Colleges / Plymouth State University
College · Public · Plymouth, NH · Town
PSU

Plymouth State University

Plymouth, NH

Address17 High Street, Plymouth, NH 03264-1595
Websitewww.plymouth.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate88%
6-yr median pay$46k
Net price / yr$19k
Undergrad size3,153
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $19k/yr for a shot at a $46k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 88% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

3,153 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 $19k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$119k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$77k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$42k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.7x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$14.6k
Tuition · out-of-state
$25.6k
Room & board
$13.2k
Books & supplies
$1,400

How students pay for it.

Pell grants28%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans69%
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 retention70%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr52%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$46k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$57k
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
3,153
Location
Plymouth, 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, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
New England Commission on Higher Education
Also known as
Plymouth · Plymouth State · PSU · Plymout · Plimout · Plymoth · Plimoth · Plymot · Plimot
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White81%
  • Two or more races6%
  • Hispanic6%
  • Unknown3%
  • Black2%
  • International2%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students27%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time2%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$73k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 45

What you can study.

Colleges / Plymouth State University
College · Public · Plymouth, NH · Town
PSU

Plymouth State University

Plymouth, NH

Address17 High Street, Plymouth, NH 03264-1595
Websitewww.plymouth.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate88%
6-yr median pay$46k
Net price / yr$19k
Undergrad size3,153
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $19k/yr for a shot at a $46k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 88% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

3,153 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 $19k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$119k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$77k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$42k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.7x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$14.6k
Tuition · out-of-state
$25.6k
Room & board
$13.2k
Books & supplies
$1,400

How students pay for it.

Pell grants28%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans69%
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 retention70%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr52%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$46k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$57k
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
3,153
Location
Plymouth, 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, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
New England Commission on Higher Education
Also known as
Plymouth · Plymouth State · PSU · Plymout · Plimout · Plymoth · Plimoth · Plymot · Plimot
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White81%
  • Two or more races6%
  • Hispanic6%
  • Unknown3%
  • Black2%
  • International2%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students27%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time2%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$73k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 45

What you can study.