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Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH 163,164 Undergrads 36.5% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$41,229
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$36,764
After Aid
Median Earnings
$67,727
5yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$36,764
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$67,727Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$56,870Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate36.5%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.
Average starting age (2015-17)31.9
Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients52.7%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time32.9%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS70.7%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
99.5%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -
ROI Sensitivity AnalysisAssuming 4 Years to Graduation
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$590k
+$120k
+$103k
Median Cost$37k/yr
+$457k
-$13k
-$29k
Full Cost$41k/yr
+$441k
-$29k
-$45k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
32
∞
Median Cost$37k/yr
Never
-22%
Full Cost$41k/yr
Never
-30%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Donor Return35%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Taxpayer Return-51%
Program ROI Analysis
These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →
Certificates
Accounting and Related Services
CertCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$84,256
Natl Median: $44,589
Lifetime Value Added
Not scored
Not scored. Graduates of this program earn more than graduates of the school's associate degree in the same field, and about 1.9× the national median for this credential. That usually means students arrived already holding a degree or years of work experience. Our model assumes a student starting right after high school, so it can't measure what this program added. Earnings are as reported by the College Scorecard. Run it with your own cost and expected pay →
Computer Programming
CertCIP: 1102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,556
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CertCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$27,243
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,702
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CertCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $35,447
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Associate's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
AssocCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$16,500
Earnings (4yr)
$56,716
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
+$47k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
AssocCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$17,800
Earnings (4yr)
$60,698
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
+$85k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
AssocCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$16,500
Earnings (4yr)
$67,194
Natl Median: $54,246
Lifetime Value Added
+$146k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
AssocCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$15,833
Earnings (4yr)
$52,988
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
AssocCIP: 5006
Median Debt
$17,865
Earnings (4yr)
$30,298
Natl Median: $33,186
Lifetime Value Added
-$219k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
AssocCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$19,052
Earnings (4yr)
$56,385
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$43k
Median Debt
$13,495
Earnings (4yr)
$52,547
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
+$6k
Marketing
AssocCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$16,500
Earnings (4yr)
$61,532
Natl Median: $44,264
Lifetime Value Added
+$93k
Median Debt
$17,582
Earnings (4yr)
$46,352
Natl Median: $53,002
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$24,492
Earnings (4yr)
$70,181
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$552
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$96,146
Natl Median: $98,207
Lifetime Value Added
+$185k
Air Transportation
BachCIP: 4901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$70,978
Natl Median: $85,825
Lifetime Value Added
-$4k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$22,999
Earnings (4yr)
$51,100
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$154k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$20,608
Earnings (4yr)
$75,423
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$41k
Median Debt
$17,836
Earnings (4yr)
$98,399
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
+$216k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$27,252
Earnings (4yr)
$81,533
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$87k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$25,784
Earnings (4yr)
$115,259
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$344k
Computer Software and Media Applications
BachCIP: 1108
Median Debt
$22,366
Earnings (4yr)
$57,772
Natl Median: $58,894
Lifetime Value Added
-$98k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$23,393
Earnings (4yr)
$61,027
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
Culinary Arts and Related Services
BachCIP: 1205
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,058
Natl Median: $47,668
Lifetime Value Added
-$146k
Design and Applied Arts
BachCIP: 5004
Median Debt
$19,292
Earnings (4yr)
$51,370
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$152k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$86,764
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$127k
Education, General
BachCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (4yr)
$42,034
Natl Median: $49,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$231k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$19,334
Earnings (4yr)
$47,103
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$188k
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
BachCIP: 5006
Median Debt
$23,816
Earnings (4yr)
$50,871
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
-$156k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$19,834
Earnings (4yr)
$81,489
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$87k
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
BachCIP: 4006
Median Debt
$22,999
Earnings (4yr)
$62,360
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
-$61k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
BachCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (4yr)
$63,292
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
-$54k
Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$74,693
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
+$35k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$20,373
Earnings (4yr)
$49,113
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$171k
Hospitality Administration/Management
BachCIP: 5209
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$64,526
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
Human Services, General
BachCIP: 4400
Median Debt
$24,648
Earnings (4yr)
$49,508
Natl Median: $48,597
Lifetime Value Added
-$167k
International Business
BachCIP: 5211
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$73,271
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$24k
Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$66,656
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$27k
Management Information Systems and Services
BachCIP: 5212
Median Debt
$33,984
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
BachCIP: 5213
Median Debt
$20,920
Earnings (4yr)
$94,942
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
+$190k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$22,833
Earnings (4yr)
$66,094
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$15,646
Earnings (4yr)
$68,414
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$13k
Mechanical Engineering
BachCIP: 1419
Median Debt
$18,375
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,959
Earnings (4yr)
$57,701
Natl Median: $52,119
Lifetime Value Added
-$99k
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
BachCIP: 0301
Median Debt
$19,288
Earnings (4yr)
$55,733
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$115k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$20,847
Earnings (4yr)
$62,387
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$61k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$19,833
Earnings (4yr)
$49,769
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$165k
Public Administration
BachCIP: 4404
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$72,437
Natl Median: $65,093
Lifetime Value Added
+$18k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$19,900
Earnings (4yr)
$58,520
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
Median Debt
$19,916
Earnings (4yr)
$59,801
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
-$82k
Median Debt
$12,625
Earnings (4yr)
$98,032
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$213k
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
BachCIP: 2313
Median Debt
$20,919
Earnings (4yr)
$39,966
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
-$249k
Social Sciences, General
BachCIP: 4501
Median Debt
$17,727
Earnings (4yr)
$50,491
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
-$159k
Special Education and Teaching
BachCIP: 1310
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,667
Earnings (4yr)
$51,355
Natl Median: $59,631
Lifetime Value Added
-$152k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$24,420
Earnings (4yr)
$54,407
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
Median Debt
$22,767
Earnings (4yr)
$44,327
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$211k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,445
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$151k
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$87,967
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$68k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$28,700
Earnings (4yr)
$95,086
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$131k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
MastCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$36,900
Earnings (4yr)
$97,644
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$153k
Median Debt
$32,800
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $121,855
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminal Justice and Corrections
MastCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$38,742
Earnings (4yr)
$67,346
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
-$113k
Curriculum and Instruction
MastCIP: 1303
Median Debt
$32,800
Earnings (4yr)
$62,675
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$156k
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$34,360
Earnings (4yr)
$71,367
Natl Median: $100,743
Lifetime Value Added
-$77k
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$63,714
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
-$146k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$32,800
Earnings (4yr)
$65,788
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
English Language and Literature, General
MastCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$36,900
Earnings (4yr)
$54,001
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
-$237k
Finance and Financial Management Services
MastCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$32,800
Earnings (4yr)
$100,914
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
+$182k
Fine and Studio Arts
MastCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,264
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
-$244k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
MastCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$36,860
Earnings (4yr)
$78,721
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
-$13k
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$36,900
Earnings (4yr)
$54,961
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
-$228k
Homeland Security
MastCIP: 4303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$102,281
Natl Median: $96,660
Lifetime Value Added
+$194k
Human Resources Management and Services
MastCIP: 5210
Median Debt
$34,868
Earnings (4yr)
$79,973
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
-$2k
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
MastCIP: 5213
Median Debt
$28,724
Earnings (4yr)
$112,596
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
+$284k
Marketing
MastCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$32,800
Earnings (4yr)
$76,638
Natl Median: $79,106
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Median Debt
$51,583
Earnings (4yr)
$63,147
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$151k
Political Science and Government
MastCIP: 4510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$68,469
Natl Median: $78,850
Lifetime Value Added
-$103k
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$32,800
Earnings (4yr)
$58,824
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
-$192k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$32,810
Earnings (4yr)
$69,637
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
-$93k
Median Debt
$28,700
Earnings (4yr)
$70,574
Natl Median: $80,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
Median Debt
$36,900
Earnings (4yr)
$126,492
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$404k
Special Education and Teaching
MastCIP: 1310
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,396
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$215k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$31,992
Earnings (4yr)
$62,698
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$156k
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$51,153
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$265k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,767
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Graduate Certificates
Accounting and Related Services
Gr-CertCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$32,800
Earnings (4yr)
$60,976
Natl Median: $82,363
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Gr-CertCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$28,700
Earnings (4yr)
$71,030
Natl Median: $94,506
Lifetime Value Added
+$14k
Education, General
Gr-CertCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,448
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Human Resources Management and Services
Gr-CertCIP: 5210
Median Debt
$31,766
Earnings (4yr)
$73,314
Natl Median: $74,850
Lifetime Value Added
+$35k
International Relations and National Security Studies
Gr-CertCIP: 4509
Median Debt
$35,880
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,457
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
Gr-CertCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$47,260
Natl Median: $93,837
Lifetime Value Added
-$207k
Public Administration
Gr-CertCIP: 4404
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,022
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
Gr-CertCIP: 2313
Median Debt
$42,603
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,611
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Special Education and Teaching
Gr-CertCIP: 1310
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,147
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Doctoral Degrees
Educational Administration and Supervision
DocCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
International Business
DocCIP: 5211
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $109,516
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.
Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.