Dartmouth College , the only Ivy League institution in New HampshireThis is alist of colleges and universities in the U.S. state of New Hampshire . For the purposes of this list,colleges anduniversities are defined asaccredited ,[a] degree -granting, postsecondary institutions. Currently, there are several universities and onelaw 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 inNew Hampshire , and twenty one academic institutions were formerly active in the state.
The state's three public universities are administered by theUniversity System of New Hampshire .[ 1] community colleges . The oldest school in the state isDartmouth College , a member of theIvy League and the only New Hampshire institution founded before theAmerican Revolution . Enrollment sizes range from smallliberal arts colleges with fewer than 100 students to the flagship state school, theUniversity of New Hampshire inDurham , which has over 14,000 on-campus students, and up toSouthern New Hampshire University , whose combined online and in-person enrollment is over 160,000.[ 2]
TheNew Hampshire College & University Council is a consortium of 19 of the state's public and private institutions of higher education.[ 3]
Extant institutions [ edit ] Institution[ 4] Location(s)[ 5] Control[ 5] Type[b] Enrollment Founded Great Bay Community College Portsmouth Public Associates college [ 6] 1,415[ 6] 1945[ 7] Lakes Region Community College Laconia Public Associates college [ 8] 645[ 8] 1967[ 9] Manchester Community College Manchester Public Associates college [ 10] 1,976[ 10] 1945[ 11] Nashua Community College Nashua Public Associates college [ 12] 1,245[ 12] 1970[ 13] NHTI, Concord's Community College Concord Public Associates college [ 14] 2,619[ 14] 1965[ 15] River Valley Community College Claremont ,Keene andLebanon Public Associates college [ 16] 658[ 16] 1968[ 17] White Mountains Community College Berlin andLittleton Public Associates college [ 18] 523[ 18] 1966[ 19] Keene State College Keene Public Master's university [ 20] 2,872[ 20] 1909[ 21] Plymouth State University Plymouth Public Master's university [ 22] 3,872[ 22] 1871[ 23] University of New Hampshire Durham [d] Public Research university [ 24] 13,953[ 24] 1866[ 25] University of New Hampshire at Manchester Manchester Public Baccalaureate college [ 26] 1,959[ 26] [ 27] [ 28] 1985[ 29] University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law Concord Public Law school [ 30] 651[ 30] 1973[ 31] Antioch University New England Keene Private Master's university [ 32] 1,045[ 32] 1964[ 33] Colby-Sawyer College New London Private Baccalaureate college [ 34] 943[ 34] 1837[ 35] Dartmouth College Hanover Private Research university [ 36] 6,744[ 36] 1769[ 37] Franklin Pierce University Rindge Private Master's university [ 38] 1,663[ 38] 1962[ 39] Hellenic American University Nashua Private Not classified 324 2004[ 40] New England College Henniker Private Master's university [ 41] 2,852[ 41] 1946[ 42] Rivier University Nashua Private(Catholic ) Master's university [ 43] 2,551[ 43] 1933[ 44] Saint Anselm College Goffstown Private(Catholic ) Baccalaureate college [ 45] 1,977[ 45] 1889[ 46] St. Joseph School of Nursing Nashua Private(Catholic ) Special-focus two-year institution [ 47] 135[ 47] 1908[ 48] Southern New Hampshire University Manchester Private Master's university [ 2] 164,091[ 2] 1932[ 49] Thomas More College of Liberal Arts Merrimack Private(Catholic ) Baccalaureate college [ 50] 89[ 50] 1978[ 51]
Defunct institutions [ edit ] Out-of-state institutions [ edit ] ^a Signum University (which has announced its intent to seek accreditation) and theUpper Valley Educators Institute (which has candidacy status with theNew England Commission of Higher Education ).^b Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education .^c Claremont ,Concord ,Conway ,Lebanon ,Littleton ,Manchester ,Nashua ,Portsmouth , andRochester [ 54] [ 55] ^d Concord , anotherbranch campus is inManchester ^ "Our Institutions" .University System of New Hampshire . RetrievedAugust 17, 2024 .^a b c "Southern New Hampshire University" . National Center for Education Statistics. RetrievedAugust 16, 2024 .^ "New Hampshire College & University Council" . RetrievedMarch 23, 2018 .^ "Our Colleges" . Community College System of New Hampshire. RetrievedAugust 19, 2014 .^a b "Colleges & Universities Approved to Operate in the State of New Hampshire" (PDF) . NH Department of Education. RetrievedMay 23, 2019 .^a b "Great Bay Community College" . National Center for Education Statistics. RetrievedAugust 19, 2024 .^ "History" . Great Bay Community College. RetrievedSeptember 20, 2016 .^a b "Lakes Region Community College" . National Center for Education Statistics. RetrievedAugust 19, 2024 .^ "About LRCC" . Lakes Region Community College. RetrievedSeptember 20, 2016 .^a b "Manchester Community College" . National Center for Education Statistics. RetrievedAugust 19, 2024 .^ "About" . Manchester Community College. RetrievedSeptember 20, 2016 .^a b "Nashua Community College" . National Center for Education Statistics. RetrievedAugust 19, 2024 .^ "About Us" . Nashua Community College. RetrievedSeptember 20, 2016 .^a b "NHTI - Concord's Community College" . National Center for Education Statistics. RetrievedAugust 19, 2024 .^ "About NHTI" . NHTI, Concord's Community College. RetrievedSeptember 20, 2016 .^a b "River Valley Community College" . National Center for Education Statistics. RetrievedAugust 19, 2024 .^ "About RVCC" . River Valley Community College. RetrievedSeptember 20, 2016 .^a b "White Mountains Community College" . National Center for Education Statistics. RetrievedAugust 19, 2024 .^ "History" . White Mountains Community College. RetrievedSeptember 20, 2016 .^a b "Keene State College" . National Center for Education Statistics. RetrievedAugust 19, 2024 .^ "Quick Facts" . Keene State College. RetrievedDecember 1, 2007 .^a b "Plymouth State University" . National Center for Education Statistics. RetrievedAugust 19, 2024 .^ "History of Plymouth State" . Plymouth State University. Archived fromthe original on November 6, 2007. RetrievedDecember 1, 2007 .^a b "University of New Hampshire - Main Campus" . National Center for Education Statistics. RetrievedAugust 19, 2024 .^ "Land-, Sea- and Space-Grant Institution" . University of New Hampshire. RetrievedDecember 1, 2007 .^a b "University of New Hampshire at Manchester" . National Center for Education Statistics. RetrievedAugust 19, 2024 .^ "University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online" .National Center for Education Statistics . RetrievedAugust 19, 2024 .^ The University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies is the formal name for the Manchester campus and its online program. The National Center for Education Statistics distinguishes between the online program (which it calls the University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online) and on campus program (which it calls the University of New Hampshire at Manchester); enrollment figures for both are added together here. ^ "About the University of New Hampshire at Manchester" . University of New Hampshire at Manchester. Archived fromthe original on October 11, 2007. RetrievedDecember 1, 2007 .^a b "University of New Hampshire - School of Law" . National Center for Education Statistics. RetrievedAugust 19, 2024 .^ "UNH Law" . Franklin Pierce Law Center. RetrievedDecember 1, 2007 .^a b "Antioch University - New England" . National Center for Education Statistics. RetrievedAugust 19, 2024 .^ "ANE History" . Antioch University New England. Archived fromthe original on September 27, 2007. RetrievedDecember 1, 2007 .^a b "Colby-Sawyer College" . National Center for Education Statistics. RetrievedAugust 19, 2024 .^ "Our Story" . Colby-Sawyer College. Archived fromthe original on December 25, 2007. RetrievedDecember 1, 2007 .^a b "Dartmouth College" . National Center for Education Statistics. RetrievedAugust 19, 2024 .^ "Facts" . Dartmouth College. Archived fromthe original on November 26, 2006. RetrievedDecember 1, 2007 .^a b "Franklin Pierce University" . National Center for Education Statistics. RetrievedAugust 19, 2024 .^ "About Franklin Pierce College" . Franklin Pierce College. Archived fromthe original on November 15, 2007. RetrievedDecember 1, 2007 .^ "Facts Sheet" . Hellenic American University. RetrievedJune 6, 2015 .^a b "New England College" . National Center for Education Statistics. RetrievedAugust 19, 2024 .^ "NEC Presidential Search (Updated: 10/15/07)" . New England College. Archived fromthe original on July 3, 2007. RetrievedDecember 1, 2007 .^a b "Rivier University" . National Center for Education Statistics. RetrievedAugust 19, 2024 .^ "History" . Rivier University. Archived fromthe original on July 31, 2012. RetrievedJuly 5, 2012 .^a b "Saint Anselm College" . National Center for Education Statistics. RetrievedAugust 19, 2024 .^ "About Us: College at a Glance" . Saint Anselm College. Archived fromthe original on October 28, 2007. RetrievedDecember 1, 2007 .^a b "St. Joseph School of Nursing" . National Center for Education Statistics. RetrievedAugust 16, 2024 .^ "Our Mission, Values & History" . St. Joseph School of Nursing. RetrievedAugust 16, 2024 .^ "History" . Southern New Hampshire University. Archived fromthe original on September 22, 2012. RetrievedDecember 1, 2007 .^a b "Thomas More College of Liberal Arts" . National Center for Education Statistics. RetrievedAugust 19, 2024 .^ "History & Purpose" . Thomas M ore College of Liberal Arts. RetrievedDecember 1, 2007 .^a b c "Closed School Transcripts: Closed Colleges & Universities" . New Hampshire Postsecondary Education Commission. RetrievedMay 15, 2017 .^ "Manchester - Programs at this Campus" . MCPHS University. Archived fromthe original on October 12, 2016. RetrievedOctober 11, 2016 .^ "Facts & Figures" . Granite State College. Archived fromthe original on December 23, 2007. RetrievedDecember 1, 2007 .^ "Granite State College" . National Center for Education Statistics. RetrievedSeptember 23, 2016 .
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