A total of 241,932 students are enrolled in New Hampshire colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
There are 204,995 undergraduate and 36,937 graduate students. The proportion of undergraduate students is 84.73% and the proportion of graduate students is 15.27%.
By school level, 231,424 students enrolled in 4-year colleges, 9,626 students enrolled in community colleges, and 882 students enrolled in trade schools.
For New Hampshire colleges, Southern New Hampshire University has the most number of students of 189,531 among 4-year colleges. For New Hampshire community colleges, NHTI-Concord's Community College has the most students of 2,657 and Empire Beauty School-Hooksett is the largest trade school with 306.
By attending status, there are 99,616 full-time students and 142,234 part-time students at New Hampshire colleges.
The following table compares student population by school level between New Hampshire colleges. A total of 241,932 students have enrolled in New Hampshire colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total Enrollment | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Full-time | Part-time | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||
| Colby-Sawyer CollegePrivate, 4-year | 972 | 858 | 801 | 57 | 114 | 21 | 93 |
| Dartmouth CollegePrivate, 4-year | 6,938 | 4,637 | 4,608 | 29 | 2,301 | 2,234 | 67 |
| Empire Beauty School-LaconiaPrivate, Less than 2-year | 92 | 92 | 76 | 16 | - | - | - |
| Empire Beauty School-SomersworthPrivate, Less than 2-year | 184 | 184 | 137 | 47 | - | - | - |
| Franklin Pierce UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,654 | 997 | 844 | 153 | 657 | 548 | 109 |
| University of New Hampshire-Franklin Pierce School of LawPublic, 4-year | 718 | - | - | - | 718 | 447 | 271 |
| Keene Beauty AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 50 | 50 | 36 | 14 | - | - | - |
| Magdalen CollegePrivate, 4-year | 58 | 58 | - | - | - | - | - |
| New England CollegePrivate, 4-year | 3,275 | 1,032 | 1,004 | 28 | 2,243 | 2,153 | 90 |
| Southern New Hampshire UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 189,531 | 164,423 | 53,721 | 110,702 | 25,108 | 5,513 | 19,595 |
| New Hampshire Institute for Therapeutic ArtsPrivate, Less than 2-year | 24 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| University of New Hampshire-Main CampusPublic, 4-year | 13,554 | 11,355 | 11,110 | 245 | 2,199 | 1,317 | 882 |
| Keene State CollegePublic, 4-year | 2,848 | 2,725 | 2,675 | 50 | 123 | 8 | 115 |
| University of New Hampshire at ManchesterPublic, 4-year | 663 | 451 | 380 | 71 | 212 | 108 | 104 |
| Plymouth State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 3,707 | 3,182 | 3,091 | 91 | 525 | 199 | 326 |
| NHTI-Concord's Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,657 | 2,657 | 908 | 1,749 | - | - | - |
| White Mountains Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 577 | 577 | 178 | 399 | - | - | - |
| River Valley Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 677 | 677 | 97 | 580 | - | - | - |
| Lakes Region Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 735 | 735 | 248 | 487 | - | - | - |
| Manchester Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,081 | 2,081 | 602 | 1,479 | - | - | - |
| Nashua Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,342 | 1,342 | 351 | 991 | - | - | - |
| Great Bay Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,462 | 1,462 | 441 | 1,021 | - | - | - |
| Paul Mitchell the School-PortsmouthPrivate, Less than 2-year | 73 | 73 | 71 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Rivier UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,777 | 1,252 | 975 | 277 | 1,525 | 891 | 634 |
| Saint Anselm CollegePrivate, 4-year | 2,111 | 2,094 | 2,069 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 1 |
| St Joseph School of NursingPrivate, 2-4 year | 95 | 95 | 65 | 30 | - | - | - |
| University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies OnlinePublic, 4-year | 1,478 | 1,326 | 410 | 916 | 152 | 10 | 142 |
| Thomas More College of Liberal ArtsPrivate, 4-year | 97 | 97 | 97 | - | - | - | - |
| Antioch University-New EnglandPrivate, 4-year | 992 | - | - | - | 992 | 743 | 249 |
| Upper Valley Educators InstitutePrivate, 4-year | 51 | - | - | - | 51 | 51 | - |
| Empire Beauty School-HooksettPrivate, Less than 2-year | 306 | 306 | 209 | 97 | - | - | - |
| Harmony Health Care InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year | 153 | 153 | 153 | - | - | - | - |