Best colleges in New Hampshire, ranked by ROI

All 20 New Hampshire institutions we profile, ranked by payback years — total net cost divided by earnings above the $48,360 high-school baseline. Federal net price and earnings; payback is our math. (Scorecard, 2026.)

$18,614

Median net price / yr

Scorecard, 2026

$50,750

Median earnings, 10 yrs

Scorecard, 2026

9.3 yrs

Median payback

Our math, 2026

Colleges ranked

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New Hampshire colleges by payback (best first)

#	College	Net price/yr	Earnings 10y	Payback
1	University of New Hampshire at Manchester	$9,992	$66,479	2.2 yrs
2	Dartmouth College	$29,519	$97,434	2.4 yrs
3	University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online	$10,864	$66,479	2.4 yrs
4	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus	$23,805	$66,479	5.3 yrs
5	Saint Anselm College	$34,779	$73,371	5.6 yrs
6	Plymouth State University	$19,216	$57,304	8.6 yrs
7	Lakes Region Community College	$13,124	$51,182	9.3 yrs
8	Keene State College	$17,887	$54,368	11.9 yrs
9	Franklin Pierce University	$27,154	$53,353	21.8 yrs
10	Rivier University	$28,082	$52,248	28.9 yrs
11	Manchester Community College	$14,143	$49,063	40.2 yrs
12	NHTI-Concord's Community College	$18,011	$48,943	61.8 yrs
13	Southern New Hampshire University	$36,708	$50,318	75 yrs
14	Nashua Community College	$23,154	$46,164	no payback
15	River Valley Community College	$14,804	$44,700	no payback
16	Colby-Sawyer College	$27,431	$46,474	no payback
17	Great Bay Community College	$15,768	$42,397	no payback
18	New England College	$26,972	$42,092	no payback
19	White Mountains Community College	$15,474	$35,037	no payback
20	Empire Beauty School-Hooksett	$10,549	$33,546	no payback

College Scorecard (2026), institution-level · ranking and payback are our math. Payback uses institution-wide earnings; a specific major can rank very differently.