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Dartmouth College, the only Ivy League institution in New Hampshire

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. 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, four out-of-state institutions offer courses and degrees at locations in New Hampshire, and fifteen 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. 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.

The New Hampshire College & University Council is a consortium of 21 of the state's public and private institutions of higher education.[2]

The active institutions included on this list are all accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC),[3] with the exception of Antioch University New England, which is accredited by the North Central Association of Schools and Colleges and the Higher Learning Commission.[4]

Extant institutions

Institution[5] Location(s)[6] Control[6] Type[b] Enrollment Founded
Great Bay Community College Portsmouth Public Associates college[7] 2,273[7] 1945[8]
Lakes Region Community College Laconia Public Associates college[9] 1,170[9] 1967[10]
Manchester Community College Manchester Public Associates college[11] 2,968[11] 1945[12]
Nashua Community College Nashua Public Associates college[13] 2,056[13] 1970[14]
NHTI, Concord's Community College Concord Public Associates college[15] 4,349[15] 1965[16]
River Valley Community College Claremont, Keene and Lebanon Public Associates college[17] 954[17] 1968[18]
White Mountains Community College Berlin and Littleton Public Associates college[19] 1,001[19] 1966[20]
Keene State College Keene Public Master's university[21] 4,383[21] 1909[22]
Plymouth State University Plymouth Public Master's university[23] 5,120[23] 1871[24]
University of New Hampshire Durham[d] Public Research university[25] 15,351[25] 1866[26]
University of New Hampshire at Manchester Manchester Public Baccalaureate college[27] 809[27] 1985[28]
University of New Hampshire School of Law Concord Public Law school[29] 253[29] 1973[30]
Antioch University New England Keene Private Master's university[31] 731[31] 1964[32]
Colby-Sawyer College New London Private Baccalaureate college[33] 1,228[33] 1837[34]
Dartmouth College Hanover Private Research university[35] 6,350[35] 1769[36]
Franklin Pierce University Rindge Private Master's university[37] 2,273[37] 1962[38]
Hellenic American University Nashua Private Not classified 324 2004[39]
Magdalen College of the Liberal Arts Warner Private
(Catholic) 		Baccalaureate college[40] 71[40] 1974[41]
New England College Henniker Private Master's university[42] 2,517[42] 1946[43]
Rivier University Nashua Private
(Catholic) 		Master's university[44] 2,599[44] 1933[45]
Saint Anselm College Goffstown Private
(Catholic) 		Baccalaureate college[46] 1,927[46] 1889[47]
Southern New Hampshire University Manchester Private Master's university[48] 61,285[48] 1932[49]
Thomas More College of Liberal Arts Merrimack Private
(Catholic) 		Baccalaureate college[50] 89[50] 1978[51]

Defunct institutions

Institution Location(s)[52] Founded[52] Closed[52]
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 locations[c] 1972 2023
Gunstock College Gilford 1965 1969
Lebanon College Lebanon 1956 2014
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

See also

Notes

References

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  50. ^ a b "Thomas More College of Liberal Arts". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  51. ^ "History & Purpose". Thomas M ore College of Liberal Arts. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
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