Colleges / Keene State College
College · Public · Keene, NH · Town
KSC

Keene State College

Keene, NH

Address229 Main Street, Keene, NH 03435-1506
Websitewww.keene.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate90%
6-yr median pay$47k
Net price / yr$18k
Undergrad size2,699
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $18k/yr for a shot at a $47k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 90% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average ACT 25.

If you get in

2,699 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $30k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $18k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$120k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$72k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$48k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$14.8k
Tuition · out-of-state
$26.8k
Room & board
$13.8k
Books & supplies
$1,000

How students pay for it.

Pell grants26%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans67%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$26k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention79%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr60%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$47k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$54k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Public
Undergrad size
2,699
Location
Keene, NH
Region
New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
New England Commission on Higher Education
Also known as
KSC
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White83%
  • Hispanic6%
  • Two or more races3%
  • Unknown3%
  • Black2%
  • Asian1%
  • International1%
First-gen students23%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time1%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$85k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 59

What you can study.

Colleges / Keene State College
College · Public · Keene, NH · Town
KSC

Keene State College

Keene, NH

Address229 Main Street, Keene, NH 03435-1506
Websitewww.keene.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate90%
6-yr median pay$47k
Net price / yr$18k
Undergrad size2,699
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $18k/yr for a shot at a $47k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 90% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average ACT 25.

If you get in

2,699 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $30k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $18k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$120k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$72k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$48k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$14.8k
Tuition · out-of-state
$26.8k
Room & board
$13.8k
Books & supplies
$1,000

How students pay for it.

Pell grants26%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans67%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$26k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention79%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr60%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$47k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$54k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Public
Undergrad size
2,699
Location
Keene, NH
Region
New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
New England Commission on Higher Education
Also known as
KSC
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White83%
  • Hispanic6%
  • Two or more races3%
  • Unknown3%
  • Black2%
  • Asian1%
  • International1%
First-gen students23%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time1%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$85k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 59

What you can study.