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Cheapest Colleges in New Hampshire

Name: New Hampshire College Net Price Rankings
Creator: PlainCampus

Private campuses outnumber public ones on this New Hampshire list (14 vs 11); Empire Beauty School-Somersworth still leads on average net price at $9,170.

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$9,170
Cheapest net price: $18,489
New Hampshire median: 25
Schools ranked

Empire Beauty School-Somersworth has the lowest average net price in New Hampshire among Scorecard reporters

According to the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, Empire Beauty School-Somersworth posts the lowest average net price in New Hampshire at $9,170 among 25 ranked schools, with the state median 8% above the $17,124 national median. Net price is what students paid after grant aid, not sticker tuition, and can reflect a narrow enrollment mix at specialty schools.

Data source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard

Cheapest net price: $9,170
New Hampshire median: $18,489
Schools ranked: 25
National median: $17,124

Data updated August 2026 · IPEDS 2022–23 vintage

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Empire Beauty School-Somersworth has the lowest average net price in New Hampshire at $9,170/year, and the state's median net price is 8% above the $17,124 national median across 4,965 schools.

$9,170
cheapest ranked net price: $18,489
New Hampshire median net price: 11 public / 14 private
schools in this ranking: $16,908
avg net price, <$30K income families

Average net price blends every income bracket; families under $30k average $16,908 here. Loans are excluded, open a school profile for the bracket table before treating one average as a personal cost.

Sticker tuition and real net price diverge most at Dartmouth College, where in-state published tuition of $68,268 falls to an average net price of $29,519 after aid, a $38,749 gap, the widest sticker-to-net gap among ranked New Hampshire schools.

Private campuses outnumber public ones here (14 vs 11). A low figure at a small religious or specialty school can reflect a narrow enrollment mix, check sector and enrollment beside the price.

Every ranked New Hampshire school is listed below. Here is how their average net prices spread:

New Hampshire net-price distribution

Average net price after aid · 25 Scorecard-reporting schools

$42,740 more affordable than 0% of 25 New Hampshire colleges

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Each bar is a $5K-wide band; taller bars hold more New Hampshire colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · 2022–23

New Hampshire's 25 cheapest colleges by real net price

Empire Beauty School-SomersworthSomersworth, NH · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $9,170
Net price (<$30K income): $8,268
Median debt: $6,333
Median earnings, 6yr: $18,595
Enrollment: 184

University of New Hampshire at ManchesterManchester, NH · Public

Avg net price: $9,992
Net price (<$30K income): $3,181
Median debt: $26,814
Median earnings, 6yr: $53,671
Enrollment: 663

Empire Beauty School-HooksettHooksett, NH · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $10,549
Net price (<$30K income): $10,813
Median debt: $7,942
Median earnings, 6yr: $35,629
Enrollment: 306

Empire Beauty School-LaconiaLaconia, NH · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $11,382
Net price (<$30K income): $11,382
Median debt: $7,942
Median earnings, 6yr: $35,629
Enrollment: 92

Lakes Region Community CollegeLaconia, NH · Public

Avg net price: $13,124
Net price (<$30K income): $12,270
Median debt: $18,525
Median earnings, 6yr: $37,104
Enrollment: 735

Keene Beauty AcademyKeene, NH · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $14,027
Net price (<$30K income): $12,620
Median debt: $9,833
Median earnings, 6yr: -
Enrollment: 50

Manchester Community CollegeManchester, NH · Public

Avg net price: $14,143
Net price (<$30K income): $11,338
Median debt: $15,060
Median earnings, 6yr: $38,656
Enrollment: 2,081

River Valley Community CollegeClaremont, NH · Public

Avg net price: $14,804
Net price (<$30K income): $13,183
Median debt: $16,226
Median earnings, 6yr: $41,242
Enrollment: 677

White Mountains Community CollegeBerlin, NH · Public

Avg net price: $15,474
Net price (<$30K income): $14,004
Median debt: $11,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $30,905
Enrollment: 577

Great Bay Community CollegePortsmouth, NH · Public

Avg net price: $15,768
Net price (<$30K income): $13,237
Median debt: $13,828
Median earnings, 6yr: $39,867
Enrollment: 1,462

Keene State CollegeKeene, NH · Public

Avg net price: $17,887
Net price (<$30K income): $12,192
Median debt: $25,749
Median earnings, 6yr: $46,649
Enrollment: 2,848

NHTI-Concord's Community CollegeConcord, NH · Public

Avg net price: $18,011
Net price (<$30K income): $14,790
Median debt: $14,650
Median earnings, 6yr: $41,421
Enrollment: 2,657

Thomas More College of Liberal ArtsMerrimack, NH · Private nonprofit

Avg net price: $18,489
Net price (<$30K income): $10,433
Median debt: $25,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $40,173
Enrollment: 97

Plymouth State UniversityPlymouth, NH · Public

Avg net price: $19,216
Net price (<$30K income): $14,676
Median debt: $26,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $46,466
Enrollment: 3,707

Nashua Community CollegeNashua, NH · Public

Avg net price: $23,154
Net price (<$30K income): $21,030
Median debt: $11,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $39,161
Enrollment: 1,342

University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, NH · Public

Avg net price: $23,805
Net price (<$30K income): $16,523
Median debt: $26,814
Median earnings, 6yr: $53,671
Enrollment: 13,554

New England CollegeHenniker, NH · Private nonprofit

Avg net price: $26,972
Net price (<$30K income): $25,598
Median debt: $26,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $31,050
Enrollment: 3,275

Franklin Pierce UniversityRindge, NH · Private nonprofit

Avg net price: $27,154
Net price (<$30K income): $19,364
Median debt: $27,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $45,563
Enrollment: 1,654

Colby-Sawyer CollegeNew London, NH · Private nonprofit

Avg net price: $27,431
Net price (<$30K income): $22,456
Median debt: $27,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $37,935
Enrollment: 972

Rivier UniversityNashua, NH · Private nonprofit

Avg net price: $28,082
Net price (<$30K income): $23,321
Median debt: $26,956
Median earnings, 6yr: $54,599
Enrollment: 2,777

Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH · Private nonprofit

Avg net price: $29,519
Net price (<$30K income): $41
Median debt: $17,500
Median earnings, 6yr: $82,541
Enrollment: 6,938

Paul Mitchell the School-PortsmouthPortsmouth, NH · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $29,986
Net price (<$30K income): $29,986
Median debt: $9,833
Median earnings, 6yr: -
Enrollment: 73

Saint Anselm CollegeManchester, NH · Private nonprofit

Avg net price: $34,779
Net price (<$30K income): $25,143
Median debt: $27,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $63,347
Enrollment: 2,111

Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, NH · Private nonprofit

Avg net price: $36,708
Net price (<$30K income): $36,441
Median debt: $21,082
Median earnings, 6yr: $41,945
Enrollment: 189,531

Harmony Health Care InstituteMerrimack, NH · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $42,740
Net price (<$30K income): $40,410
Median debt: $12,685
Median earnings, 6yr: -
Enrollment: 153

#	College	Avg net price	Net price (<$30K income)	Median debt	Median earnings, 6yr	Enrollment
1	Empire Beauty School-SomersworthSomersworth, NH · Private for-profit	$9,170	$8,268	$6,333	$18,595	184
2	University of New Hampshire at ManchesterManchester, NH · Public	$9,992	$3,181	$26,814	$53,671	663
3	Empire Beauty School-HooksettHooksett, NH · Private for-profit	$10,549	$10,813	$7,942	$35,629	306
4	Empire Beauty School-LaconiaLaconia, NH · Private for-profit	$11,382	$11,382	$7,942	$35,629	92
5	Lakes Region Community CollegeLaconia, NH · Public	$13,124	$12,270	$18,525	$37,104	735
6	Keene Beauty AcademyKeene, NH · Private for-profit	$14,027	$12,620	$9,833	-	50
7	Manchester Community CollegeManchester, NH · Public	$14,143	$11,338	$15,060	$38,656	2,081
8	River Valley Community CollegeClaremont, NH · Public	$14,804	$13,183	$16,226	$41,242	677
9	White Mountains Community CollegeBerlin, NH · Public	$15,474	$14,004	$11,000	$30,905	577
10	Great Bay Community CollegePortsmouth, NH · Public	$15,768	$13,237	$13,828	$39,867	1,462
11	Keene State CollegeKeene, NH · Public	$17,887	$12,192	$25,749	$46,649	2,848
12	NHTI-Concord's Community CollegeConcord, NH · Public	$18,011	$14,790	$14,650	$41,421	2,657
13	Thomas More College of Liberal ArtsMerrimack, NH · Private nonprofit	$18,489	$10,433	$25,000	$40,173	97
14	Plymouth State UniversityPlymouth, NH · Public	$19,216	$14,676	$26,000	$46,466	3,707
15	Nashua Community CollegeNashua, NH · Public	$23,154	$21,030	$11,000	$39,161	1,342
16	University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, NH · Public	$23,805	$16,523	$26,814	$53,671	13,554
17	New England CollegeHenniker, NH · Private nonprofit	$26,972	$25,598	$26,000	$31,050	3,275
18	Franklin Pierce UniversityRindge, NH · Private nonprofit	$27,154	$19,364	$27,000	$45,563	1,654
19	Colby-Sawyer CollegeNew London, NH · Private nonprofit	$27,431	$22,456	$27,000	$37,935	972
20	Rivier UniversityNashua, NH · Private nonprofit	$28,082	$23,321	$26,956	$54,599	2,777
21	Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH · Private nonprofit	$29,519	$41	$17,500	$82,541	6,938
22	Paul Mitchell the School-PortsmouthPortsmouth, NH · Private for-profit	$29,986	$29,986	$9,833	-	73
23	Saint Anselm CollegeManchester, NH · Private nonprofit	$34,779	$25,143	$27,000	$63,347	2,111
24	Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, NH · Private nonprofit	$36,708	$36,441	$21,082	$41,945	189,531
25	Harmony Health Care InstituteMerrimack, NH · Private for-profit	$42,740	$40,410	$12,685	-	153

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What this means for you

Use New Hampshire's ranking as a starting point, real net price depends on your specific financial-aid package.

Empire Beauty School-Somersworth reports the lowest average net price in New Hampshire, but "average" blends every income bracket, check your bracket's figure before assuming it applies to you. View Empire Beauty School-Somersworth
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Figures reflect the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard IPEDS 2022–23 release.

Average net price = the institution-reported average amount students actually paid after all grant and scholarship aid, excluding loans. Only schools with a reported average net price in the DOE College Scorecard dataset are ranked. This page lists the 25 cheapest; the title count is the full Scorecard-reporting cohort for New Hampshire. Schools with fewer than 10 net-price-reporting institutions in a state or territory are not given a dedicated ranking page.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard IPEDS 2022–23

Every figure on PlainCampus is rendered directly from federal Clery Act source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Every ranked figure on this page is queried directly from the DOE College Scorecard dataset at request time; no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

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