This is a list of colleges and universities in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. For the purposes of this list, colleges and universities are defined as accredited, degree-granting, postsecondary institutions. Currently, there are several universities and one law school, as well as a number of undergraduate associates and baccalaureate colleges, operating in the state. In addition, one out of state institution offer courses and degrees at locations in New Hampshire, and twenty one academic institutions were formerly active in the state.
The state's three public universities are administered by the University System of New Hampshire.[1] New Hampshire is also served by a network of seven public community colleges. The oldest school in the state is Dartmouth College, a member of the Ivy League and the only New Hampshire institution founded before the American Revolution. Enrollment sizes range from small liberal arts colleges with fewer than 100 students to the flagship state school, the University of New Hampshire in Durham, which has over 14,000 on-campus students, and up to Southern New Hampshire University, whose combined online and in-person enrollment is over 160,000.
The New Hampshire College & University Council is a consortium of 19 of the state's public and private institutions of higher education.[2]
| Institution[3] | Location(s)[4] | Control | Type | data-sort-type="number" | Enrollment | data-sort-type="number" | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Bay Community College | Portsmouth | Public | Associates college | 1,415[5] | 1945[6] | ||
| Lakes Region Community College | Laconia | Public | Associates college[7] | 645 | 1967[8] | ||
| Manchester Community College | Manchester | Public | Associates college | 1,976[9] | 1945[10] | ||
| Nashua Community College | Nashua | Public | Associates college | 1,245[11] | 1970[12] | ||
| NHTI, Concord's Community College | Concord | Public | Associates college | 2,619[13] | 1965[14] | ||
| River Valley Community College | Claremont, Keene and Lebanon | Public | Associates college | 658[15] | 1968[16] | ||
| White Mountains Community College | Berlin and Littleton | Public | Associates college | 523[17] | 1966[18] | ||
| Keene State College | Keene | Public | Master's university | 2,872[19] | 1909[20] | ||
| Plymouth State University | Plymouth | Public | Master's university | 3,872[21] | 1871[22] | ||
| University of New Hampshire | Durham | Public | Research university | 13,953[23] | 1866[24] | ||
| University of New Hampshire at Manchester | Manchester | Public | Baccalaureate college | 1,959[25] [26] | 1985[27] | ||
| University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law | Concord | Public | Law school | 651[28] | 1973[29] | ||
| Antioch University New England | Keene | Private | Master's university | 1,045[30] | 1964[31] | ||
| Colby-Sawyer College | New London | Private | Baccalaureate college | 943[32] | 1837[33] | ||
| Dartmouth College | Hanover | Private | Research university | 6,744[34] | 1769[35] | ||
| Franklin Pierce University | Rindge | Private | Master's university | 1,663[36] | 1962[37] | ||
| Hellenic American University | Nashua | Private | Not classified | 324 | 2004[38] | ||
| New England College | Private | Master's university | 2,852[39] | 1946[40] | |||
| Rivier University | Nashua | Private (Catholic) | Master's university | 2,551[41] | 1933[42] | ||
| Saint Anselm College | Goffstown | Private (Catholic) | Baccalaureate college | 1,977[43] | 1889[44] | ||
| St. Joseph School of Nursing | Nashua | Private (Catholic) | Special-focus two-year institution | 135[45] | 1908[46] | ||
| Southern New Hampshire University | Manchester | Private | Master's university | 164,091[47] | 1932[48] | ||
| Thomas More College of Liberal Arts | Merrimack | Private (Catholic) | Baccalaureate college | 89[49] | 1978[50] |
| Institution | Location(s)[51] | data-sort-type="number" | Founded | data-sort-type="number" | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American College of History & Legal Studies | Salem | 2010 | 2015 | ||
| Belknap College | Center Harbor | 1963 | 1974 | ||
| Canaan College | Canaan | 1961 | 1973 | ||
| Castle College | Windham | 1963 | 1999 | ||
| Chester College of New England | Chester | 1965 | 2012 | ||
| Concord College | Concord | 1887 | 1973 | ||
| Daniel Webster College | Nashua | 1965 | 2017 | ||
| Franconia College | Franconia | 1963 | 1978 | ||
| Granite State College | Nine locations | 1972 | 2023 | ||
| Gunstock College | Gilford | 1965 | 1969 | ||
| Lebanon College | Lebanon | 1956 | 2014 | ||
| Magdalen College of the Liberal Arts | Warner | 1974 | 2024 | ||
| McIntosh College | Dover | 1896 | 2009 | ||
| Mount Saint Mary College | Manchester/Hooksett | 1893 | 1978 | ||
| Mount Washington College | Manchester | 1900 | 2016 | ||
| Nathaniel Hawthorne College | Antrim | 1962 | 1988 | ||
| New Hampshire Institute of Art | Manchester | 1898 | 2019 | ||
| Notre Dame College | Manchester | 1950 | 2002 | ||
| Pierce College for Women | Concord | 1951 | 1972 | ||
| St. Anthony College | Hudson | 1954 | 1979 | ||
| St. John International University | Concord/Turin, Italy | 2008 | 2014 |