2022-2023 Acceptance Rate of New Hampshire Colleges

70.94% of Applicants Accepted to New Hampshire Colleges in 2022-2023 Admission

The 2023 average acceptance rate of New Hampshire colleges is 70.94% and the admission yield is 26.12%. A total of 112,612 applicants have applied to New Hampshirecolleges (four-years) and 79,882 have accepted to admit into one or more schools. Finally, 20,865 students out of the accepted students have enrolled into one of the accepted colleges.

For New Hampshire college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 7,199 (6.83%) compared to last year, from 105,413 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 2,939, which is more than 16.40% last year.

New Hampshire colleges' acceptance rate increased by 3.57% compared to last year, which means easier to get into New Hampshire colleges. The yield increased by 0.88%.

Among New Hampshire colleges, Dartmouth College has the lowest acceptance rate of 6.38% with 1,808 accepted students out of 28,336 applicants. Southern New Hampshire University has the most number of applicants of 35,992 and Southern New Hampshire University has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 13,583.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Stats for New Hampshire Colleges

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.

Last Update: December 24, 2023 | Data source: IPEDS

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics for New Hampshire Colleges
School	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled	Acceptance Rate	Yield
Colby-Sawyer College	1,751 -96	1,366 -353	190 -66	78.01% -15.06%	13.91% -0.98%
Dartmouth College	28,336 -20	1,808 58	1,124 -97	6.38% 0.21%	62.17% -7.60%
Franklin Pierce University	3,145 -160	2,916 -10	318 47	92.72% 4.19%	10.91% 1.65%
Magdalen College	49 6	48 7	15	97.96% 2.61%	31.25% -5.34%
New England College	6,416 464	6,412 461	257 46	99.94% -0.04%	4.01% 0.46%
Southern New Hampshire University	35,992 8,039	34,687 8,951	13,583 2,976	96.37% 4.30%	39.16% -2.05%
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus	21,016 867	18,281 808	2,942 147	86.99% 0.27%	16.09% 0.09%
Keene State College	4,487 -309	4,017 -208	709 -40	89.53% 1.44%	17.65% -0.08%
University of New Hampshire at Manchester	360 49	307 50	54 -12	85.28% 2.64%	17.59% -8.09%
Plymouth State University	5,917 -939	5,772 -513	870 -66	97.55% 5.88%	15.07% 0.18%
Rivier University	1,629 -209	1,376 -162	275 -44	84.47% 0.79%	19.99% -0.75%
Saint Anselm College	3,514 -493	2,892 -217	528 48	82.30% 4.71%	18.26% 2.82%
Harmony Health Care Institute	13 -1	13 -1	13 -1	100.00%	100.00%