$73,371	78.3%	1,183	83.2%	$46,810
3	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham#223 national	Public	$66,479	86.9%	1,229	76.4%	$38,882
4	Keene State College Keene#738 national	Public	$54,368	89.1%	N/A	58.4%	$26,186
5	Manchester Community College Manchester#986 national	Public	$49,063	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15,340
6	Rivier University Nashua#1006 national	Private	$52,248	81.8%	N/A	58.7%	$37,791
7	NHTI-Concord's Community College Concord#1157 national	Public	$48,943	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15,450
8	Plymouth State University Plymouth#1201 national	Public	$57,304	91.0%	N/A	47.4%	$25,498
9	Nashua Community College Nashua#1202 national	Public	$46,164	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15,390
10	Colby-Sawyer College New London#1235 national	Private	$46,474	90.0%	N/A	61.6%	$18,400
11	River Valley Community College Claremont#1606 national	Public	$44,700	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15,190
12	University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online Manchester#1644 national	Public	$66,479	N/A	N/A	14.3%	$9,372
13	Great Bay Community College Portsmouth#1665 national	Public	$42,397	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15,450
14	Franklin Pierce University Rindge#1748 national	Private	$53,353	90.2%	1,030	46.1%	$44,963
15	Southern New Hampshire University Manchester#2231 national	Private	$50,318	96.1%	N/A	44.9%	$16,450
16	New England College Henniker#2572 national	Private	$42,092	95.7%	N/A	31.1%	$41,578
17	University of New Hampshire at Manchester Manchester	Public	$66,479	87.3%	1,140	65.1%	$35,530
18	University of New Hampshire-Franklin Pierce School of Law Concord	Public	$66,479	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
19	Thomas More College of Liberal Arts Merrimack	Private	$53,565	N/A	N/A	61.5%	$29,300
20	Antioch University-New England Keene	Private	$51,541	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
21	Lakes Region Community College Laconia	Public	$51,182	N/A	N/A	N/A	$14,970
22	Magdalen College Warner	Private	$35,809	44.4%	N/A	53.3%	$23,600
23	White Mountains Community College Berlin	Public	$35,037	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15,300

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Excludes for-profit institutions.

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