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Most affordable private colleges in New Hampshire

9 private colleges in New Hampshire report net price data, ranging from $17,322 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $26,483. New Hampshire's private colleges run a bit higher than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.

Median net price in New Hampshire

$26,483

National median for private colleges

$15,832

private colleges reporting in New Hampshire

9

The most affordable private colleges in New Hampshire, ranked by net price

1

Dartmouth College

NH

Net price

$17,322

Receive grant aid

46%

2

Thomas More College of Liberal Arts

NH

Net price

$19,195

Receive grant aid

96%

3

Magdalen College

NH

Net price

$20,058

Receive grant aid

100%

4

Franklin Pierce University

NH

Net price

$25,557

Receive grant aid

100%

5

Colby-Sawyer College

NH

Net price

$26,483

Receive grant aid

100%

6

Rivier University

NH

Net price

$28,227

Receive grant aid

98%

7

New England College

NH

Net price

$30,280

Receive grant aid

96%

8

Southern New Hampshire University

NH

Net price

$33,163

Receive grant aid

67%

9

Saint Anselm College

NH

Net price

$35,091

Receive grant aid

100%

What makes a school affordable here

In New Hampshire, the most affordable private colleges share two things in common. First, low published net prices reflect both reasonable sticker prices and meaningful institutional or state aid. Second, a high share of students receive grant aid. At Dartmouth College, the most affordable on this list, 46% of students receive grant aid. Net price reflects what a typical family actually pays, not the sticker price you see at first glance. A school with a $50,000 sticker price and a $10,000 net price is more affordable for most families than a school with a $20,000 sticker and a $19,000 net price.

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Affordability rankings use publicly available federal higher-ed cost data. Net price reflects the average cost a family pays after grants and scholarships are subtracted from total cost of attendance, for the 2022-23 reporting year. See full methodology →