Affordable Private Colleges in New Hampshire
Private nonprofit four-year colleges, ranked by net price after aid. Their sticker prices are the highest and their discounts are the deepest, so the published tuition tells you very little.
7 private colleges in New Hampshire are listed here, 7 of them reporting a net price. They run from $26,972 a year at New England College to $36,708 at Southern New Hampshire University, with a middle of about $28,082.
The cheapest are New England College, Franklin Pierce University and Colby-Sawyer College. A low average is not a low bill for everyone — aid depends on your family's income — but it is where to start.
Private colleges in New Hampshire, cheapest first · 7
Average net price per year after grants and scholarships, with the share of students on federal Pell grants where reported. Schools publishing no net price are listed last.
- New England College
- Franklin Pierce University
- Colby-Sawyer College
- Rivier University
- Dartmouth College
- Saint Anselm College
- Southern New Hampshire University
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Questions families ask
- What is the most affordable private college in New Hampshire?
- By average net price — what students actually pay per year after grants and scholarships — it is New England College at about $26,972 a year. That is an average across all students there; your own cost depends on your family's income, so check the school's net price calculator.
- What is the difference between sticker price and net price?
- Sticker price is the published tuition before any aid. Net price is what students actually pay after grants and scholarships are subtracted — not loans, which you pay back. Net price is usually far lower, and at expensive private colleges the gap can be tens of thousands a year, which is why every figure on this page is net price rather than tuition.
- How much do private colleges in New Hampshire cost on average?
- Across the 7 private colleges in New Hampshire that report a figure, the middle of the range is about $28,082 a year after aid, running from $26,972 to $36,708.
- What does the Pell grant percentage mean?
- It is the share of undergraduates at that school receiving a federal Pell grant — need-based aid that does not have to be repaid. A higher share usually means the school enrols more students from lower-income families. Across the private colleges listed here it runs from 11% to 49%, with a middle of about 28%. It is the only aid figure the Department of Education publishes per school, so it is the only one shown.
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