Tuition Trends for New Hampshire colleges Over Past 10 Years

There are 34 colleges in New Hampshire - 13 public and 21 private schools. The 2024 average tuition & fees of the 4-year colleges in New Hampshire is $14,402 for New Hampshire residents and $28,578 for out-of-state students. In private colleges, the average tuition & fees is $33,426. For New Hampshire community colleges, the average tuition & fees is $7,049 for state residents and $15,299 for out-of-state students.

New Hampshire public 4-year colleges' in-state tuition & fees increased by 14.44% from $12,585 (2015) to $14,402 (2024) and out-of-state tuition & fees grew by 35.52% over the past decade from $21,087 (2015) to $28,578 (2024). In private New Hampshire colleges, the tuition & fees increased by 6.28%, from $31,451 (2015) to $33,426 (2024).

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Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Over the past 10 years, the COA has increased by 32.85% when living on campus and by 29.60% when living off campus at public New Hampshire colleges. For private New Hampshire colleges, the COA has increased by 13.34% (on-campus) and 10.91% (off-camus). The COA includes tuition, fees, books & supplies, room & board, and other personal expenses.

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes of New Hampshire colleges
Year	Living On Campus			Living Off Campus
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$26,861	$35,363	$45,727	$27,047	$35,549	$45,913
2015-16	$27,749 3.31%	$36,447 3.07%	$45,610 -0.26%	$27,390 1.27%	$36,088 1.52%	$45,251 -1.44%
2016-17	$28,629 3.17%	$37,645 3.29%	$47,139 3.35%	$27,768 1.38%	$36,784 1.93%	$46,278 2.27%
2017-18	$29,280 2.27%	$38,732 2.89%	$48,566 3.03%	$28,273 1.82%	$37,725 2.56%	$47,559 2.77%
2018-19	$29,988 2.42%	$39,861 2.91%	$49,922 2.79%	$28,818 1.93%	$38,691 2.56%	$48,752 2.51%
2019-20	$30,848 2.87%	$41,316 3.65%	$51,972 4.11%	$29,402 2.03%	$39,870 3.05%	$50,526 3.64%
2020-21	$31,117 0.87%	$42,116 1.94%	$50,936 -1.99%	$29,853 1.53%	$40,852 2.46%	$49,672 -1.69%
2021-22	$31,417 0.96%	$43,009 2.12%	$52,798 3.66%	$30,503 2.18%	$42,095 3.04%	$51,884 4.45%
2022-23	$32,028 1.94%	$45,703 6.26%	$52,800 0.00%	$30,631 0.42%	$44,306 5.25%	$51,403 -0.93%
2023-24	$32,802 2.42%	$46,978 2.79%	$51,826 -1.84%	$31,896 4.13%	$46,072 3.99%	$50,920 -0.94%

Tuition & Fees Changes

For the current year (2024), the average tuition & fees for New Hampshire colleges is $14,402 for New Hampshire residents and $28,578 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average tuition & fees is $33,426.

For graduate programs, the 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $15,733 for New Hampshire residents and $20,674 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average graduate program tuition & fees is $27,956.

The tuition & fees has increased 35.52% for undergraduate programs and 0.16% for graduate programs at New Hampshire colleges. The following table and chart illustrate the changes of tuition & fees by tuition rates and degrees.

Tuition & Fees Changes for New Hampshire colleges
Year	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$12,585	$21,087	$31,451	$15,844	$19,347	$20,332
2015-16	$12,948 2.88%	$21,646 2.65%	$30,809 -2.04%	$15,967 0.78%	$19,496 0.77%	$20,100 -1.14%
2016-17	$13,326 2.92%	$22,342 3.22%	$31,836 3.33%	$15,552 -2.60%	$19,109 -1.99%	$18,737 -6.78%
2017-18	$13,629 2.27%	$23,081 3.31%	$32,915 3.39%	$15,640 0.57%	$19,217 0.57%	$19,155 2.23%
2018-19	$13,968 2.49%	$23,841 3.29%	$33,902 3.00%	$15,906 1.70%	$19,512 1.54%	$19,453 1.56%
2019-20	$14,273 2.18%	$24,741 3.78%	$35,397 4.41%	$16,179 1.72%	$20,338 4.23%	$20,209 3.89%
2020-21	$14,327 0.38%	$25,326 2.36%	$34,146 -3.53%	$16,655 2.94%	$20,805 2.30%	$23,678 17.17%
2021-22	$14,334 0.05%	$25,926 2.37%	$35,715 4.59%	$16,844 1.13%	$21,249 2.13%	$24,123 1.88%
2022-23	$14,353 0.13%	$28,028 8.11%	$35,125 -1.65%	$13,198 -21.65%	$17,602 -17.16%	$26,215 8.67%
2023-24	$14,402 0.34%	$28,578 1.96%	$33,426 -4.84%	$14,436 9.38%	$19,377 10.08%	$27,439 4.67%

New Hampshire 4-Year Colleges Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

New Hampshire Graduate Schools Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Books & Supplies Costs Changes for New Hampshire colleges
Year	Books & Supplies
2014-15	$1,124
2015-16	$1,191 5.96%
2016-17	$1,206 1.26%
2017-18	$1,214 0.66%
2018-19	$1,200 -1.15%
2019-20	$1,094 -8.83%
2020-21	$1,100 0.55%
2021-22	$1,099 -0.09%
2022-23	$956 -13.01%
2023-24	$979 2.41%

Living Costs Changes

For New Hampshire colleges, the living have increased 23.61% when a student lives on campus facilities and 21.77% when living off campus from year 2015 to 2024. The living costs includes costs for room & board, and other living expenses.

Living Costs Changes for New Hampshire colleges
Year	Living On Campus	Living Off Campus
2014-15	$13,152	$14,515
2015-16	$13,610 1.96%	$15,094 -4.46%
2016-17	$14,097 2.90%	$15,238 1.80%
2017-18	$14,437 2.66%	$15,580 1.68%
2018-19	$14,820 2.27%	$15,570 5.09%
2019-20	$15,481 4.56%	$16,044 4.54%
2020-21	$15,690 1.78%	$16,112 5.07%
2021-22	$15,984 2.09%	$16,642 3.39%
2022-23	$16,719 3.27%	$17,134 1.67%
2023-24	$17,421 4.97%	$18,066 7.90%

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Graduate

Manchester Community College Public, 2-4 years | Manchester
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Rivier University Private, four-years | Nashua
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Thomas More College of Liberal Arts Private, four-years | Merrimack
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Manchester Community College Public, 2-4 years | Manchester
Great Bay Community College Public, 2-4 years | Portsmouth
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Thomas More College of Liberal Arts Private, four-years | Merrimack
Colby-Sawyer College Private, four-years | New London
Antioch University-New England Private, four-years | Keene
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Tuition Trends for New Hampshire colleges Over Past 10 Years

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Tuition & Fees Changes

Books & Supplies Costs Changes

Living Costs Changes