Highest Graduation Rate Colleges in New Hampshire
20 schools ranked by six-year graduation rate from federal IPEDS data. Updated from the latest federal filings.
Includes two-year, technical and community colleges alongside four-year universities — the typeis shown under each name. Schools appear only where the underlying figures exist: a real undergraduate population and a published graduation rate. Satellite campuses that repeat a parent institution's numbers are collapsed into one entry.
| # | School | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dartmouth College Hanover · private | $29,519 | 95.3% | $97,434 | 5.4% |
| 2 | Saint Anselm College Manchester · private | $34,779 | 80.8% | $73,371 | 78.0% |
| 3 | Empire Beauty School-Hooksett Hooksett · private | $10,549 | 80.5% | $33,546 | — |
| 4 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham · public | $23,805 | 78.2% | $66,479 | 88.2% |
| 5 | Harmony Health Care Institute Merrimack · private | $42,740 | 76.4% | — | 84.2% |
| 6 | Colby-Sawyer College New London · private | $27,431 | 66.0% | $46,474 | 80.1% |
| 7 | Empire Beauty School-Somersworth Somersworth · private | $9,170 | 64.1% | — | — |
| 8 | Rivier University Nashua · private | $28,082 | 61.9% | $52,248 | 82.6% |
| 9 | Keene State College Keene · public | $17,887 | 61.8% | $54,368 | 90.3% |
| 10 | Plymouth State University Plymouth · public | $19,216 | 56.1% | $57,304 | 87.5% |
| 11 | Franklin Pierce University Rindge · private | $27,154 | 48.8% | $53,353 | 93.5% |
| 12 | White Mountains Community College Berlin · community | $15,474 | 45.1% | $35,037 | — |
| 13 | River Valley Community College Claremont · community | $14,804 | 37.9% | $44,700 | — |
| 14 | Great Bay Community College Portsmouth · community | $15,768 | 35.4% | $42,397 | — |
| 15 | Lakes Region Community College Laconia · community | $13,124 | 35.2% | $51,182 | — |
| 16 | Southern New Hampshire University Manchester · private | $36,708 | 34.9% | $50,318 | 99.5% |
| 17 | NHTI-Concord's Community College Concord · community | $18,011 | 33.2% | $48,943 | — |
| 18 | Nashua Community College Nashua · community | $23,154 | 29.5% | $46,164 | — |
| 19 | Manchester Community College Manchester · community | $14,143 | 29.4% | $49,063 | — |
| 20 | New England College Henniker · private | $26,972 | 29.1% | $42,092 | 92.1% |
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Data from U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS, College Scorecard, Clery Act). Updated annually. Rankings reflect the data as reported — not editorial opinion.