For 2024-2025 admission, the average acceptance rate of New Hampshire colleges is 70.71%, 87,507 accepted out of 123,755 applicants.
For New Hampshire college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 3,220 (2.67%) compared to last year, from 120,535 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 1,201, which is more than 5.34% last year.
New Hampshire colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 0.61% compared to last year, which means harder to get into New Hampshire colleges. The yield increased by 0.91%.
Among New Hampshire colleges, Dartmouth College has the lowest acceptance rate of 5.40% with 1,710 accepted students out of 31,656 applicants. Southern New Hampshire University has the most number of applicants of 44,306 and Southern New Hampshire University has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 16,760.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in New Hampshire. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dartmouth College | 31,656 2,815 | 1,710 -87 | 1,182 -24 | 5.40% -0.83% | 69.12% 2.01% |
| Saint Anselm College | 4,423 258 | 3,452 190 | 569 -3 | 78.05% -0.27% | 16.48% -1.06% |
| Colby-Sawyer College | 2,129 572 | 1,705 304 | 221 47 | 80.08% -9.90% | 12.96% 0.54% |
| University of New Hampshire at Manchester | 481 -24 | 389 -52 | 66 -6 | 80.87% -6.46% | 16.97% 0.64% |
| Rivier University | 1,769 20 | 1,461 31 | 223 -69 | 82.59% 0.83% | 15.26% -5.16% |
| Harmony Health Care Institute | 19 5 | 16 3 | 16 5 | 84.21% -8.65% | 100.00% 15.38% |
| Plymouth State University | 6,878 -543 | 6,021 -734 | 826 -159 | 87.54% -3.49% | 13.72% -0.86% |
| University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 21,175 288 | 18,667 523 | 2,605 -2 | 88.16% 1.29% | 13.96% -0.41% |
| Keene State College | 5,314 648 | 4,800 643 | 696 -32 | 90.33% 1.24% | 14.50% -3.01% |
| New England College | 3,251 410 | 2,995 275 | 264 30 | 92.13% -3.61% | 8.81% 0.21% |
| Franklin Pierce University | 2,373 -358 | 2,218 -245 | 292 24 | 93.47% 3.28% | 13.17% 2.29% |
| Southern New Hampshire University | 44,306 -821 | 44,089 712 | 16,760 1,415 | 99.51% 3.39% | 38.01% 2.63% |