List of colleges and universities in New Hampshire

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,[a] 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, four out-of-state institutions offer courses and degrees at locations in New Hampshire, and fifteen academic institutions were formerly active in the state.

Dartmouth College, the only Ivy League institution in New Hampshire

The state's five public universities are administered by the University System of New Hampshire, which is the largest provider of postsecondary education in the state.[1] New Hampshire is also served by a network of seven public, technical 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.

The New Hampshire College & University Council is a consortium of 21 of the state's public and private institutions of higher education.[2]

The active institutions included on this list are all accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC),[3] with the exception of Antioch University New England, which is accredited by the North Central Association of Schools and Colleges and the Higher Learning Commission.[4]

Extant institutions

Institution[5]Location(s)[6]Control[6]Type[b]EnrollmentFounded
Great Bay Community CollegePortsmouthPublicAssociates college[7]2,273[7]1945[8]
Lakes Region Community CollegeLaconiaPublicAssociates college[9]1,170[9]1967[10]
Manchester Community CollegeManchesterPublicAssociates college[11]2,968[11]1945[12]
Nashua Community CollegeNashuaPublicAssociates college[13]2,056[13]1970[14]
NHTI, Concord's Community CollegeConcordPublicAssociates college[15]4,349[15]1965[16]
River Valley Community CollegeClaremont, Keene and LebanonPublicAssociates college[17]954[17]1968[18]
White Mountains Community CollegeBerlin and LittletonPublicAssociates college[19]1,001[19]1966[20]
Keene State CollegeKeenePublicMaster's university[21]4,383[21]1909[22]
Plymouth State UniversityPlymouthPublicMaster's university[23]5,120[23]1871[24]
University of New HampshireDurham[d]PublicResearch university[25]15,351[25]1866[26]
University of New Hampshire at ManchesterManchesterPublicBaccalaureate college[27]809[27]1985[28]
University of New Hampshire School of LawConcordPublicLaw school[29]253[29]1973[30]
Antioch University New EnglandKeenePrivateMaster's university[31]731[31]1964[32]
Colby-Sawyer CollegeNew LondonPrivateBaccalaureate college[33]1,228[33]1837[34]
Dartmouth CollegeHanoverPrivateResearch university[35]6,350[35]1769[36]
Franklin Pierce UniversityRindgePrivateMaster's university[37]2,273[37]1962[38]
Hellenic American UniversityNashuaPrivateNot classified3242004[39]
Magdalen College of the Liberal ArtsWarnerPrivate
(Catholic)
Baccalaureate college[40]71[40]1974[41]
New England CollegeHennikerPrivateMaster's university[42]2,517[42]1946[43]
Rivier UniversityNashuaPrivate
(Catholic)
Master's university[44]2,599[44]1933[45]
Saint Anselm CollegeGoffstownPrivate
(Catholic)
Baccalaureate college[46]1,927[46]1889[47]
Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchesterPrivateMaster's university[48]61,285[48]1932[49]
Thomas More College of Liberal ArtsMerrimackPrivate
(Catholic)
Baccalaureate college[50]89[50]1978[51]

Defunct institutions

InstitutionLocation(s)[52]Founded[52]Closed[52]
American College of History & Legal StudiesSalem20102015
Belknap CollegeCenter Harbor19631974
Canaan CollegeCanaan19611973
Castle CollegeWindham19631999
Chester College of New EnglandChester19652012
Concord CollegeConcord18871973
Daniel Webster CollegeNashua19652017
Franconia CollegeFranconia19631978
Granite State CollegeNine locations[c]19722023
Gunstock CollegeGilford19651969
Lebanon CollegeLebanon19562014
McIntosh CollegeDover18962009
Mount Saint Mary CollegeManchester/Hooksett18931978
Mount Washington CollegeManchester19002016
Nathaniel Hawthorne CollegeAntrim19621988
New Hampshire Institute of ArtManchester18982019
Notre Dame CollegeManchester19502002
Pierce College for WomenConcord19511972
St. Anthony CollegeHudson19541979
St. John International UniversityConcord/Turin, Italy20082014

Out-of-state institutions

See also

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