Southern New Hampshire University

Southern New Hampshire University is a private nonprofit college in Manchester, NH. Its average net price is $36,764 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$36,355
$30,001 to $48,000$36,530
$48,001 to $75,000$36,240
$75,001 to $110,000$37,523
$110,001 and up$39,780
$18,410Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$18,410Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$36,764Average Net Price
$13,200Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,500Books and Supplies
$10,150Other Expenses
55.2%Students on Pell Grants
58.4%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

99.5%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$50,244
8 years after entry$52,862
10 years after entry$56,870
42.1%Graduation Rate
61.1%Retention Rate
$19,999Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Manchester, NHLocation
Midsize suburbSetting
163,164Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$57,136 n=868$32,213 n=1,342
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$78,673 National median for this major n=4,568Not published
Air Transportation$55,780 National median for this major n=5,818Not published
Anthropology$40,869 Small program - rough guide n=99$33,463 n=215
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=37
Business Administration, Management and Operations$62,987 n=5,230$27,744 n=8,109
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other$54,462 National median for this major n=3,522$16,669 Small program - rough guide n=33
Computer Science$69,663 n=865$34,128 n=878
Computer Science$73,429 n=541$31,000 n=1,148
Computer Software and Media Applications$41,435 n=251$28,542 n=516
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$69,677 National median for this major n=10,572$26,920 n=669
Construction Engineering$78,954 National median for this major n=809Not published
Criminal Justice$50,012 n=813$30,157 n=1,475
Culinary Arts and Related Services$41,017 National median for this major n=616Not published
Design and Applied Arts$41,693 n=640$28,333 n=1,156
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Education$33,825 Small program - rough guide n=31$21,747 Small program - rough guide n=38
Educational Administration and Supervision$41,124 National median for this major n=779Not published
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$82,431 National median for this major n=15,396Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,134 n=165$27,448 n=312
Environmental Conservation$49,280 n=474$26,589 n=778
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$32,896 n=123$31,989 n=184
Finance and Financial Management Services$65,606 n=165$25,669 n=287
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$56,434 Small program - rough guide n=99$29,963 n=170
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$68,187 n=369$27,500 n=539
Health and Medical Administrative Services$56,003 n=1,257$35,796 n=1,764
History$40,951 n=226$29,100 n=473
Hospitality Administration/Management$46,331 National median for this major n=9,793Not published
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775Not published
Human Services, General$43,618 n=600$36,001 n=1,193
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
Liberal Arts$56,052 n=1,226$25,917 n=1,990
Management Information Systems and Services$84,350 Small program - rough guide n=63$51,307 Small program - rough guide n=32
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$80,649 n=107$27,000 n=275
Marketing$54,132 n=268$29,056 n=411
Mathematics$53,870 n=165$26,999 n=322
Mechanical Engineering$76,194 National median for this major n=34,876$20,000 Small program - rough guide n=32
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$47,252 Small program - rough guide n=62$33,074 Small program - rough guide n=75
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$49,900 Small program - rough guide n=75$28,538 n=146
Psychology$42,049 n=1,856$31,251 n=5,494
Public Administration$50,470 National median for this major n=2,829Not published
Public Health$54,242 n=174$31,085 n=329
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$50,916 n=577$28,335 n=754
Registered Nursing$92,774 n=1,149$30,000 n=903
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$33,584 n=514$31,360 n=954
Social Sciences$45,009 n=166$29,949 n=307
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations$43,504 Small program - rough guide n=69$33,124 Small program - rough guide n=59
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$43,584 n=108$30,082 n=181
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$45,542 Small program - rough guide n=60Not published

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