COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 183026PRIVATE NONPROFIT

MANCHESTER, NH

Southern New Hampshire University

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$36,708Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate43.8%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$67,139working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$21,082completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$67,139
Median earnings 5 years after completion$63,467

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$36,441
$30,001–48,000$36,536
$48,001–75,000$36,641
$75,001–110,000$37,704
$110,001+$38,025

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion43.8%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention60.5%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients48.8%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share58.2%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid22.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort6,687federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates163,164IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate99.5%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$21,082

22,089 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

30 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 1,010 working graduates$98,032 earnings · $31,470 debt →Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's Degree · 81 working graduates$94,942 earnings · $32,034 debt →Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 696 working graduates$81,533 earnings · $36,709 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 80 working graduates$81,489 earnings · $29,252 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 3,063 working graduates$75,423 earnings · $32,001 debt →Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 276 working graduates$74,693 earnings · $27,796 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 824 working graduates$70,181 earnings · $34,900 debt →MathematicsBachelor's Degree · 199 working graduates$68,414 earnings · $30,833 debt →Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree · 298 working graduates$67,194 earnings · $22,164 debt →Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree · 833 working graduates$66,656 earnings · $29,084 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 213 working graduates$66,094 earnings · $29,255 debt →Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree · 624 working graduates$63,292 earnings · $35,924 debt →Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree · 577 working graduates$61,027 earnings · $31,000 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree · 622 working graduates$60,698 earnings · $24,500 debt →Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree · 470 working graduates$59,801 earnings · $27,799 debt →Public HealthBachelor's Degree · 134 working graduates$58,520 earnings · $34,162 debt →Computer Software and Media ApplicationsBachelor's Degree · 111 working graduates$57,772 earnings · $28,252 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree · 241 working graduates$56,716 earnings · $24,040 debt →Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's Degree · 237 working graduates$55,733 earnings · $32,256 debt →Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · 116 working graduates$54,407 earnings · $27,000 debt →Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree · 210 working graduates$52,988 earnings · $22,232 debt →Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree · 549 working graduates$52,547 earnings · $19,592 debt →Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree · 397 working graduates$51,370 earnings · $33,260 debt →Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsBachelor's Degree · 79 working graduates$51,355 earnings · $31,149 debt →Social Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 104 working graduates$50,491 earnings · $35,354 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 1,216 working graduates$49,769 earnings · $34,547 debt →Human Services, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 341 working graduates$49,508 earnings · $36,787 debt →HistoryBachelor's Degree · 223 working graduates$49,113 earnings · $31,683 debt →English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 158 working graduates$47,103 earnings · $31,808 debt →Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's Degree · 423 working graduates$39,966 earnings · $33,490 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.