Manchester, NH · Private · 163,164 undergraduates · suburban
Southern New Hampshire University
Less selective
SNHU’s Manchester campus offers a traditional residential experience inside a university built around flexible, career-oriented education.
Institutional profile
Regionally focused Solid in student experience, and steady in mobility.- Admission
- 96.1% admitted
- Price by income
- Varies across five income ranges
- Completion
- 34.9%
45,127 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$50,318 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Southern New Hampshire University apart
Academic design
On-campus students can choose from engineering, game design, business, psychology, environmental science and other applied programs, with hands-on work emphasized.
Campus pattern
About 2,600 undergraduates study on a 300-acre Manchester campus within reach of Boston, the seacoast and New Hampshire mountains.
Career & value signal
The unusual advantage is access to the resources and flexible formats of a very large online university without giving up a physical campus.
Can I get in?
96.1% admitted
Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.
Recent applicant pool
45,127About 96 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Record over scores
No score range is published for the entering class, so the transcript, the course rigor, and the required materials carry the file.
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Southern New Hampshire University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
See where I landIn the season card
What Southern New Hampshire University weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
On-campus students can choose from engineering, game design, business, psychology, environmental science and other applied programs, with hands-on work emphasized.
Make institutional fit specific
SNHU’s Manchester campus offers a traditional residential experience inside a university built around flexible, career-oriented education.
Use the application route carefully
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.
Fee waiver: accepted
Major and program admission
Some fields have their own entry path.
The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.
Teacher preparationAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
NursingAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
College funding
Scholarships and financial aid
Review available aid, application requirements, and renewal terms.
Southern New Hampshire University publishes one merit award. All of them renew past the first year.
Open across the university · Merit · Competitive · Renews
In the season card
This award, by name
What each one is called, what it pays, the grades and scores it asks for, and what to send.
- The name of each award
- What it pays
- The grades and scores it asks for
- How to be considered
- What to send, and where
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at Southern New Hampshire University
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Admits separately
Psychology, General
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Admits separately
Criminal Justice and Corrections
What is campus life like?
Southern New Hampshire University beyond the classroom
About 2,600 undergraduates study on a 300-acre Manchester campus within reach of Boston, the seacoast and New Hampshire mountains.
A defining academic feature
On-campus students can choose from engineering, game design, business, psychology, environmental science and other applied programs, with hands-on work emphasized.
What shapes an ordinary week
About 2,600 undergraduates study on a 300-acre Manchester campus within reach of Boston, the seacoast and New Hampshire mountains.
Where the degree can lead
The unusual advantage is access to the resources and flexible formats of a very large online university without giving up a physical campus.