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434with a Strong ROI verdict
College Scorecard · 2026 release
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20 matching colleges · Showing 1–20
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Payback guideStrong ≤5 yearsSolid ≤10Slow ≤20Weak >20 or no payback
New Hampshire 20 matching
View state rankingWeak ROI
Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH
Net price / year$36,708Payback75 years
Solid ROI
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
Durham, NH
Net price / year$23,805Payback5.3 years
Strong ROI
Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH
Net price / year$29,519Payback2.4 years
Solid ROI
Plymouth State University
Plymouth, NH
Net price / year$19,216Payback8.6 years
Slow ROI
Keene State College
Keene, NH
Net price / year$17,887Payback11.9 years
Weak ROI
NHTI-Concord's Community College
Concord, NH
Net price / year$18,011Payback61.8 years
Solid ROI
Saint Anselm College
Manchester, NH
Net price / year$34,779Payback5.6 years
Weak ROI
Manchester Community College
Manchester, NH
Net price / year$14,143Payback40.2 years
Weak ROI
Great Bay Community College
Portsmouth, NH
Net price / year$15,768PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Rivier University
Nashua, NH
Net price / year$28,082Payback28.9 years
Strong ROI
University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online
Manchester, NH
Net price / year$10,864Payback2.4 years
Weak ROI
Nashua Community College
Nashua, NH
Net price / year$23,154PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
New England College
Henniker, NH
Net price / year$26,972PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Franklin Pierce University
Rindge, NH
Net price / year$27,154Payback21.8 years
Weak ROI
Colby-Sawyer College
New London, NH
Net price / year$27,431PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
River Valley Community College
Claremont, NH
Net price / year$14,804PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
Lakes Region Community College
Laconia, NH
Net price / year$13,124Payback9.3 years
Weak ROI
White Mountains Community College
Berlin, NH
Net price / year$15,474PaybackNot available
Strong ROI
University of New Hampshire at Manchester
Manchester, NH
Net price / year$9,992Payback2.2 years
Weak ROI
Empire Beauty School-Hooksett
Hooksett, NH
Net price / year$10,549PaybackNot available