University of New Hampshire at Manchester

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of New Hampshire at Manchester

University of New Hampshire at Manchester operates as a public institution located in Manchester, New Hampshire (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 443 students of which 1,218 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. University of New Hampshire at Manchester is categorized as “21” 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 80.9%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,100. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $9,992, with published in-state tuition of $15,838 and a Pell grant recipient share of 28.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $26,814, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 56.1%, and the first-year retention rate is 85.3%. Graduates earn a median of $66,479 ten years after enrolling, compared with $53,671 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 596600.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 78.4% 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.