New Hampshire Public Colleges with the Lowest Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of the 3 public New Hampshire colleges that have competitive admission is 85.52% for the academic year 2024-2025. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 2.89%. The acceptance rate at 1 public New Hampshire colleges increased and the rate of 2 colleges decreased.

University of New Hampshire at Manchester has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 80.87%. Plymouth State University (87.54%) and University of New Hampshire-Main Campus (88.16%) are following it in the list of Tightest New Hampshire Public Colleges to Get In.

This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

University of New Hampshire at Manchester ranked 1st, up 1 place from 2nd last year. Plymouth State University ranked 2nd, up 1 place from 3rd last year.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $33,945 and graduate tuition & fees is $24,478 for the academic year 2024-2025.

We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.

Comparison between Tightest New Hampshire Public Colleges To Get In

Table. Tightest New Hampshire Public Colleges To Get In Comparison
School NameAcceptance RateYieldSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
1		University of New Hampshire at Manchester Manchester, NHPublic, 4-year 80.87%
6.46%		16.97%1,100$36,418
($15,838)		66350.00%8 to 1
2
1		Plymouth State University Plymouth, NHPublic, 4-year 87.54%
3.49%		13.72%-$25,566
($14,626)		3,70752.00%15 to 1
3
2		University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NHPublic, 4-year 88.16%
1.29%		13.96%1,210$39,852
($19,202)		13,55476.00%17 to 1
Average85.52%14.88%1,155$33,945
($16,555)		5,97559.33%13 to 1