List of colleges and universities in New Hampshire


This is a list of colleges and universities in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. For the purposes of this list, colleges and universities are defined as accredited, degree-granting, postsecondary institutions. Currently, there are several universities and one law school, as well as a number of undergraduate associates and baccalaureate colleges operating in the state. In addition, four out-of-state institutions offer courses and degrees at locations in New Hampshire, and fifteen academic institutions were formerly active in the state.
The state's five public universities are administered by the University System of New Hampshire, which is the largest provider of postsecondary education in the state. New Hampshire is also served by a network of seven public, technical community colleges. The oldest school in the state is Dartmouth College, a member of the Ivy League and the only New Hampshire institution founded before the American Revolution. Enrollment sizes range from small, liberal arts colleges with fewer than 100 students to the flagship state school University of New Hampshire in Durham, which serves over 14,000 on-campus students.
The New Hampshire College & University Council is a consortium of 21 of the state's public and private institutions of higher education.
The active institutions included on this list are all accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, with two exceptions. Antioch University New England is accredited by the North Central Association of Schools and Colleges and the Higher Learning Commission.

Active institutions

Public colleges and universities

[Community College System of New Hampshire]

[University System of New Hampshire]

Private colleges and universities

Out-of-state colleges and universities

SchoolLocationFoundedClosed
American College of History & Legal StudiesSalem20102015
Belknap CollegeCenter Harbor19631974
Canaan CollegeCanaan19611973
Castle CollegeWindham19631999
Chester College of New EnglandChester19652012
Concord CollegeConcord18871973
Daniel Webster CollegeNashua19652017
Franconia CollegeFranconia19631978
Gunstock CollegeGilford19651969
Lebanon CollegeLebanon19562014
McIntosh CollegeDover18962009
Mount Saint Mary CollegeManchester/Hooksett18931978
Mount Washington CollegeManchester19002016
Nathaniel Hawthorne CollegeAntrim19621988
New Hampshire Institute of ArtManchester18982019
Notre Dame CollegeManchester19502002
Pierce College for WomenConcord19511972
St. Anthony CollegeHudson19541979
St. John International UniversityConcord/Turin, Italy20082014