Manchester Has Most Colleges with 195,864 Students Enrolled in New Hampshire

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

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.

New Hampshire Cities with Most Colleges
CityTotal Number of SchoolsTotal EnrollmentUndergraduateGraduateMenWomen
Manchester, NH5 Schools195,864170,37625,48871,156124,708
Nashua, NH4 Schools4,2382,7161,5221,6552,583
Keene, NH3 Schools3,8902,7761,1141,5512,339
Concord, NH2 Schools3,3752,6587171,2532,122
Portsmouth, NH2 Schools1,5351,537-587948
Laconia, NH2 Schools827829-358469
Merrimack, NH2 Schools250252-79171
Durham, NH1 School13,55411,3552,1995,8757,679
Hanover, NH1 School6,9384,6372,3013,5343,404
Plymouth, NH1 School3,7073,1825251,7911,916