College · Private nonprofit · Henniker, NH · Rural
New England College
Henniker, NH
Admit rate92%
6-yr median pay$31k
Net price / yr$27k
Undergrad size1,022
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $27k/yr for a shot at a $31k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 92% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.
If you get in
1,022 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
Rural — true campus bubble, nature on the doorstep, plan for a car.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $59k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $27k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$237k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$108k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$130k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback3.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $41.9k
- Room & board
- $17.5k
- Books & supplies
- $1,000
How students pay for it.
Pell grants36%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans72%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$26k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention61%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr35%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$31k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$42k
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
- Rural
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 1,022
- Location
- Henniker, NH
- Region
- New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
- Carnegie class
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
- Size & setting
- Four-year · medium · highly residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
- Accreditor
- New England Commission on Higher Education
- Also known as
- NEC
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White60%
- Unknown14%
- Hispanic9%
- Black8%
- International4%
- Two or more races2%
- Asian2%
First-gen students46%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time2%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$29k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 48
What you can study.
- Health/Health Care Administration/Management$74k · 5-yr
- Criminal Justice and Corrections, General$63k · 5-yr
- Business Administration and Management$55k · 5-yr
- Design and Visual Communications$42k · 5-yr
- Psychology$40k · 5-yr
- Film/Cinema/Media Studies$36k · 5-yr
- Art/Art Studies$26k · 5-yr
- Special Education and Teachingearnings not reported
- Adult and Continuing Education and Teachingearnings not reported
- Agricultural Teacher Educationearnings not reported
- English Language and Literatureearnings not reported
- Writingearnings not reported
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studiesearnings not reported
- Biology/Biological Sciencesearnings not reported
- Sustainability Studiesearnings not reported
- Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Managementearnings not reported
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitnessearnings not reported
- Outdoor Educationearnings not reported
- Philosophyearnings not reported
- Clinical Psychologyearnings not reported
- Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technicianearnings not reported
- Homeland Securityearnings not reported
- Security Science and Technologyearnings not reported
- Human Services, Generalearnings not reported
- Public Policy Analysisearnings not reported
- Social Sciencesearnings not reported
- Economicsearnings not reported
- International Relations and Affairsearnings not reported
- Political Science and Governmentearnings not reported
- Sociologyearnings not reported
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Artsearnings not reported
- Substance Abuse/Addiction Counselingearnings not reported
- Medical Illustration/Medical Illustratorearnings not reported
- Accountingearnings not reported
- Financeearnings not reported
- Hospitality Administration/Managementearnings not reported
- Human Resources Management/Personnel Administrationearnings not reported
- International Business/Trade/Commerceearnings not reported
- Management Scienceearnings not reported
- Marketing/Marketing Managementearnings not reported
- Natural Resources/Conservationearnings not reported
- Historyearnings not reported
- Speech Communication and Rhetoricearnings not reported
- Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Otherearnings not reported
- Computer and Information Sciencesearnings not reported
- Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Designearnings not reported
- Network and System Administration/Administratorearnings not reported
- Educationearnings not reported