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, 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, one out of state institution offer courses and degrees at locations in New Hampshire, and twenty one academic institutions were formerly active in the state.

The state's three public universities are administered by the University System of New Hampshire. New Hampshire is also served by a network of seven public 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, and up to Southern New Hampshire University, whose combined online and in-person enrollment is over 160,000.

The New Hampshire College & University Council is a consortium of 19 of the state's public and private institutions of higher education.

Extant institutions

Institution Location(s) Control Type Enrollment Founded Great Bay Community College Portsmouth Public Associates college1,4621945 Lakes Region Community College Laconia Public Associates college7351967 Manchester Community College Manchester Public Associates college2,0811945 Nashua Community College Nashua Public Associates college1,3421970 NHTI, Concord's Community College Concord Public Associates college2,6571965 River Valley Community College Claremont, Keene and Lebanon Public Associates college6771968 White Mountains Community College Berlin and Littleton Public Associates college5771966 Keene State College Keene Public Master's university2,8481909 Plymouth State University Plymouth Public Master's university3,7071871 University of New Hampshire Durham Public Research university13,5541866 University of New Hampshire at Manchester Manchester Public Baccalaureate college2,1411985 University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law Concord Public Law school7181973 Antioch University New England Keene Private Master's university9921964 Colby-Sawyer College New London Private Baccalaureate college9721837 Dartmouth College Hanover Private Research university6,9381769 Franklin Pierce University Rindge Private Master's university1,6541962 Hellenic American University Nashua Private Not classified3242004 New England College Henniker Private Master's university3,2751946 Rivier University Nashua Private(Catholic) Master's university2,7771933 Saint Anselm College Goffstown Private(Catholic) Baccalaureate college2,1111889St. Joseph School of NursingNashua Private(Catholic)Special-focus two-year institution951908 Southern New Hampshire University Manchester Private Master's university189,5311932 Thomas More College of Liberal Arts Merrimack Private(Catholic) Baccalaureate college971978Upper Valley Educators InstituteLebanonPrivateNot classified512010

Defunct institutions Institution Location(s) Founded Closed American College of History & Legal Studies Salem 2010 2015 Belknap College Center Harbor 1963 1974 Canaan College Canaan 1961 1973 Castle College Windham 1963 1999 Chester College of New England Chester 1965 2012 Concord College Concord 1887 1973 Daniel Webster College Nashua 1965 2017 Franconia College Franconia 1963 1978 Granite State College Nine locations19722023 Gunstock College Gilford 1965 1969 Lebanon College Lebanon19562014Magdalen College of the Liberal ArtsWarner 1974 2024 McIntosh College Dover 1896 2009 Mount Saint Mary College Manchester/Hooksett 1893 1978 Mount Washington College Manchester 1900 2016 Nathaniel Hawthorne College Antrim 1962 1988 New Hampshire Institute of Art Manchester 1898 2019 Notre Dame College Manchester 1950 2002 Pierce College for Women Concord 1951 1972 St. Anthony College Hudson 1954 1979 St. John International University Concord/Turin, Italy 2008 2014

Out-of-state institutions Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences offers a Doctor of Pharmacy, Master of Physician Assistant Studies, Master of Science in Occupational Therapy, Master of Science in Nursing, and a post-baccalaureate Bachelor of Science in Nursing at its location in Manchester.

Unaccredited institutions Three schools are recognized by the state as a degree-granting institution, but have not been accredited by a recognized accrediting body:

The following institution has candidacy status with New England Commission of Higher Education and are seeking full accreditation: American University of Madaba — Concord, New Hamsphire

The following two institutions do not currently have candidacy status with New England Commission of Higher Education or any other recognized accrediting body: New England Aeronautical Institute - Portsmouth, NH Signum University - Bedford, New Hampshire

See also Higher education in the United States List of college athletic programs in New Hampshire List of recognized higher education accreditation organizations Lists of American institutions of higher education Lists of universities and colleges Lists of universities and colleges by country

Notes

Two institutions are approved to operate in New Hampshire, but lacking academic accreditation: Signum University (which has announced its intent to seek accreditation) and the Upper Valley Educators Institute (which has candidacy status with the New England Commission of Higher Education). The types listed here are as categorized in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The nine locations were Claremont, Concord, Conway, Lebanon, Littleton, Manchester, Nashua, Portsmouth, and Rochester The University of New Hampshire School of Law is in Concord, another branch campus is in Manchester

References

External links US Department of Education listing of accredited institutions in New Hampshire List of colleges and universities in New Hampshire viewable in Google Earth