Southern New Hampshire University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Southern New Hampshire University

Southern New Hampshire University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Manchester, New Hampshire (suburb: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 163,164 students of which 212,123 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Southern New Hampshire University is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 99.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $36,708, with published in-state tuition of $17,200 and a Pell grant recipient share of 48.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,082, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 43.8%, and the first-year retention rate is 61.1%. Graduates earn a median of $50,318 ten years after enrolling, compared with $41,945 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 818300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 74.7% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.