Southern New Hampshire University Overview

Southern New Hampshire University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Manchester, New Hampshire. The suburban atmosphere of Manchester makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

What Is Southern New Hampshire University Known For?

• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at SNHU.
• In a recent academic period100% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from SNHU with a bachelor's degree make about $50,318 a year. That's 23% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• It takes the average SNHU student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Southern New Hampshire University?

Contact details for SNHU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2500 North River Road, Manchester, NH 03106-1045
Phone:	603-668-2211
Website:	www.snhu.edu

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How Do I Get Into SNHU?

You can apply to SNHU online at: www.snhu.edu/admission/apply-now

Admission Requirements for SNHU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into SNHU?

With an acceptance rate of 96%, SNHU is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 95%, and the acceptance rate for women is 97%.

Can I Afford Southern New Hampshire University?

The overall average net price of SNHU is $28,739. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At SNHU, approximately 68% of students took out student loans averaging $6,242 a year. That adds up to $24,968 over four years for those students.

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Southern New Hampshire University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 111,599 undergraduate students at SNHU, with 34,316 being full-time and 77,283 being part-time.

There are also 22,746 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 34,316 full-time undergraduates at SNHU, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Southern New Hampshire University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	644
Black or African American	4,179
Hispanic or Latino	3,794
White	19,010
International Students	382
Other Races/Ethnicities	6,307

Geographic Diversity

New Hampshire students aren't the only ones who study at Southern New Hampshire University. At this time, all 50 states and the District of Columbia are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 81 countries are represented at SNHU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Saudi Arabia.

Southern New Hampshire University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	59	917	0	5,571	144	3,485	0	10,176
General Psychology	0	0	0	2,993	0	858	0	3,851
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	1,042	0	1,312	0	0	0	2,354
Criminal Justice & Corrections	228	449	0	895	0	261	0	1,833
Accounting	108	359	0	797	39	412	0	1,715
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	107	15	1,064	0	439	0	1,625
Computer Information Systems	0	360	0	620	0	356	0	1,336
Writing Studies	0	0	0	580	144	155	0	879
Nursing	0	0	0	623	6	231	0	860
Computer Science	53	122	0	631	0	0	0	806
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	0	608	0	179	0	787
General English Literature	0	0	0	202	0	480	0	682
Human Resource Management	156	0	0	0	113	404	0	673
Design & Applied Arts	0	0	0	662	0	0	0	662
Marketing	0	116	0	256	19	225	0	616
Information Technology	0	42	0	336	0	233	0	611
Human Services	0	0	0	602	0	0	0	602
History	0	0	0	315	0	204	0	519
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	0	504	0	0	0	504
Public Health	0	0	0	193	0	221	0	414
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	20	0	142	0	250	0	412
Computer Software & Applications	0	0	0	308	0	0	0	308
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	0	304	0	0	0	304
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	0	179	1	100	0	280
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	0	50	0	223	0	273
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	0	107	0	130	0	0	0	237
Health & Physical Education	0	0	0	109	0	127	0	236
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	0	0	220	0	220
General Social Sciences	0	0	0	190	0	0	0	190
Mathematics	0	0	0	177	0	0	0	177
Educational Administration	0	0	0	1	0	139	28	168
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	0	35	0	128	0	163
General Education	0	0	0	26	74	52	0	152
Computer Engineering	17	0	108	0	0	0	0	125
Economics	0	0	0	83	0	42	0	125
Anthropology	0	0	0	103	0	0	0	103
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	0	0	91	0	0	0	91
Political Science & Government	0	0	0	83	0	0	0	83
Other Psychology	67	0	0	0	0	0	0	67
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	0	15	0	39	0	0	0	54
International Relations & National Security	0	0	0	0	49	0	0	49
Teaching English or French	0	0	0	0	0	43	0	43
Special Education	0	0	0	2	33	1	0	36
Other Business, Management & Marketing	0	0	0	33	0	0	0	33
Management Information Systems	0	0	0	33	0	0	0	33
General Biology	0	0	0	23	0	0	0	23
Mechanical Engineering	0	0	0	19	0	0	0	19
Public Administration	0	0	0	8	8	0	0	16
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	1	0	0	12	0	0	0	13
Construction Engineering	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	13
Air Transportation	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	9
Electrical Engineering	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	8
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	7
Hospitality Management	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	5
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	5
International Business	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	4
Operations Research	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Culinary Arts	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
TOTAL	692	3,656	123	20,986	630	9,475	31	35,593

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Kylejtod at en.wikipedia under License

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