Public · University
University of New Hampshire at Manchester
Manchester, New Hampshire · Midsize city
- 80.9%
- Admit rate
- $9,992
- Avg net price
- 50%
- Graduation rate
- $66,479
- Median earnings
University of New Hampshire at Manchester is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Manchester, New Hampshire (midsize city setting), enrolling 443 undergraduates.
Will you get in?
See where your numbers land against University of New Hampshire at Manchester's admitted students.
- Admit rate
- 80.9%
- SAT (mid 50%)
- 973–1236
- Avg GPA (est.)
- 3.17
Enter a test score to see where you land against University of New Hampshire at Manchester's admitted students.
A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and University of New Hampshire at Manchester's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.
About Manchester, New Hampshire
Manchester is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The native Pennacook people called Amoskeag Falls on the Merrimack River—the area that became the heart of Manchester—Namaoskeag, meaning "good fishing place". Cultural landmarks include the historic Palace Theatre, the Currier Museum of Art, the New Hampshire Institute of Art, the Franco-American Center, the Manchester Historic Association Millyard Museum, the Massabesic Audubon Center, the Amoskeag Fishways Learning and Visitors Center, the Lawrence L. Lee Scouting Museum and Max I. Silber Library, the Zimmerman House and Kalil House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, and the SEE Science Center. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Midsize city
- Highest degree offered
- Graduate
- Nearest big city
- 1 mile to Manchester, NH
- To the ocean
- 33 miles
- Nearest airport
- 4 miles to Manchester-Boston (MHT)
How University of New Hampshire at Manchester compares
More selective than 43% · #4 most selective of 11 in New Hampshire
Higher than 31%
Higher than 40% · #10 of 13 in New Hampshire
Higher than 77%
Higher than 79% · #3 of 15 in New Hampshire
Cheaper than 91% · #1 cheapest of 13 in New Hampshire
Lower than 18%
Lower than 89%
Larger than 20%
Percentiles compare University of New Hampshire at Manchester 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
- Undergraduate44368%
- Graduate21232%
Undergraduates by gender
- Women24756%
- Men19644%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White72%
- Black4.1%
- Hispanic10%
- Asian5.2%
- Other or multiracial9.0%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 443
- Graduate enrollment
- 212
- Student–faculty ratio
- 8 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 29%
- First-generation students
- 17%
- Students over 25
- 26%
- Median family income
- $89,334
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $82,602
- Endowment
- $2,191,486
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 72 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.
- From New Hampshire96%
- Other U.S. states4.2%
Most first-years stay in state — University of New Hampshire at Manchester draws overwhelmingly from New Hampshire.
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
- 80.9%
- Test scores
- Considered but not required
- SAT range (25th–75th %)
- 973–1236
- SAT average
- 1100
- SAT reading
- 520–623
- SAT math
- 453–613
- ACT composite
- —
- Average GPA (estimated)
- 3.17
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $15,838
- Out-of-state tuition
- $36,418
- Room & board
- —
- Books & supplies
- $1,000
- Total cost of attendance
- $20,020
- Average net price
- $9,992
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)
- 50%
- Graduated on time (4 years)
- 51%
- First-year retention
- 85%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $53,671
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $66,479
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,814
- Students with federal loans
- 43%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 78%
Graduating on time
By student background (4 years)
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
- No
- Application fee
- $65
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%.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- B
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 0.5 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 1
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (663 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.
By offense type, per year
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.
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.
$5,018/year × about 4.0 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.
Modest institutional aid: 85% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $7,021. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.
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 53 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)
- $66,479
- Typical debt at graduation
- $26,814
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 40%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 76%
Typical debt would take roughly 4.0 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.
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.
Men out-earn women by $14,120 (24%) 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
- 81°F
- Winter low
- 13°F
- Annual rain
- 42.5″
- Annual snow
- 52.8″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Massabesic Lake, NH US station (3.8 mi from campus).
What University of New Hampshire at Manchester graduates study — and earn
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.
Colleges similar to University of New Hampshire at Manchester
Schools with a comparable profile — size, selectivity, cost, and graduate outcomes. Compare University of New Hampshire at Manchester side by side →
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- Students
- 733
- Admission
- 87%
- Net price
- $11k
- SAT
- 1060
- GPA
- 3.0
- Earnings
- $74k
University of Connecticut-Avery Point
Groton, Connecticut · Midsize suburb · 44 mi to Hartford
- Students
- 454
- Admission
- 88%
- Net price
- $14k
- SAT
- 1090
- GPA
- 3.1
- Earnings
- $74k
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford
Bradford, Pennsylvania · Remote town · 66 mi to Buffalo
- Students
- 995
- Admission
- 89%
- Net price
- $15k
- SAT
- 1125
- GPA
- 3.2
- Earnings
- $66k
University of Minnesota-Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota · Midsize city · 77 mi to Minneapolis
- Students
- 568
- Admission
- 71%
- Net price
- $14k
- SAT
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- GPA
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- Earnings
- $69k
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly
Lemont Furnace, Pennsylvania · Fringe rural · 38 mi to Pittsburgh
- Students
- 402
- Admission
- 95%
- Net price
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- SAT
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- GPA
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- Earnings
- $63k
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny
McKeesport, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 11 mi to Pittsburgh
- Students
- 349
- Admission
- 96%
- Net price
- $16k
- SAT
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- GPA
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- Earnings
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Colleges near University of New Hampshire at Manchester
Saint Anselm College
Manchester, NH · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's · 2,087 students
Manchester Community College
Manchester, NH · Public · Associate · 1,587 students
Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's · 163,164 students
Empire Beauty School-Hooksett
Hooksett, NH · Private for-profit · Certificate · 306 students
Thomas More College of Liberal Arts
Merrimack, NH · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's · 97 students
Harmony Health Care Institute
Merrimack, NH · Private for-profit · Certificate · 153 students
Nashua Community College
Nashua, NH · Public · Associate · 1,135 students
University of New Hampshire-Franklin Pierce School of Law
Concord, NH · Public · Graduate
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.












