by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Southern New Hampshire University was awarded 153 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts / sciences & humanities.
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SNHU landed the #170 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when SNHU held the #245 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
SNHU is also ranked #3 out of 17 schools in New Hampshire.
See all of the rankings for Southern New Hampshire University.
Because it has a high acceptance rate of 96%, some consider SNHU to be a safety school. But don't just assume that admittance is in the bag. Make sure to spend enough time on your application so that it is in tip-top shape.
The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At Southern New Hampshire University, this rate is 22 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Southern New Hampshire University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Southern New Hampshire University this rate is 62%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At SNHU this rate is 29%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Southern New Hampshire University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 111,599 undergraduates at SNHU with 34,316 being full-time and 77,283 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $31,967 | $31,699 | $33,040 | $34,926 | $35,345 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of SNHU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At SNHU, approximately 68% of students took out student loans averaging $6,242 a year. That adds up to $24,968 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at SNHU is 1.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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See which majors at Southern New Hampshire University make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Southern New Hampshire University.
Contact details for SNHU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2500 North River Road, Manchester, NH 03106-1045 |
| Phone: | 603-668-2211 |
| Website: | www.snhu.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 7,840 | $60,136 |
| General Psychology | 2,850 | $38,600 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 2,285 | $55,339 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 1,623 | $50,619 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 1,530 | $45,836 |
| Accounting | 1,418 | $54,898 |
| Computer Information Systems | 1,129 | $61,322 |
| Nursing | 884 | $85,600 |
| Writing Studies | 750 | $30,077 |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 718 | $46,520 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 158,605 students took at least one online class at Southern New Hampshire University. This is an increase from the 139,412 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 158,605 | 157,898 |
| 2021-2022 | 139,412 | 138,672 |
| 2020-2021 | 134,247 | 134,247 |
| 2018-2019 | 97,412 | 96,912 |
Learn more about online learning at Southern New Hampshire University.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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