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Is Southern New Hampshire University worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Southern New Hampshire, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Heavy lift
Southern New Hampshire lands in the heavy lift band for a typical family. The combination of $36,708 in yearly net price and $21,082 in median debt asks a lot relative to median earnings of $50,318. For context, Southern New Hampshire's net price runs about 45% above the typical 4-year, private nonprofit school. This does not make the school wrong for every student, but it does mean the price deserves a closer test.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 1237 similar 4-year, private nonprofit schools
This school
$33,163
/yrAverage school like this
$22,837
/yrThis weighs on your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $10,326 more per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $41,000 in extra cost.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price is doing real work against the score and raises the financing burden quickly.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$36,708
Median earnings 10 years out
$50,318
Median debt at graduation
$21,082
Graduation rate
44%
At Southern New Hampshire, a typical graduate carries about $21,082 in student debt and earns roughly $50,318 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $240 per month, or 6% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
Southern New Hampshire is a private nonprofit four year school in Manchester, NH. Private pricing can swing more dramatically based on aid, so your personalized score matters more here than the national average view alone.
Similar schools worth comparing
These schools share a similar sector, geography, or price range.
Private nonprofit 4-year
Saint Anselm
Manchester, NH
Worth-It Score: 67/100
Median net price: $34,779
Private nonprofit 4-year
Dartmouth
Hanover, NH
Worth-It Score: 90/100
Median net price: $29,519
Private nonprofit 4-year
Rivier
Nashua, NH
Worth-It Score: 44/100
Median net price: $28,082
Private nonprofit 4-year
Colby-Sawyer
New London, NH
Worth-It Score: 41/100
Median net price: $27,431
Private nonprofit 4-year
Franklin Pierce
Rindge, NH
Worth-It Score: 44/100
Median net price: $27,154
Common questions about Southern New Hampshire
The median net price at Southern New Hampshire is $36,708 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
Get your personalized Worth-It score
National averages are a starting point. Plug in your actual aid offer, intended major, and family situation to get a score that reflects your specific picture.
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →