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. There are currently 23 such institutions operating in the state, including seven universities, two art schools, and one law school, as well as a number of undergraduate associates and baccalaureate colleges. In addition, four out-of-state institutions offer courses and degrees at locations in New Hampshire, and ten academic institutions were formerly active in the state.
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. The newest is the University of New Hampshire at Manchester, founded as the state's fifth public university in 1985. Enrollment sizes range from small, liberal arts colleges with fewer than 100 students to the flagship state school University of New Hampshire in Durham, which serves over 14,000 students.
The active institutions included on this list are all accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, with three exceptions.[2] Antioch University New England is accredited by the North Central Association of Schools and Colleges and the Higher Learning Commission,[3] and The College of Saint Mary Magdalen by the American Academy for Liberal Education.[4] Lebanon College is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology for its Radiography program[5][6] and by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools for Associates degrees in numerous other fields.[7]
Active institutions [edit]
| School |
Location(s)[8] |
Control[8] |
Type[8][b] |
Enrollment
(2005)[8] |
Founded |
| Antioch University New England |
Keene |
Private |
Doctoral/research university |
898 |
1964[9] |
| Colby-Sawyer College |
New London |
Private |
Baccalaureate college |
971 |
1837[10] |
| The College of Saint Mary Magdalen |
Warner |
Private
(Catholic) |
Baccalaureate college |
69 |
1974[11] |
| Community College System of New Hampshire |
Seven locations[e][12] |
Public |
Associates colleges |
24,000+[12] |
1965[13] |
| Daniel Webster College |
Nashua |
Private
(for-profit) |
Baccalaureate college |
963 |
1965[14] |
| Dartmouth College |
Hanover |
Private |
Research university |
5,780 |
1769[15] |
| Franklin Pierce University |
Rindge |
Private |
Baccalaureate college |
2,642[c] |
1962[16] |
| Granite State College |
Concord |
Public |
Baccalaureate college |
1,540 |
1972[17] |
| Hesser College |
Five locations[d][18] |
Private
(for-profit) |
Baccalaureate college |
3,440 |
1900[19] |
| Keene State College |
Keene |
Public |
Master's university |
4,846 |
1909[20] |
| Lebanon College |
Lebanon |
Private |
Associates college |
322 |
1956[21] |
| New England College |
Henniker and Online[22] |
Private |
Baccalaureate college |
1,367 |
1946[23] |
| New Hampshire Institute of Art |
Manchester |
Private |
Special-focus institution |
220 |
1898[24] |
| Plymouth State University |
Plymouth |
Public |
Master's university |
5,264 |
1871[25] |
| Rivier University |
Nashua |
Private
(Catholic) |
Master's university |
2,216 |
1933[26] |
| Saint Anselm College |
Goffstown |
Private
(Catholic) |
Baccalaureate college |
1,986 |
1889[27] |
| Southern New Hampshire University |
Manchester |
Private |
Master's university |
6,186 |
1932[28] |
| Thomas More College of Liberal Arts |
Merrimack |
Private
(Catholic) |
Baccalaureate college |
84 |
1978[29] |
| University of New Hampshire |
Durham |
Public |
Research university |
14,511 |
1866[30] |
| University of New Hampshire at Manchester |
Manchester |
Public |
Baccalaureate college |
1,096 |
1985[31] |
| University of New Hampshire School of Law |
Concord |
Private |
Special-focus institution |
498 |
1973[32] |
Out-of-state institutions [edit]
Defunct institutions [edit]
The Forest Hill House, formerly a hotel, was purchased by
Franconia College in 1960.
[36] The college closed due to bankruptcy in 1978.
[37]
See also [edit]
- ^a Two institutions, St. Joseph School of Nursing and Hellenic American University, are listed by the New Hampshire Postsecondary Education Commission as approved to operate in New Hampshire, but lacking academic accreditation.
- ^b The types listed here are as categorized in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
- ^c This count includes 1,635 in Franklin Pierce College and 1,007 in Franklin Pierce College-Graduate and Professional Studies, although the latter was closed in 2006.
- ^d The five locations are Concord, Manchester, Nashua, Portsmouth, and Salem.
- ^e The seven locations are Berlin, Claremont, Concord (NHTI), Laconia, Manchester (Manchester Community College), Nashua, and Stratham. The system also maintains academic centers in Littleton, Woodsville, Derry, and Portsmouth as satellites of the above-listed colleges.
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