Southern New Hampshire University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Manchester, New Hampshire. The campus sits in a midsize suburban area. It enrolled 189,531 students in fall 2024, including 164,423 undergraduates and 25,108 graduate students.
Southern New Hampshire University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 74 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Psychology, General, and General Studies. It awarded 43,206 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 45 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
61% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 24 to 1.
Key figures
189,531
Students enrolled
61%
First-year retention
43,206
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
74
Programs and majors
24:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhD
Programs and majors offered 74
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
61%
First-year retention, part-time students
40%
Student-to-faculty ratio
24:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
27,918
Associate degrees
5,581
Master's degrees
8,088
Doctoral degrees (research)
31
Certificates under 1 year
1,006
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
14
Postbaccalaureate certificates
545
Post-master's certificates
23
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
189,531
Undergraduates, fall 2024
164,423
Graduate students, fall 2024
25,108
Full-time, fall 2024
31%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
304,418
Undergraduates, 2024-25
262,339
Graduate students, 2024-25
42,079
Full-time, 2024-25
28%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
63%
Men
37%
White
48%
Hispanic or Latino
15%
Black or African American
20%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
9%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
45
Programs with a fully online option
7
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
96%
Students taking some online courses
1%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Midsize suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Northeast 10 Conference
President
Lisa Ryerson
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization