🎓 New Hampshire Colleges & Universities

Public Universities, Community Colleges and Private Institutions

About this guide: New Hampshire offers a diverse higher-education system that includes public universities and colleges, seven community colleges, and a wide range of private nonprofit colleges and universities. This guide brings together the major degree-granting higher-education institutions in the state, along with their addresses and official websites.

📊 New Hampshire Higher Education at a Glance

New Hampshire's public higher-education system includes the University System of New Hampshire and the Community College System of New Hampshire. USNH currently includes the University of New Hampshire, Plymouth State University, and Keene State College. CCSNH consists of seven community colleges serving communities throughout the state.

3

PUBLIC 4-YEAR INSTITUTIONS

7

COMMUNITY COLLEGES

12

PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS

22

TOTAL INSTITUTIONS

📌 Counting note: The public count includes the three current USNH four-year institutions and the seven colleges of the Community College System of New Hampshire. UNH Manchester and the UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law are treated as University of New Hampshire campuses/schools rather than separate universities. Granite State College is not counted separately because it has been integrated into the University of New Hampshire's College of Professional Studies structure.

🏛️ Public 4-Year Colleges & Universities — 3

#	Institution	Address	Official Website
1	University of New Hampshire	105 Main Street, Durham, NH 03824	unh.edu
2	Keene State College	229 Main Street, Keene, NH 03435	keene.edu
3	Plymouth State University	17 High Street, Plymouth, NH 03264	plymouth.edu

🏫 Public Community Colleges — 7

#	Institution	Address	Official Website
1	Great Bay Community College	320 Corporate Drive, Portsmouth, NH 03801	greatbay.edu
2	Lakes Region Community College	379 Belmont Road, Laconia, NH 03246	lrcc.edu
3	Manchester Community College	1066 Front Street, Manchester, NH 03102	mccnh.edu
4	Nashua Community College	505 Amherst Street, Nashua, NH 03063	nashuacc.edu
5	NHTI – Concord's Community College	31 College Drive, Concord, NH 03301	nhti.edu
6	River Valley Community College	1 College Place, Claremont, NH 03743	rivervalley.edu
7	White Mountains Community College	2020 Riverside Drive, Berlin, NH 03570	wmcc.edu

🏢 Private Colleges & Universities — 12

New Hampshire has a strong private higher-education sector that includes liberal arts colleges, research universities, professional universities, graduate institutions, and specialized nursing and liberal arts institutions. The institutions below are current private degree-granting institutions identified in national and New Hampshire higher-education sources.

#	Institution	Address	Official Website
1	Antioch University New England	40 Avon Street, Keene, NH 03431	antioch.edu/new-england
2	Colby-Sawyer College	541 Main Street, New London, NH 03257	colby-sawyer.edu
3	Dartmouth College	Hanover, NH 03755	dartmouth.edu
4	Franklin Pierce University	40 University Drive, Rindge, NH 03461	franklinpierce.edu
5	Magdalen College of the Liberal Arts	511 Kearsarge Mountain Road, Warner, NH 03278	magdalen.edu
6	New England College	98 Bridge Street, Henniker, NH 03242	nec.edu
7	Rivier University	420 South Main Street, Nashua, NH 03060	rivier.edu
8	Saint Anselm College	100 Saint Anselm Drive, Manchester, NH 03102	anselm.edu
9	Saint Joseph School of Nursing	5 Woodward Avenue, Nashua, NH 03060	sjhs-nh.org
10	Southern New Hampshire University	2500 North River Road, Manchester, NH 03106	snhu.edu
11	Thomas More College of Liberal Arts	6 Manchester Street, Merrimack, NH 03054	thomasmorecollege.edu
12	Upper Valley Educators Institute	22 Maynard Street, Keene, NH 03431	uvei.edu

📋 New Hampshire Higher-Education Summary

3

PUBLIC 4-YEAR

7

COMMUNITY COLLEGES

12

PRIVATE

22

TOTAL

📌 Important Note About the List

New Hampshire's public four-year higher-education system is administered through the University System of New Hampshire. Its current institutions are the University of New Hampshire, Plymouth State University, and Keene State College.

The Community College System of New Hampshire consists of seven public community colleges: Great Bay Community College, Lakes Region Community College, Manchester Community College, Nashua Community College, NHTI – Concord's Community College, River Valley Community College, and White Mountains Community College.

University of New Hampshire Manchester and the UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law are included under the University of New Hampshire rather than counted as separate universities.

Granite State College is not listed separately because its academic operations have been incorporated into the University of New Hampshire's College of Professional Studies.

This article focuses on colleges, universities, community colleges, and degree-granting higher-education institutions. It does not attempt to list every private career school, trade school, beauty school, or short-term vocational training provider operating in New Hampshire.

📚 Sources / References

1. University System of New Hampshire — Our Institutions
Official information about the current USNH institutions and their campuses and addresses.
USNH — Our Institutions

2. University System of New Hampshire
Official information about New Hampshire's public four-year higher-education system and its current institutions.
University System of New Hampshire

3. Community College System of New Hampshire — Locations
Official list of the seven public community colleges and their current primary addresses.
CCSNH — Locations

4. New Hampshire Department of Education — Degree Granting Directory
New Hampshire's state higher-education directory identifying institutions authorized to operate and award degrees in the state.
NH Department of Education — Degree Granting Directory

5. Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education
Current national database of higher-education institutions in New Hampshire, including public and private institutions and institutional classifications.
Carnegie — New Hampshire Institutions

6. New Hampshire Department of Education — Postsecondary Education
State information concerning New Hampshire's public and private postsecondary education system.
New Hampshire Department of Education

Last reviewed: August 2026

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