The top city with the most 4-year colleges in New Hampshire is Manchester, NH with a total of 5 colleges with 195,864 students enrolled. Manchester is the largest city in terms of both the number of schools and total student population in New Hampshire.The largest college in Manchester is Southern New Hampshire University with 189,531 students enrolled.
Other top cities in New Hampshire include
- Nashua, NH (4 colleges, 4,238 students). The top college in Nashua is Rivier University with 2,777 students.
- Keene, NH (3 colleges, 3,890 students). The leading institution in Keene is Keene State College with 2,848 students.
- Concord, NH (2 colleges, 3,375 students). The most prominent college in Concord is Cabarrus College of Health Sciences with 924 students.
- Portsmouth, NH (2 colleges, 1,535 students). The biggest institution in Portsmouth is Shawnee State University with 3,231 students.
- Laconia, NH (2 colleges, 827 students). .
- Merrimack, NH (2 colleges, 250 students). The top college in Merrimack is Thomas More College of Liberal Arts with 97 students.
- Durham, NH (1 colleges, 13,554 students). The most prominent college in Durham is Duke University with 17,499 students.
- Hanover, NH (1 colleges, 6,938 students). The leading institution in Hanover is Dartmouth College with 6,938 students.
- Plymouth, NH (1 colleges, 3,707 students). The top college in Plymouth is Plymouth State University with 3,707 students.
New Hampshire Cities with Most Colleges
The following table lists cities with the most number of 4-year colleges in New Hampshire, including the total number of schools, total enrollment, undergraduate and graduate students
, along with the distribution of men and women students across institutions. Click on any city to explore detailed information about colleges in that area. Each page also includes information about community colleges and trade schoools in the metropolitan region and nearby cities.