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,ref|a| [a] degree-granting, postsecondary institutions. There are currently 23 such institutions operating in the state, including seven universities, two art schools, and one law school, as well as a number of undergraduate associates and baccalaureate colleges. In addition, four out-of-state institutions offer courses and degrees at locations in New Hampshire, and ten 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. [cite web | url = http://www.usnh.edu/about/index.shtml | title = About USNH | publisher = University System of New Hampshire | accessdate = 2007-12-02 ] 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. The newest is the University of New Hampshire at Manchester, founded as the state's fifth public university in 1985. Enrollment sizes range from small, liberal arts colleges with less than 100 students to the flagship state school University of New Hampshire in Durham, which serves over 14,000 students.

The active institutions included on this list are all accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, with three exceptions. [cite web | url = http://www.neasc.org/roster/pssnh.htm | title = Membership Roster: Postsecondary Institutions New Hampshire | publisher = New England Association of Schools and Colleges | accessdate = 2007-12-02 ] Antioch University New England is accredited by the North Central Association of Schools and Colleges and the Higher Learning Commission, [cite web | url = http://www.antiochne.edu/aboutane/accreditation.cfm?ref=homepage | title = Accreditation | publisher = Antioch College New England | accessdate = 2007-12-02 ] and Magdalen College by the American Academy for Liberal Education. [cite web | url = http://www.magdalen.edu/aboutus/accreditation.asp | title = About Us: Accreditation | publisher = Magdalen College | accessdate = 2007-12-02 ] Lebanon College only offers one accredited field of study, radiography, which since 2003 has been accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology. [cite web | url = http://www.lebanoncollege.edu/pdf/campaign%20catalog.pdf | title = The Campaign for Lebanon College | publisher = Lebanon College | accessdate = 2007-12-02 ] [cite web | url = http://www.lebanoncollege.edu/associatedegrees.html | title = Associate Degrees | publisher = Lebanon College | accessdate = 2007-12-02 ]

Active institutions

Out-of-state institutions

*Lesley University of Massachusetts offers a Master of Education in Integrated Teaching through the Arts and a related Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study at sites in Concord, North Haverhill, and Raymond. [cite web | url = http://www.lesley.edu/newhampshire/index.html | title = Lesley University Brings Degree Programs to New Hampshire Teachers | publisher = Lesley University | accessdate = 2007-12-02 ] cite web | url = http://www.nh.gov/postsecondary/institution/documents/New_DG_Directory.pdf | title = Colleges & Universities Approved to Operate in New Hampshire, Academic Year 2007-2008 | publisher = New Hampshire Postsecondary Education Commission | format = PDF | accessdate = 2007-12-02 ]
*The Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences offers a Doctor of Pharmacy, Master of Physician Assistant Studies, and post-baccalaureate B.S. in nursing at a location in Manchester.
*The School of Human Services at Springfield College in Massachusetts offers a B.S. and M.S. in Human Services at a location in Manchester.
*Wheelock College of Massachusetts offers a Masters in Leadership and Policy in Early Care & Education in Concord and the North Country of New Hampshire. [cite web | url = http://www.wheelock.edu/off/index.asp | title = Regional Programs in New England | publisher = Wheelock College | accessdate = 2007-12-02 ]

Defunct institutions

Notes

*Two institutions, St. Joseph School of Nursing and Hellenic American University, are [http://www.nh.gov/postsecondary/institution/documents/New_DG_Directory.pdf listed] by the New Hampshire Postsecondary Education Commission as approved to operate in New Hampshire, but lacking academic accreditation. Lebanon College is also listed as lacking accreditation, but as noted, is accredited in one field.
*The types listed here are as categorized in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
*This count includes 1,635 in Franklin Pierce College and 1,007 in Franklin Pierce College-Graduate and Professional Studies, although the latter was closed in 2006.
*The five locations are Concord, Manchester, Nashua, Portsmouth, and Salem.
*The seven locations are Berlin, Claremont, Concord (New Hampshire Technical Institute), Laconia, Manchester (Manchester Community College), Nashua, and Stratham. The system also maintains academic centers in Littleton, Woodsville, Derry, and Portsmouth as satellites of the above-listed colleges.

References

External links

* [http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?s=NH US Department of Education listing of accredited institutions in New Hampshire]