Southern New Hampshire University Online: 2026 Outcomes

Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) charged $17,200 in tuition and fees for 2024-25, and its average net price was $36,708 for 2023-24, according to College Scorecard’s June 2026 data. 35% of students who started in 2016-17 earned a credential within eight years.

SNHU is a private nonprofit with a campus in Manchester, NH, accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE). 98% of its undergraduates studied fully online in fall 2024, and 75% were 25 or older in fall 2023.

SNHU is a private nonprofit, mostly online university accredited by NECHE

Fact	SNHU
Control	Private nonprofit
Accreditor	New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)
Location	Manchester, NH
Undergraduates studying fully online (fall 2024)	98%
Degree-seeking undergraduates (fall 2024)	163,164
Graduate students (fall 2024)	25,108
Undergraduates 25 or older (fall 2023)	75%
Admission rate (fall 2024)	99.5%
Federal school ID (UNITID)	183026

SNHU tuition is $17,200 a year, and the average net price is $36,708

Scorecard lists $17,200 in tuition and fees for 2024-25, the same for in-state and out-of-state students.

Net price is the full cost of attendance, including housing and living costs, minus grants and scholarships. Scorecard’s average covers full-time, first-time undergraduates who got federal aid in 2023-24: 2,482 students at SNHU.

Family income	Average net price, 2023-24
$0 to $30,000	$36,441
$30,001 to $48,000	$36,536
$48,001 to $75,000	$36,641
$75,001 to $110,000	$37,704
$110,001 and up	$38,025

Income barely moves the average: $36,441 for families earning under $30,000 and $38,025 above $110,000.

For 2026-27, Pell pays up to $7,395 a year to eligible undergraduates, and your own net price depends on your income, family size and state. The aid check stacks Pell, state grants, campus aid and federal loan limits for your numbers in about two minutes, and shows the result before it asks for an email.

35% of SNHU students earn a credential within eight years

Measure	SNHU
Earned a credential within 8 years (all students who started in 2016-17)	35%
Graduated within 6 years (first-time, full-time students only)	44%
Median earnings 6 years after starting	$41,945
Median earnings 10 years after starting	$50,318
Graduates’ median earnings 4 years after finishing	$67,139
Graduates’ median federal loan debt	$21,082
Undergraduates with a Pell Grant (2023-24)	49%
Undergraduates with a federal loan (2023-24)	58%

SNHU’s first-time, full-time rate (44%) is higher than its all-student rate (35%). That suggests its part-time and transfer students finished less often.

These are school-wide medians. Your payoff depends on the program, the job you target and what you pay.

Business and psychology produce most SNHU graduates

These are SNHU’s five largest fields by graduates in 2022-23, from Scorecard’s field-of-study file.

Field and credential	Graduates, 2022-23	Median earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations (bachelor's)	5,571	$75,423	$22,773
Business Administration, Management and Operations (master's)	3,485	$95,086	$44,643
Psychology, General (bachelor's)	2,993	$49,769	$22,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (bachelor's)	1,312	$66,656	$13,023
Health and Medical Administrative Services (bachelor's)	1,064	$63,292	$25,000

Field and credential Business Administration, Management and Operations (bachelor's)

Graduates, 2022-23 5,571

Median earnings, 4 yrs after $75,423

Median federal debt $22,773

Field and credential Business Administration, Management and Operations (master's)

Graduates, 2022-23 3,485

Median earnings, 4 yrs after $95,086

Median federal debt $44,643

Field and credential Psychology, General (bachelor's)

Graduates, 2022-23 2,993

Median earnings, 4 yrs after $49,769

Median federal debt $22,000

Field and credential Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (bachelor's)

Graduates, 2022-23 1,312

Median earnings, 4 yrs after $66,656

Median federal debt $13,023

Field and credential Health and Medical Administrative Services (bachelor's)

Graduates, 2022-23 1,064

Median earnings, 4 yrs after $63,292

Median federal debt $25,000

Field names are the federal Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) categories Scorecard uses, not SNHU’s program titles. Earnings are medians for graduates who got federal aid, four years after finishing, and debt is their median federal loan balance.

Who SNHU fits, and the watch-outs

It fits if

• You plan to study part-time. 67% of SNHU undergraduates did in fall 2024.
• You are an adult learner. 75% of undergraduates were 25 or older in fall 2023.
• You want business. Business administration had 5,571 bachelor’s and 3,485 master’s graduates in 2022-23.

Watch-outs

• Most do not finish. Only 35% of students who started in 2016-17 earned a credential within eight years.
• Borrowing is common. 58% of undergraduates took a federal loan in 2023-24, and graduates owe a median $21,082.
• Low income does not cut the price much. Families earning under $30,000 paid an average $36,441 in 2023-24.

Check your own aid before you apply to SNHU

SNHU’s averages describe what other students paid. The aid check applies the 2026-27 federal rules to your income and family, takes about two minutes, and shows the result before any email or school contact.

To compare on the same measures, see Western Governors University (52% eight-year rate, $12,548 net price) or Liberty University Online (44%, $29,357).

Degree Sources may refer readers to schools through partners. School matching is optional and comes after you see your aid result. The figures here come from federal data, and this profile does not rank schools.