Colleges and International Students in New Hampshire

Where international students come from

In 10/2026, New Hampshire had 8,254 active F and M students. The table lists the 15 largest countries and places of origin. STEM counts come from a separate SEVIS STEM table with a different basis, so for a few countries they exceed the total.

International students by year

From 2013 to 2025, international students grew 117% and their share of students went from 3.1% to 2.2%.

Where first-year students come from and go

In fall 2024, colleges in New Hampshire enrolled 5,431 first-year students from the state and 20,113 from other states; 4,672 first-year students from the state went to college elsewhere.

Colleges in New Hampshire

All 31 colleges recognized by the US Department of Education; counts are fall enrollment for the 2025 school year.

Rank	School	City	Type	Students	International	International share
—	NNew England College	Henniker	Private nonprofit, 4-year	3,275	1,801	55.0%
#12	Dartmouth College	Hanover	Private nonprofit, 4-year	6,938	1,470	21.2%
—	SSouthern New Hampshire University	Manchester	Private nonprofit, 4-year	189,531	1,154	0.6%
#109	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus	Durham	Public, 4-year	13,554	445	3.3%
—	UUniversity of New Hampshire at Manchester	Manchester	Public, 4-year	663	103	15.5%
—	FFranklin Pierce University	Rindge	Private nonprofit, 4-year	1,654	73	4.4%
#353	PPlymouth State University	Plymouth	Public, 4-year	3,707	57	1.5%
—	UUniversity of New Hampshire-Franklin Pierce School of Law	Concord	Public, 4-year	718	50	7.0%
—	KKeene State College	Keene	Public, 4-year	2,848	33	1.2%
—	HHarmony Health Care Institute	Merrimack	—	153	23	15.0%
LAC #72	SSaint Anselm College	Manchester	Private nonprofit, 4-year	2,111	20	0.9%
—	NNHTI-Concord's Community College	Concord	Public, 2-year	2,657	17	0.6%
—	AAntioch University-New England	Keene	Private nonprofit, 4-year	992	15	1.5%
—	CColby-Sawyer College	New London	Private nonprofit, 4-year	972	14	1.4%
—	TThomas More College of Liberal Arts	Merrimack	Private nonprofit, 4-year	97	2	2.1%
—	UUniversity of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online	Manchester	Public, 4-year	1,478	1	0.1%
—	EEmpire Beauty School-Hooksett	Hooksett	—	306	1	0.3%
—	RRivier University	Nashua	Private nonprofit, 4-year	2,777	0	0.0%
—	MManchester Community College	Manchester	Public, 2-year	2,081	0	0.0%
—	GGreat Bay Community College	Portsmouth	Public, 2-year	1,462	0	0.0%
—	NNashua Community College	Nashua	Public, 2-year	1,342	0	0.0%
—	LLakes Region Community College	Laconia	Public, 2-year	735	0	0.0%
—	RRiver Valley Community College	Claremont	Public, 2-year	677	0	0.0%
—	WWhite Mountains Community College	Berlin	Public, 2-year	577	0	0.0%
—	EEmpire Beauty School-Somersworth	Somersworth	—	184	0	0.0%
—	SSt Joseph School of Nursing	Nashua	Private nonprofit, 2-year	95	0	0.0%
—	EEmpire Beauty School-Laconia	Laconia	—	92	0	0.0%
—	PPaul Mitchell the School-Portsmouth	Portsmouth	—	73	0	0.0%
—	UUpper Valley Educators Institute	Lebanon	Private nonprofit, 4-year	51	0	0.0%
—	KKeene Beauty Academy	Keene	—	50	0	0.0%
—	UUniversity System of New Hampshire System Office	Concord	—	0	0	—

Cities in New Hampshire