Southern New Hampshire University Data & Information Overview

If you want to know more about Southern New Hampshire University, such as what majors does it offer, how diverse it is, how well it ranks, and more, this is your one-stop resource. If you're interested in learning more about a particular stat, just click on its tile to go to a new page that covers the topic more in-depth. Also, you can jump to any section of this page by clicking one of the links below.

• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning
• Related Schools

How Well Is Southern New Hampshire University Ranked?

2021 Rankings

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 143 badges in the 2021 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is business, management and marketing.

Overall Quality

SNHU landed the #1,378 spot in College Factual's 2021 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 1,715 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.

SNHU is also ranked #10 out of 12 schools in New Hampshire.

See all of the rankings for Southern New Hampshire University.

Is It Hard to Get Into SNHU?

Acceptance Rate

When it comes to admittance, Southern New Hampshire University is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 78%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.

Learn more about Southern New Hampshire University admissions.

Southern New Hampshire University Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

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 28 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

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%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at Southern New Hampshire University

Freshmen Retention Rate

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 58%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at SNHU for first-time, full-time students is 50%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Southern New Hampshire University.

Excellent Overall Diversity at SNHU

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 82,693 undergraduates at SNHU with 24,575 being full-time and 58,118 being part-time.

SNHU Diversity Score

For each college and university, College Factual calculates an overall diversity score that takes four factors into account: gender, ethnicity, age, and home location of the student. Then, the schools with the best mixtures of students with respect to these factors are ranked the highest.

With an overall score of 94.54 out of 100, SNHU is one of the most diverse schools in the nation.

Get more detailed information on diversity and student demographics at Southern New Hampshire University.

How Much Does Southern New Hampshire University Cost?

The overall average net price of SNHU is $40,334. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for SNHU

$0-30 K	$30K-48K	$48-75	$75-110K	$110K +
$43,038	$41,488	$39,382	$36,329	$34,722

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.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At SNHU, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $7,511 a year. That adds up to $30,044 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SNHU is 12.4%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do SNHU Graduates Make?

Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from SNHU with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $45,400 in their early years. That's great news for SNHU students since it is 14% more than the average college graduate's salary of $39,802 per year.

See which majors at Southern New Hampshire University make the most money.

Location of Southern New Hampshire University

Southern New Hampshire University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Manchester, New Hampshire. The suburban atmosphere of Manchester makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

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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
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/SNHU
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/SNHU

Southern New Hampshire University Majors

During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 58 majors graduated from Southern New Hampshire University. Of these students, 13,212 received undergraduate degrees and 6,811 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors	Bachelor’s Degrees	Average Salary of Graduates
Business Administration & Management	2,372	$48,700
General Psychology	1,069	$31,700
Nursing	931	$71,500
Liberal Arts General Studies	773	$45,400
Health & Medical Administrative Services	582	$42,200
Accounting	568	$48,400
Computer Information Systems	516	$53,600
Criminal Justice & Corrections	476	$42,700
Writing Studies	399	$29,900
Public Relations & Advertising	396	$35,900

Learn more about the majors offered at Southern New Hampshire University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at SNHU

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2017-2018, 97,412 students took at least one online class at Southern New Hampshire University. This is an increase from the 84,550 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2017-2018	97,412	96,912
2016-2017	84,550	83,919
2015-2016	63,973	61,495
2014-2015	56,371	53,760
2013-2014	41,329	35,861

Learn more about online learning at Southern New Hampshire University.

Related Schools

If you’re considering Southern New Hampshire University, here are some more schools you may be interested in knowing more about.

• Campbell University
• Lasell College
• New York Institute of Technology
• Pace University - New York

Curious on how these schools stack up against SNHU? Pit them head to head with College Combat, our free interactive tool that lets you compare college on the features that matter most to you!

Notes and References

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.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• Image Credit: By Kylejtod at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.