Private nonprofit · College

New England College

Henniker, New Hampshire · Distant rural

92.1%
Admit rate
$26,972
Avg net price
35%
Graduation rate
$42,092
Median earnings

New England College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Henniker, New Hampshire (distant rural setting), enrolling 1,022 undergraduates.

Private nonprofitSmall · 1,022 undergradsDistant ruralAccessible · 92% admitNCAA Division III with footballCold wintersSnowy

About Henniker, New Hampshire

Henniker is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. In 1752, the Masonian Proprietors granted the land to Andrew Todd, who called it "Todd's Town". Settled in 1761 by James Peter, it was dubbed "New Marlborough" by others from Marlboro, Massachusetts. Henniker has a Congregational church, a Roman Catholic church, a Quaker meeting house, and Community Christian Fellowship. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Distant rural
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
54 miles
Nearest airport
26 miles to Manchester-Boston (MHT)

How New England College compares

Selectivity92.1%

More selective than 19% · #9 most selective of 11 in New Hampshire

Graduation rate35%

Higher than 17% · #12 of 13 in New Hampshire

First-year retention61%

Higher than 15%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$42,092

Higher than 17% · #15 of 15 in New Hampshire

Average net price$26,972

Cheaper than 24% · #7 cheapest of 13 in New Hampshire

Median debt at graduation$26,000

Lower than 24%

Student–faculty ratio8 : 1

Lower than 89%

Undergraduate enrollment1,022

Larger than 38%

Percentiles compare New England College with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in New Hampshire.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

3,265students
  • Undergraduate1,02231%
  • Graduate2,24369%

Undergraduates by gender

1,022undergrads
  • Women63862%
  • Men38438%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White60%
  • Black8.2%
  • Hispanic9.1%
  • Asian1.9%
  • Other or multiracial21%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,022
Graduate enrollment
2,243
Student–faculty ratio
8 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
36%
First-generation students
46%
Students over 25
19%
Median family income
$28,690
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$68,904
Endowment
$35,494,414

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 237 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From New Hampshire46%
  • Other U.S. states49%
  • International5.5%

A regional draw: about 46% of first-years come from New Hampshire, the rest from elsewhere.

6% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
92.1%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$41,938
Room & board
$17,526
Books & supplies
$1,000
Total cost of attendance
$59,350
Average net price
$26,972

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
35%
Graduated on time (4 years)
29%
First-year retention
61%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$31,050
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$42,092
Median debt at graduation
$26,000
Students with federal loans
72%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
40%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
29%
Low-income (Pell)
24%
First-generation
25%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
815
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
80%
Housing charge (year)
$9,766
Meal plan (year)
$8,776
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NCAA Division III with football
Varsity athletes
403 (237 men · 166 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (14)

Ice Hockey58
Football54
Soccer50
Lacrosse48
Baseball36
Basketball33
Wrestling30
Field Hockey27
Volleyball17
Softball16
Golf10
Skiing10
Other Sports8
Cross Country6

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.4 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
4
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (3,275 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

1.3reported offenses a year
1.3 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
1.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$25,598
$30–48k
$24,340
$48–75k
$26,238
$75–110k
$28,741
$110k+
$28,249

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$110,882

$26,238/year × about 4.2 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

95%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$28,127
average award, among those who get one

New England College discounts heavily: 95% of freshmen are awarded a grant straight from the school, averaging $28,127. For many families the real price lands well below sticker.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 255 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$42,092
Typical debt at graduation
$26,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
62%
Out-earn a HS grad
52%

Typical debt would take roughly 6.2 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$41,474
Men
$45,175

Men out-earn women by $3,701 (9%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
82°F
Winter low
11°F
Annual rain
48″
Annual snow
68″

Average temperature

HighLow
0°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.75.4JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hopkinton Lake, NH US station (3.9 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.