Facts & Figures

Institution

Founded:
1972; first graduates in 1974

Accreditation:
New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)

Affiliation:
University System of New Hampshire; USNH also includes Keene State College, Plymouth State University, and University of New Hampshire at Durham and Manchester

Profile:
Public Master's-level University

Accessibility:
Online delivery of courses and degree programs, plus face-to-face locations statewide:

• Four full-service Regional Centers:
  Concord, Claremont, Conway, Rochester
• Six Academic Sites (hosting classes and academic services on an appointment basis):
  Berlin, Lebanon, Littleton, Manchester, Nashua, Portsmouth

Tuition:

• Undergraduate In-State/Out-of-State Residents: $275/$285 per credit
• Graduate In-State/Out-of-State Residents: $485/$495 per credit

Fees:
In-State & Out-of-State Undergraduates: $70/term

Degrees/Certificates:

• Associate in Arts
• Associate in Science
• Bachelor of Arts
• Bachelor of Science
• Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification (PBTC) program
• Master of Science

Undergraduate Majors:
Applied Studies, Business Management, Criminal Justice, Early Childhood Education, Health Care Management, Individualized Studies, Information Technology, Psychology, Technology Management

Minors:
Adult Learning and Development, Family Studies, Finance, Health Care, Human Development, Human Resources, Human Services, Information Technology, Management

PBTC Program Areas:
Early Childhood Special Education, General Special Ed and Elementary Ed, General Special Ed.

Advanced Endorsements:
Learning Disabilities, Emotional/Behavioral Disorders, and Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities, Reading/Writing Specialty

Graduate Degree Programs:
Master of Science in Leadership, Master of Science in Project Management

Students

Age:
average 36; traditional-age students (18-24) make up 22% of undergraduate student body

Gender:
72% female, 28% male

Origin:
20% first-time college students; 80% transfers; 65% (FY09) are first-generation (neither parent has Bachelor’s)

Geography:
91% of students live in NH (32 states plus D.C. are represented in all); 92% of graduates remain in NH

Status:
20% full-time, 80% part-time

Retention:
81% of newly enrolled Bachelor’s degree students from FY2009 re-enrolled in FY2010

Graduation:
51% of Bachelor’s degree seekers graduated within six years; 416 degrees/certificates awarded in FY2010

Enrolled in credit courses (during FY2010):
Total 2,662: 2,385 (undergraduate); 277 (post-baccalaureate)

Enrolled in Granite State College noncredit courses (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute):
616

Enrolled in Education & Training Partnership, noncredit (foster and adoptive parents; Agency staff training):
1,220

Satisfaction (Fall 09):
95% of Freshmen, 97% of Seniors rate overall Granite State College educational experience “good” or “excellent”

Active Students:
4,516

Undergraduate Course Delivery

Teaching Faculty:
323 adjuncts

Student/Faculty Ratio:
10:1

Courses:
655 sections (62% classroom, 38% online); plus 354 Independent Learning Contracts

Enrollments:
33,127 credits

Online:
24% of all new undergraduates