How has Southern New Hampshire University changed over time?
Multi-year trends in admissions, enrollment, test scores, and cost. Every chart is labeled with its data source and the years it covers — no smoothing, no mixing sources.
Admission rate
Admission rate rose from 84% (2011) to 100% (2024).
Applicants and students admitted
Applicants rose from 4,164 (2011) to 44,306 (2024).
Enrollment
Total enrollment rose from 8,034 (2010) to 189,531 (2024).
SAT mid-50% range
Not enough history yet
Southern New Hampshire University doesn't have enough years of comparable SAT data to chart. Many schools stopped reporting scores after going test-optional.
ACT mid-50% range
ACT mid-50% range moved from 21–24 (2004) to 18–24 (2009).
- Score data describes enrolled freshmen, not all admitted students.
Source: IPEDS (U.S. Dept. of Education) · 2004–2009
Cost
In-state tuition fell from $27,234 (2011) to $18,410 (2025).
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Data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education) and school Common Data Set filings; each chart names the source its series comes from. Most recent data year: 2025. Last updated October 19, 2026.