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{{short description|Private university in New Hampshire, U.S.}}
{{Short description|Private university near Manchester, New Hampshire, US}}
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{{Infobox university
{{Infobox university
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| endowment = $40 million
| endowment = $40 million
| city = [[Manchester, New Hampshire|Manchester]] and [[Hooksett, New Hampshire|Hooksett]]
| city = [[Manchester, New Hampshire|Manchester]] and [[Hooksett, New Hampshire|Hooksett]]
| state = [[New Hampshire]]
| state = New Hampshire
| campus = [[Suburban]] {{convert|300|acre|km2}}
| campus = [[Suburban]] {{convert|300|acre|km2}}
| president = [[Paul LeBlanc (college president)|Paul J. LeBlanc]]<ref name="leadership">{{cite web |title=Leadership |publisher=SNHU |access-date=February 14, 2014 |url=http://www.snhu.edu/about-us/leadership-and-history/leadership}}</ref>
| president = [[Lisa Marsh Ryerson]]<ref name="leadership">{{cite web |title=Leadership |publisher=SNHU |access-date=July 1, 2024 |url=https://www.snhu.edu/about-us/leadership-and-history/leadership}}</ref><ref name="Lisa Marsh Ryerson Becomes the 6th President of Southern New Hampshire University">{{cite press release |title=Lisa Marsh Ryerson Becomes the 6th President of Southern New Hampshire University |publisher=PRNewswire |access-date=July 1, 2024 |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lisa-marsh-ryerson-becomes-the-6th-president-of-southern-new-hampshire-university-302187052.html}}</ref>
| country = United States
| country = United States
| faculty = 161 full-time <br /> 5,798 part-time
| faculty = 161 full-time <br /> 5,798 part-time
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| undergrad = 70,661<ref name="ed.gov"/>
| undergrad = 70,661<ref name="ed.gov"/>
| postgrad = 20,294<ref name="ed.gov"/>
| postgrad = 20,294<ref name="ed.gov"/>
| colors = Blue and gold<ref>{{cite manual |url=https://issuu.com/snhu/docs/gsfinalweb |title=The No-Sweat Guide to Branding: Southern New Hampshire University's branding standards |date=March 25, 2010 |access-date=November 13, 2017 |archive-date=May 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517001330/https://issuu.com/snhu/docs/gsfinalweb |url-status=dead }}</ref><br/>{{color box|#001E60}}&nbsp;{{color box|#F2A900}}
| colors = Blue and gold<ref>{{cite book |url=https://issuu.com/snhu/docs/gsfinalweb |title=The No-Sweat Guide to Branding: Southern New Hampshire University's branding standards |date=March 25, 2010 |access-date=November 13, 2017 |archive-date=May 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517001330/https://issuu.com/snhu/docs/gsfinalweb |url-status=dead }}</ref><br/>{{color box|#001E60}}&nbsp;{{color box|#F2A900}}
| nickname = [[#Athletics|Penmen]]
| nickname = [[#Athletics|Penmen]]
| sporting_affiliations = [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[NCAA Division II|Division II]] – [[Northeast-10 Conference|NE-10]]
| sporting_affiliations = [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[NCAA Division II|Division II]] – [[Northeast-10 Conference|NE-10]]
| mascot = Petey Penmen
| mascot = Petey Penmen
| coor = {{Coord|43|2|23|N|71|27|14|W|type:edu_region:US-NH|display=inline,title}}
| coor = {{Coord|43|2|23|N|71|27|14|W|type:edu_region:US-NH|display=inline,title}}
| website = {{url|www.snhu.edu}}
| website = {{URL|www.snhu.edu|snhu.edu}}
| logo = Southern_New_Hampshire_University_wordmark_and_logo.png
| logo = Logo of SNHU.svg
| logo_upright = 1.1
| logo_upright = 1.1
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'''Southern New Hampshire University''' ('''SNHU''') is a [[private university]] between [[Manchester, New Hampshire|Manchester]] and [[Hooksett, New Hampshire]]. The university is accredited by the [[New England Commission of Higher Education]], along with national accreditation for some hospitality, health, education and business degrees.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.snhu.edu/about-us/accreditations| title=Accreditations| publisher=SNHU| language=en| access-date=2018-02-10}}</ref> SNHU is one of the fastest-growing universities nationwide with 135,000 online students and 3,000 on campus.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About SNHU|url=https://www.snhu.edu/about-us|access-date=2021-07-31|website=www.snhu.edu|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=How marketing helped Southern New Hampshire University make it big online|url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/10/08/how-marketing-helped-southern-new-hampshire-university-make-it-big-online|access-date=2021-08-01|website=www.insidehighered.com|date=October 8, 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
'''Southern New Hampshire University''' ('''SNHU''') is a [[private university]] between [[Manchester, New Hampshire|Manchester]] and [[Hooksett, New Hampshire]], United States. The university is accredited by the [[New England Commission of Higher Education]], along with national accreditation for some hospitality, health, education and business degrees.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.snhu.edu/about-us/accreditations| title=Accreditations| publisher=SNHU| language=en| access-date=2018-02-10}}</ref> SNHU is one of the fastest-growing universities nationwide with 135,000 online students and 3,000 on campus.<ref name="About SNHU">{{Cite web|title=About SNHU|url=https://www.snhu.edu/about-us|access-date=2021-07-31|website=snhu.edu|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=How marketing helped Southern New Hampshire University make it big online|url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/10/08/how-marketing-helped-southern-new-hampshire-university-make-it-big-online|access-date=2021-08-01|website=insidehighered.com|date=October 8, 2019 |language=en}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
===20th century===
The university was founded in 1932 by second-generation [[Russian Americans]] Harry A.B. "H.A.B." Shapiro,<ref name="history"/> an accountant, and his wife, Gertrude Gittle Crockett Shapiro, as an institution focused on teaching business, under the name New Hampshire School of Accounting and Secretarial Science. H.A.B. Shapiro died in 1952; there were 25 students enrolled at that time, and his widow, who had increasingly administered the school as her husband's health declined, then ran the school until 1971, continuing as president emerita until 1986.<ref>Cote, Joe, [https://www.snhu.edu/about-us/newsroom/2018/09/gertrude-shapiro "The Leadership and Legacy of Gertrude Shapiro"]. Southern New Hampshire University, September 12, 2018.</ref>
The university was founded in 1932 by Harry A.B. "H.A.B." Shapiro,<ref name="history"/> an accountant, and his wife, Gertrude Gittle Crockett Shapiro, as an institution focused on teaching business, under the name New Hampshire School of Accounting and Secretarial Science. H.A.B. Shapiro died in 1952; there were 25 students enrolled at that time, and his widow, who had increasingly administered the school as her husband's health declined, ran the school until 1971, continuing as president emerita until 1986.<ref>Cote, Joe, [https://www.snhu.edu/about-us/newsroom/2018/09/gertrude-shapiro "The Leadership and Legacy of Gertrude Shapiro"]. Southern New Hampshire University, September 12, 2018.</ref>


In 1961, the school was incorporated and renamed the New Hampshire College of Accounting and Commerce. The state of [[New Hampshire]] granted the college its charter in 1963, which gave it degree-granting authority. The first [[associate degree]]s were awarded that year, and the first [[bachelor's degree]]s were conferred in 1966. The college became a [[nonprofit institution]] under a [[board of trustees]] in September 1968, and its name was shortened to New Hampshire College in 1969.<ref name="history"/>
In 1961, the school was incorporated and renamed the New Hampshire College of Accounting and Commerce. The state of [[New Hampshire]] granted the college its charter in 1963, which gave it degree-granting authority. The first [[associate degree]]s were awarded that year, and the first [[bachelor's degree]]s were conferred in 1966. The college became a [[nonprofit institution]] under a [[board of trustees]] in September 1968, and its name was shortened to New Hampshire College in 1969.<ref name="history"/>
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Ultimately, the North Campus was sold, and its academic programs were consolidated back to the main campus.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.bradysullivan.com/downloads/05-2-23.pdf| title=Hooksett's Mount Saint Mary's to be Converted to Condos| publisher=Brady Sullivan Properties| access-date=July 18, 2016| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804122255/http://www.bradysullivan.com/downloads/05-2-23.pdf| archive-date=August 4, 2016| df=mdy-all}}</ref> This spurred several major construction projects on the main campus in the mid-1990s: Washington Hall, a [[dormitory|residence hall]]; Webster Hall, home to the School of Business; the Hospitality Center, home of the Quill (a student-run [[restaurant]]) and culinary arts programs; and Belknap Hall, now home to the Institute for Language Education, the School of Education, and several university offices. In 1995, New Hampshire College began offering [[distance learning]] programs through the [[Internet]]. In 1998, the school expanded academic degrees to include a [[Ph.D.]] in [[community economic development]] and the [[Doctor of Business Administration]].<ref name="history"/>
Ultimately, the North Campus was sold, and its academic programs were consolidated back to the main campus.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.bradysullivan.com/downloads/05-2-23.pdf| title=Hooksett's Mount Saint Mary's to be Converted to Condos| publisher=Brady Sullivan Properties| access-date=July 18, 2016| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804122255/http://www.bradysullivan.com/downloads/05-2-23.pdf| archive-date=August 4, 2016| df=mdy-all}}</ref> This spurred several major construction projects on the main campus in the mid-1990s: Washington Hall, a [[dormitory|residence hall]]; Webster Hall, home to the School of Business; the Hospitality Center, home of the Quill (a student-run [[restaurant]]) and culinary arts programs; and Belknap Hall, now home to the Institute for Language Education, the School of Education, and several university offices. In 1995, New Hampshire College began offering [[distance learning]] programs through the [[Internet]]. In 1998, the school expanded academic degrees to include a [[Ph.D.]] in [[community economic development]] and the [[Doctor of Business Administration]].<ref name="history"/>


===21st century===
New Hampshire College became Southern New Hampshire University on July 1, 2001. The same year, the university completed a new residence hall, New Castle Hall,<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.snhu.edu/student-experience/campus-experience/campus-housing/residence-halls/new-castle-hall| title=New Castle Hall| publisher=SNHU| access-date=November 7, 2017}}</ref> followed by a new academic facility, Robert Frost Hall, containing the McIninch Art Gallery, in 2002.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.snhu.edu/student-experience/campus-experience/mcininch-art-gallery| title=McIninch Art Gallery| publisher=SNHU| access-date=November 16, 2017}}</ref> When nearby [[Notre Dame College (New Hampshire)|Notre Dame College]] closed, three of Notre Dame's graduate education programs and two undergraduate education programs transferred to SNHU.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/life/health-lifestyle/2016/09/14/snhu-to-continue-academics-employment-for-daniel-webster-college-students-and-staff/ |title=SNHU to continue academics, employment for Daniel Webster College students and staff |last=Forbes |first=Tina |date=September 14, 2016 |newspaper=[[Nashua Telegraph]] |access-date=July 27, 2017}}</ref>
New Hampshire College became Southern New Hampshire University on July 1, 2001. The same year, the university completed a new residence hall, New Castle Hall,<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.snhu.edu/student-experience/campus-experience/campus-housing/residence-halls/new-castle-hall| title=New Castle Hall| publisher=SNHU| access-date=November 7, 2017}}</ref> followed by a new academic facility, Robert Frost Hall, containing the McIninch Art Gallery, in 2002.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.snhu.edu/student-experience/campus-experience/mcininch-art-gallery| title=McIninch Art Gallery| publisher=SNHU| access-date=November 16, 2017}}</ref> When nearby [[Notre Dame College (New Hampshire)|Notre Dame College]] closed, three of Notre Dame's graduate education programs and two undergraduate education programs transferred to SNHU.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/life/health-lifestyle/2016/09/14/snhu-to-continue-academics-employment-for-daniel-webster-college-students-and-staff/ |title=SNHU to continue academics, employment for Daniel Webster College students and staff |last=Forbes |first=Tina |date=September 14, 2016 |newspaper=[[Nashua Telegraph]] |access-date=July 27, 2017}}</ref>


When president [[Paul LeBlanc (college president)|Paul LeBlanc]] took over in 2003, the [[early 2000s recession]] had affected SNHU with rising tuition and shrinking enrollment. LeBlanc addressed this in 2009 with an increased focus on the College of Online and Continuing Education. Rapid revenue growth from the division helped save the struggling main campus where enrollment had slumped. SNHU focused on increasing graduation rates and adjusting the online college to meet the needs of working adults who comprise most of its student body.<ref name="Slate">{{cite news |url=http://www.slate.com/articles/life/education/2014/01/southern_new_hampshire_university_how_paul_leblanc_s_tiny_school_has_become.html |title=The Amazon of Higher Education |last=Kahn |first=Gabriel |date=January 2, 2014 |magazine=Slate |access-date=February 9, 2018 |language=en-US |issn=1091-2339}}</ref>
When president [[Paul LeBlanc (college president)|Paul LeBlanc]] took over in 2003, the [[early 2000s recession]] had affected SNHU with rising tuition and shrinking enrollment. LeBlanc addressed this in 2009 with an increased focus on the College of Online and Continuing Education. Rapid revenue growth from the division helped save the struggling main campus where enrollment had slumped. SNHU focused on increasing graduation rates and adjusting the online college to meet the needs of working adults who comprise most of its student body.<ref name="Slate">{{cite news |url=http://www.slate.com/articles/life/education/2014/01/southern_new_hampshire_university_how_paul_leblanc_s_tiny_school_has_become.html |title=The Amazon of Higher Education |last=Kahn |first=Gabriel |date=January 2, 2014 |magazine=Slate |access-date=February 9, 2018 |language=en-US |issn=1091-2339}}</ref>


Student housing continued to grow with Conway and Lincoln Halls opening in 2004,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.snhu.edu/student-experience/campus-experience/campus-housing/residence-apartments/lincoln-and-conway-apartments |title=Lincoln & Conway Apartments |publisher=SNHU |access-date=November 17, 2017}}</ref> and Hampton and Windsor Halls in 2006.<ref name="facilities">{{cite web |url=https://roosevelt-cross.com/pos/NHHEFA04a-POS2009182246.pdf |title=New Hampshire Health & Education Facilities Authority |date=May 18, 2016 |publisher=Roosevelt & Cross, Inc. |access-date=November 17, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171118222112/https://roosevelt-cross.com/pos/NHHEFA04a-POS2009182246.pdf |archive-date=November 18, 2017 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> SNHU became New Hampshire's first [[carbon-neutral]] university in 2007, when president LeBlanc signed the [[American College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://secondnature.org/wp-content/uploads/Carbon-Commitment_Charter-Signatories.pdf |title=Carbon Commitment Charter Signatories |publisher=Second Nature |access-date=July 10, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nhbr.com/June-22-2007/Renewable-energy-hedge-deal-blazes-carbon-neutral-trail/ |title=Renewable energy hedge deal blazes carbon-neutral trail |date=June 22, 2007 |newspaper=[[New Hampshire Business Review]]|access-date=July 10, 2017}}</ref> The Academic Center and the Dining Center were completed by 2009.<ref name="facilities" />
Student housing continued to grow with Conway and Lincoln Halls opening in 2004,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.snhu.edu/student-experience/campus-experience/campus-housing/residence-apartments/lincoln-and-conway-apartments |title=Lincoln & Conway Apartments |publisher=SNHU |access-date=November 17, 2017}}</ref> and Hampton and Windsor Halls in 2006.<ref name="facilities">{{cite web |url=https://roosevelt-cross.com/pos/NHHEFA04a-POS2009182246.pdf |title=New Hampshire Health & Education Facilities Authority |date=May 18, 2016 |publisher=Roosevelt & Cross, Inc. |access-date=November 17, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171118222112/https://roosevelt-cross.com/pos/NHHEFA04a-POS2009182246.pdf |archive-date=November 18, 2017 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The Academic Center and the Dining Center were completed by 2009.<ref name="facilities" />
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin:10px"
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin:10px"
|+List of presidents<ref name="history"/>
|+List of presidents<ref name="history"/>
! Name
! Tenure
|-
|-
|Harry A.&nbsp;B. Shapiro || 1932–1952
|Harry A.&nbsp;B. Shapiro || 1932–1952
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|Richard A. Gustafson || 1987–2003
|Richard A. Gustafson || 1987–2003
|-
|-
|[[Paul LeBlanc (college president)|Paul J. LeBlanc]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lederman |first1=Doug |title=Paul LeBlanc to Leave Presidency of Southern New Hampshire |url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/governance/executive-leadership/2023/12/06/paul-leblanc-leave-presidency-southern-new |website=Inside Higher Education |access-date=7 December 2023}}</ref> || 2003–2024
|[[Paul LeBlanc (college president)|Paul J. LeBlanc]] || 2003–present
|-
|[[Lisa Marsh Ryerson]]
|2024–''present''
|}
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The university purchased naming rights to the downtown [[Manchester Civic Arena]] in September 2016, naming it SNHU Arena for at least 10 years in a deal that included internships for students and use of the facility for graduation and athletic events.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |url=http://www.unionleader.com/article/20160202/NEWS02/160209843 |title=SNHU buys naming rights to Manchester arena |last=Solomon |first=Dave |date=February 2, 2016 |newspaper=New Hampshire Union Leader |access-date=February 10, 2018 |language=en |archive-date=February 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211073251/http://www.unionleader.com/article/20160202/NEWS02/160209843 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="SNHU Partners with SMG Group for Arena Naming Rights">{{cite web| url=http://www.snhu.edu/about-us/news-and-events/2016/02/partners-with-smg-to-provide-opportunities-for-students-and-connect-with-the-community| title=SNHU Partners with SMG to Provide Opportunities for Students and Connect with the Community| publisher=SNHU| last=Keane| first=Lauren| date=February 2, 2016| access-date=February 2, 2016}}</ref>
The university purchased naming rights to the downtown [[Manchester Civic Arena]] in September 2016, naming it SNHU Arena for at least 10 years in a deal that included internships for students and use of the facility for graduation and athletic events.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |url=http://www.unionleader.com/article/20160202/NEWS02/160209843 |title=SNHU buys naming rights to Manchester arena |last=Solomon |first=Dave |date=February 2, 2016 |newspaper=New Hampshire Union Leader |access-date=February 10, 2018 |language=en |archive-date=February 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211073251/http://www.unionleader.com/article/20160202/NEWS02/160209843 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="SNHU Partners with SMG Group for Arena Naming Rights">{{cite web| url=http://www.snhu.edu/about-us/news-and-events/2016/02/partners-with-smg-to-provide-opportunities-for-students-and-connect-with-the-community| title=SNHU Partners with SMG to Provide Opportunities for Students and Connect with the Community| publisher=SNHU| last=Keane| first=Lauren| date=February 2, 2016| access-date=February 2, 2016}}</ref>


SNHU absorbed the faculty and staff at [[Daniel Webster College]] along with the [[engineering]] and [[aviation]] programs, operating the college's campus in [[Nashua, New Hampshire|Nashua]] for the rest of the 2016-17 academic year after its parent company, [[ITT Technical Institute]], filed for [[bankruptcy]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.unionleader.com/article/20160913/NEWS04/160919721| title=SNHU to 'rescue' Daniel Webster College| last=Hayward| first=Mark| newspaper=New Hampshire Union Leader| date=September 13, 2016| access-date=September 13, 2016| archive-date=January 14, 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170114061832/http://www.unionleader.com/article/20160913/NEWS04/160919721| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="campus">{{cite news |url=http://www.unionleader.com/education/SNHU-offers-to-buy-Daniel-Webster-College-campus-09192016 |title=SNHU offers to buy Daniel Webster College campus |last=Houghton |first=Kimberly |newspaper=New Hampshire Union Leader |date=September 19, 2016 |access-date=September 19, 2016 |archive-date=August 31, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831004132/http://www.unionleader.com/education/SNHU-offers-to-buy-Daniel-Webster-College-campus-09192016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> SNHU purchased the college's aviation facilities (including a flight center, tower building, and hangar) at [[Nashua Airport]], for $410,000 and enrolled up to 30 students in their Aviation Operations and Management bachelor's degree program.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.unionleader.com/Partnership-between-Nashua-flight-school-and-SNHU-brings-aviation-careers-back-to-NH| title=Partnership between Nashua flight school and SNHU brings aviation careers back to NH| newspaper=New Hampshire Union Leader| last=Houghton| first=Kimberly| date=December 25, 2017| access-date=February 13, 2018| language=en| archive-date=February 13, 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213195339/http://www.unionleader.com/Partnership-between-Nashua-flight-school-and-SNHU-brings-aviation-careers-back-to-NH| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.asumag.com/facilities-management/former-daniel-webster-college-campus-nashua-nh-sold |title=Former Daniel Webster College campus in Nashua, N.H., is sold |last=Kennedy |first=Mike |date=October 24, 2017 |magazine=[[American School & University]] |access-date=October 24, 2017}}</ref> An undisclosed Chinese university, which plans to open a satellite campus, outbid SNHU for the former campus.<ref name="campus"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wmur.com/article/snhu-will-not-buy-former-daniel-webster-college-campus-university-rep-says/10384402 |title=SNHU will not buy former Daniel Webster College campus, university rep says |last=Swanson| first=Cassidy |date=July 30, 2017 |publisher=[[WMUR]] |access-date=July 31, 2017}}</ref> To accommodate the new students, SNHU converted an unused warehouse on campus into space for classrooms, laboratories, and a [[machine shop]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.snhu.edu/stem/ceta| title=On-Campus STEM Programs| publisher=SNHU| access-date=July 5, 2018}}</ref> A dedicated engineering and technology building was later completed in January 2020.<ref name=ceta/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.snhu.edu/about-us/news-and-events/2017/01/daniel-webster-students |title=SNHU Welcomes Daniel Webster Students (and Programs) to Campus |last=Carley| first=Shane |publisher=SNHU |date=January 19, 2017 |access-date=February 15, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.snhu.edu/about-us/newsroom/2020/01/snhu-opens-ceta-facility|title=SNHU Opens New College of Engineering, Technology and Aeronautics Facility |last=Keane |first=Lauren |publisher=SNHU |date=January 14, 2020 |access-date=January 21, 2020}}</ref>
SNHU absorbed the faculty and staff at [[Daniel Webster College]] along with the [[engineering]] and [[aviation]] programs, operating the college's campus in [[Nashua, New Hampshire|Nashua]] for the rest of the 2016–17 academic year after its parent company, [[ITT Technical Institute]], filed for [[bankruptcy]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.unionleader.com/article/20160913/NEWS04/160919721| title=SNHU to 'rescue' Daniel Webster College| last=Hayward| first=Mark| newspaper=New Hampshire Union Leader| date=September 13, 2016| access-date=September 13, 2016| archive-date=January 14, 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170114061832/http://www.unionleader.com/article/20160913/NEWS04/160919721| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="campus">{{cite news |url=http://www.unionleader.com/education/SNHU-offers-to-buy-Daniel-Webster-College-campus-09192016 |title=SNHU offers to buy Daniel Webster College campus |last=Houghton |first=Kimberly |newspaper=New Hampshire Union Leader |date=September 19, 2016 |access-date=September 19, 2016 |archive-date=August 31, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831004132/http://www.unionleader.com/education/SNHU-offers-to-buy-Daniel-Webster-College-campus-09192016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> SNHU purchased the college's aviation facilities (including a flight center, tower building, and hangar) at [[Nashua Airport]], for $410,000 and enrolled up to 30 students in their Aviation Operations and Management bachelor's degree program.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.unionleader.com/Partnership-between-Nashua-flight-school-and-SNHU-brings-aviation-careers-back-to-NH| title=Partnership between Nashua flight school and SNHU brings aviation careers back to NH| newspaper=New Hampshire Union Leader| last=Houghton| first=Kimberly| date=December 25, 2017| access-date=February 13, 2018| language=en| archive-date=February 13, 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213195339/http://www.unionleader.com/Partnership-between-Nashua-flight-school-and-SNHU-brings-aviation-careers-back-to-NH| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.asumag.com/facilities-management/former-daniel-webster-college-campus-nashua-nh-sold |title=Former Daniel Webster College campus in Nashua, N.H., is sold |last=Kennedy |first=Mike |date=October 24, 2017 |magazine=[[American School & University]] |access-date=October 24, 2017}}</ref> An undisclosed Chinese university, which plans to open a satellite campus, outbid SNHU for the former campus.<ref name="campus"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wmur.com/article/snhu-will-not-buy-former-daniel-webster-college-campus-university-rep-says/10384402 |title=SNHU will not buy former Daniel Webster College campus, university rep says |last=Swanson| first=Cassidy |date=July 30, 2017 |publisher=[[WMUR]] |access-date=July 31, 2017}}</ref> To accommodate the new students, SNHU converted an unused warehouse on campus into space for classrooms, laboratories, and a [[machine shop]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.snhu.edu/stem/ceta| title=On-Campus STEM Programs| publisher=SNHU| access-date=July 5, 2018}}</ref> A dedicated engineering and technology building was later completed in January 2020.<ref name=ceta/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.snhu.edu/about-us/news-and-events/2017/01/daniel-webster-students |title=SNHU Welcomes Daniel Webster Students (and Programs) to Campus |last=Carley| first=Shane |publisher=SNHU |date=January 19, 2017 |access-date=February 15, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.snhu.edu/about-us/newsroom/2020/01/snhu-opens-ceta-facility|title=SNHU Opens New College of Engineering, Technology and Aeronautics Facility |last=Keane |first=Lauren |publisher=SNHU |date=January 14, 2020 |access-date=January 21, 2020}}</ref>


Three major construction projects were completed in 2017: the Gustafson Center, a new [[welcome center]] named for the former university president Richard A. Gustafson;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.snhu.edu/about-us/news-and-events/2017/03/gustafson-center |publisher=SNHU |last=Carley|first=Shane |title=Gustafson Center Grand Opening Honors Past SNHU President |date= March 15, 2017 |access-date=October 20, 2017}}</ref> Penmen Stadium, a 1,500-seat outdoor [[stadium]];<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.snhupenmen.com/facilities/Penmen_Stadium |title=Penmen Stadium |publisher=SNHU Penmen |access-date=October 23, 2017 |archive-date=October 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024015545/http://www.snhupenmen.com/facilities/Penmen_Stadium |url-status=dead }}</ref> and Monadnock Hall, an apartment-style residence hall.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.snhu.edu/about-us/news-and-events/2017/09/monadnock-hall-unveiled |publisher=SNHU |title=SNHU Community Comes Together for the Unveiling of Monadnock Hall |last=Plourde |first=Melanie |date=September 7, 2017 |access-date=October 20, 2017}}</ref> In November 2017, the university announced a $100 million project including a 1,700 space parking garage and an additional 500 jobs at its downtown Manchester offices supporting the online college.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.unionleader.com/business/SNHU-announces-100m-deal-to-build-garage-expand-in-Millyard-11202017| title=SNHU announces $100m deal to build garage, expand in Millyard| last=Cousineau| first=Michael| date=November 20, 2017| newspaper=New Hampshire Union Leader| access-date=February 13, 2018| language=en| archive-date=February 14, 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214202622/http://www.unionleader.com/business/SNHU-announces-100m-deal-to-build-garage-expand-in-Millyard-11202017| url-status=dead}}</ref>
Three major construction projects were completed in 2017: the Gustafson Center, a new [[welcome center]] named for the former university president Richard A. Gustafson;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.snhu.edu/about-us/news-and-events/2017/03/gustafson-center |publisher=SNHU |last=Carley |first=Shane |title=Gustafson Center Grand Opening Honors Past SNHU President |date=March 15, 2017 |access-date=October 20, 2017 |archive-date=October 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021060758/https://www.snhu.edu/about-us/news-and-events/2017/03/gustafson-center |url-status=dead }}</ref> Penmen Stadium, a 1,500-seat outdoor [[stadium]];<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.snhupenmen.com/facilities/Penmen_Stadium |title=Penmen Stadium |publisher=SNHU Penmen |access-date=October 23, 2017 |archive-date=October 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024015545/http://www.snhupenmen.com/facilities/Penmen_Stadium |url-status=dead }}</ref> and Monadnock Hall, an apartment-style residence hall.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.snhu.edu/about-us/news-and-events/2017/09/monadnock-hall-unveiled |publisher=SNHU |title=SNHU Community Comes Together for the Unveiling of Monadnock Hall |last=Plourde |first=Melanie |date=September 7, 2017 |access-date=October 20, 2017}}</ref> In November 2017, the university announced a $100 million project including a 1,700 space parking garage and an additional 500 jobs at its downtown Manchester offices supporting the online college.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.unionleader.com/business/SNHU-announces-100m-deal-to-build-garage-expand-in-Millyard-11202017| title=SNHU announces $100m deal to build garage, expand in Millyard| last=Cousineau| first=Michael| date=November 20, 2017| newspaper=New Hampshire Union Leader| access-date=February 13, 2018| language=en| archive-date=February 14, 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214202622/http://www.unionleader.com/business/SNHU-announces-100m-deal-to-build-garage-expand-in-Millyard-11202017| url-status=dead}}</ref>


In 2017, a fire burned down Greely Hall, one of the original residence halls on campus. The fire forced 50 students to evacuate into a nearby hotel (provided by the university) until new accommodations could be made. Nobody was injured, and the students returned to on-campus housing within two days of the fire to select dormitories with extra space.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.necn.com/news/new-england/Firefighters-Respond-to-Dorm-Fire-at-Southern-New-Hampshire-University-458535153.html|title=Electrical Issue Started Fire at Southern New Hampshire University| first1=Cassy| last1=Arsenault| first2=Kaitlin| last2=McKinley Becker| date=November 18, 2017| publisher=[[NECN]]| access-date=June 6, 2019}}</ref> No longer salvageable, the building was demolished to make additional space for a new dormitory, Kingston Hall, which opened in August 2018. In addition to Greely Hall, Kingston Hall replaced three other original dormitories on campus (Chocorua, Kearsarge, and Winnisquam halls).<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.snhu.edu/about-us/news-and-events/2018/08/snhu-community-celebrates-the-opening-of-kingston-hall| title=SNHU Community Celebrates the Opening of Kingston Hall| first=Melanie| last=Plourde| date=August 30, 2018| access-date=August 31, 2018| publisher=SNHU}}</ref>
In 2017, a fire burned down Greely Hall, one of the original residence halls on campus. The fire forced 50 students to evacuate into a nearby hotel (provided by the university) until new accommodations could be made. Nobody was injured, and the students returned to on-campus housing within two days of the fire to select dormitories with extra space.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.necn.com/news/new-england/Firefighters-Respond-to-Dorm-Fire-at-Southern-New-Hampshire-University-458535153.html|title=Electrical Issue Started Fire at Southern New Hampshire University| first1=Cassy| last1=Arsenault| first2=Kaitlin| last2=McKinley Becker| date=November 18, 2017| publisher=[[NECN]]| access-date=June 6, 2019}}</ref> No longer salvageable, the building was demolished to make additional space for a new dormitory, Kingston Hall, which opened in August 2018. In addition to Greely Hall, Kingston Hall replaced three other original dormitories on campus (Chocorua, Kearsarge, and Winnisquam halls).<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.snhu.edu/about-us/news-and-events/2018/08/snhu-community-celebrates-the-opening-of-kingston-hall| title=SNHU Community Celebrates the Opening of Kingston Hall| first=Melanie| last=Plourde| date=August 30, 2018| access-date=August 31, 2018| publisher=SNHU}}</ref>


In 2020, President LeBlanc reported that the school was on its way to reduce student tuition to $10,000 a year, which required a close look at inefficiencies in labor and programming.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Le Blanc |first1=Paul |title=President Speaks: How Southern New Hampshire is getting tuition to $10K per year |url=https://www.educationdive.com/news/president-speaks-how-southern-new-hampshire-is-getting-to-10k-tuition-per/588639/ |website=Education Dive |access-date=13 November 2020}}</ref>
In 2020, President LeBlanc reported that the school was on its way to reduce student tuition to $10,000 a year, which required a close look at inefficiencies in labor and programming.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Le Blanc |first1=Paul |title=President Speaks: How Southern New Hampshire is getting tuition to $10K per year |url=https://www.educationdive.com/news/president-speaks-how-southern-new-hampshire-is-getting-to-10k-tuition-per/588639/ |website=Education Dive |access-date=13 November 2020}}</ref>

In 2023, SNHU cut its staff by 180 workers.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Feely |first1=Paul |title=SNHU eliminating 180 positions, including 37 in NH |url=https://www.unionleader.com/news/education/snhu-eliminating-180-positions-including-37-in-nh/article_eadb8d10-a7f9-59d8-a5ac-3a3a96e78a65.html |website=unionleader.com |date=August 23, 2023 |publisher=Union Leader |access-date=29 December 2023}}</ref>An additional 52 positions were eliminated in 2024.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cousineau |first1=Michael |title=35 SNHU workers in NH to lose jobs |url=https://www.unionleader.com/news/education/35-snhu-workers-in-nh-to-lose-jobs/article_fe35b058-76ba-11ef-aad6-0bcee9c6bcc1.html |website=www.unionleader.com |date=September 19, 2024 |publisher=New Hampshire Union Leader |access-date=27 September 2024}}</ref>

== Campus ==
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The campus is partly in the [[South Hooksett, New Hampshire|South Hooksett]] [[census-designated place]], within the town of [[Hooksett, New Hampshire|Hooksett]], and partly in the city of [[Manchester, New Hampshire|Manchester]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st33_nh/cousub/cs3301337300_hooksett/DC20BLK_CS3301337300.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Hooksett town, NH|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-09-09|page=2 (PDF p. 3/4)|quote=Southern New Hampshire Univ}} - University boundary indicated on this map.<br>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st33_nh/place/p3371220_south_hooksett/DC20BLK_P3371220.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: South Hooksett CDP, NH|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-09-09|quote=Southern New Hampshire Univ}} - University boundary indicated on this map.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st33_nh/place/p3345140_manchester/DC20BLK_P3345140.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Manchester city, NH|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|page=2 (PDF p. 3/9)|access-date=2024-09-09|quote=Southern New Hampshire Univ}} - University boundary indicated on this map.</ref>


== Academics ==
== Academics ==
[[File:RF Hall.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Robert Frost Hall, named for American poet [[Robert Frost]], is located on the university's main campus in [[Manchester, New Hampshire]].]]
[[File:RF Hall.JPG|thumb|right|Robert Frost Hall, named for American poet [[Robert Frost]], is located on the university's main campus in [[Manchester, New Hampshire]].]]
[[File:SNHU COCE Entrance.jpg|thumb|right|300px|SNHU's College of Online & Continuing Education offices, located in the Manchester Millyards near [[SNHU Arena]].]]
[[File:SNHU COCE Entrance.jpg|thumb|right|SNHU's College of Online & Continuing Education offices, located in the Manchester Millyards near [[SNHU Arena]].]]
SNHU has an admissions rate of 88%.<ref name=":US Department of Education"<ref>{{cite web| url=https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?183026-Southern-New-Hampshire-University| title=US Department of Education - College Scorecard| work=United States Department of Education| access-date=2021-11-30| language=en-US}}</ref> In 2021, ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' ranked the university #131-171 in Regional Universities North.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/southern-new-hampshire-university-2580 |title=Southern New Hampshire University |newspaper=[[U.S. News & World Report]] |access-date=November 30, 2021}}</ref>
SNHU has an admissions rate of 88%.<ref name=":US Department of Education">{{cite web| url=https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?183026-Southern-New-Hampshire-University| title=US Department of Education - College Scorecard| work=United States Department of Education| access-date=2021-11-30| language=en-US}}</ref> In 2021, ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' ranked the university #131-171 in Regional Universities North.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/southern-new-hampshire-university-2580 |title=Southern New Hampshire University |newspaper=[[U.S. News & World Report]] |access-date=November 30, 2021}}</ref>


===Colleges and schools===
===Colleges and schools===
Southern New Hampshire University offers undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and certificate programs through its multiple colleges and schools.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.snhu.edu/student-experience/campus-experience/campus-academics/schools-at-snhu |title=Schools at SNHU |publisher=SNHU |access-date=September 22, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://evolllution.com/opinions/audio-revolutionizing-competency-based-education/| title=Revolutionizing Competency-Based Education| last=LeBlanc| first=Paul| date=May 10, 2013| access-date=May 10, 2013| newspaper=The EvoLLLution}}</ref><ref name=ceta>{{cite web |url=http://www.snhu.edu/about-us/news-and-events/2016/07/snhu-college-of-online-and-continuing-education-holds-tuition-rates-for-fifth-consecutive-year |title=SNHU College of Online and Continuing Education Holds Tuition Rates for Fifth Consecutive Year |last=Patterson|first=Kristin| date=July 21, 2016 | access-date=July 21, 2016 |publisher=SNHU}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snhu.edu/about-us/news-and-events/2017/04/college-of-engineering-technology-and-aeronautics|title=SNHU Announces Plans for New College of Engineering, Technology and Aeronautics|last=Keane|first=Lauren|date=April 14, 2017|publisher=SNHU|access-date=April 14, 2017|archive-date=June 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625173558/http://www.snhu.edu/about-us/news-and-events/2017/04/college-of-engineering-technology-and-aeronautics|url-status=dead}}</ref> The colleges and schools that compose SNHU are:
Southern New Hampshire University offers undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and certificate programs through its multiple colleges and schools.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.snhu.edu/student-experience/campus-experience/campus-academics/schools-at-snhu |title=Schools at SNHU |publisher=SNHU |access-date=September 22, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://evolllution.com/opinions/audio-revolutionizing-competency-based-education/| title=Revolutionizing Competency-Based Education| last=LeBlanc| first=Paul| date=May 10, 2013| access-date=May 10, 2013| newspaper=The EvoLLLution}}</ref><ref name=ceta>{{cite web|url=http://www.snhu.edu/about-us/news-and-events/2016/07/snhu-college-of-online-and-continuing-education-holds-tuition-rates-for-fifth-consecutive-year|title=SNHU College of Online and Continuing Education Holds Tuition Rates for Fifth Consecutive Year|last=Patterson|first=Kristin|date=July 21, 2016|access-date=July 21, 2016|publisher=SNHU|archive-date=July 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160723161304/http://www.snhu.edu/about-us/news-and-events/2016/07/snhu-college-of-online-and-continuing-education-holds-tuition-rates-for-fifth-consecutive-year|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snhu.edu/about-us/news-and-events/2017/04/college-of-engineering-technology-and-aeronautics|title=SNHU Announces Plans for New College of Engineering, Technology and Aeronautics|last=Keane|first=Lauren|date=April 14, 2017|publisher=SNHU|access-date=April 14, 2017|archive-date=June 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625173558/http://www.snhu.edu/about-us/news-and-events/2017/04/college-of-engineering-technology-and-aeronautics|url-status=dead}}</ref> The colleges and schools that compose SNHU are:


*College for America (CfA)
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===Faculty===
===Faculty===
SNHU's faculty consists of 161 full-time instructors, 5,798 part-time instructors, and 20 instructional graduate assistants.<ref name="ed.gov"/> According to [[The Century Foundation]], SNHU spent more than $11 million on advertising from August 2016 to January 2017, and only 18 cents for every dollar was spent on instruction.<ref>{{cite journal| url=https://tcf.org/content/report/much-education-students-getting-tuition-dollar/?agreed=1&agreed=1| title=How Much Education Are Students Getting for Their Tuition Dollar?| first=Stephanie| last=Hall| journal=The Century Foundation| date=February 28, 2019| access-date=June 6, 2019}}</ref>
SNHU's faculty consists of 130 full-time instructors, 8,042 part-time instructors.<ref name="ed.gov"/> According to [[The Century Foundation]], SNHU spent more than $11 million on advertising from August 2016 to January 2017, and only 18 cents for every dollar was spent on instruction.<ref>{{cite journal| url=https://tcf.org/content/report/much-education-students-getting-tuition-dollar/?agreed=1&agreed=1| title=How Much Education Are Students Getting for Their Tuition Dollar?| first=Stephanie| last=Hall| journal=The Century Foundation| date=February 28, 2019| access-date=June 6, 2019}}</ref>


===Regional centers===
===Regional centers===
Southern New Hampshire University's COCE offers programs both online and at its three regional centers. The university's main campus serves as a regional center, in addition to [[satellite campuses]] in [[Salem, New Hampshire]] and [[Brunswick, Maine]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Online Teaching Application |url=https://afro.snhu.edu/ofa/index2.php?m=candidates&a=addExternal# |publisher=SNHU |access-date=May 22, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Regional Center Experience |url=http://www.snhu.edu/student-experience/regional-center-experience |publisher=SNHU |access-date=August 30, 2012}}</ref>
Southern New Hampshire University's COCE offers programs both online and at its three regional centers. The university's main campus serves as a regional center, in addition to [[satellite campuses]] in [[Salem, New Hampshire]] and [[Brunswick, Maine]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Online Teaching Application |url=https://afro.snhu.edu/ofa/index2.php?m=candidates&a=addExternal# |publisher=SNHU |access-date=May 22, 2017 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Regional Center Experience |url=http://www.snhu.edu/student-experience/regional-center-experience |publisher=SNHU |access-date=August 30, 2012}}</ref>


After [[Trinity College (Vermont)|Trinity College]] in [[Vermont]] closed in 2001, SNHU established the Vermont Center in [[Colchester, Vermont|Colchester]], which houses the field-based graduate program in education.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.snhuvt.org/program_history| title=Program History| publisher=SNHU| access-date=July 5, 2017| archive-date=September 15, 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915220228/https://www.snhuvt.org/program_history| url-status=dead}}</ref>
After [[Trinity College (Vermont)|Trinity College]] in [[Vermont]] closed in 2001, SNHU established the Vermont Center in [[Colchester, Vermont|Colchester]], which houses the field-based graduate program in education.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.snhuvt.org/program_history| title=Program History| publisher=SNHU| access-date=July 5, 2017| archive-date=September 15, 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915220228/https://www.snhuvt.org/program_history| url-status=dead}}</ref>
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===Online programs===
===Online programs===


Enrollment in the College of Online & Continuing Education (COCE), based in downtown Manchester,<ref name=":0" /> has increased rapidly: from 8,000 students in 2001<ref name="history"/> to 34,000 in 2014,<ref name="Slate"/> to over 135,000 according to SNHU.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About SNHU|url=https://www.snhu.edu/about-us|access-date=2021-07-31|website=www.snhu.edu|language=en}}</ref> As the online program has grown, the COCE has hired more full-time professors (as of 2014, most of the more than 2,700 faculty members were part-time instructors located throughout the United States and abroad).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.chronicle.com/article/Southern-New-Hampshire-U/146443 |last=Kolowich |first=Steve |title=Southern New Hampshire U. Designs a New Template for Faculty Jobs |date=May 8, 2014 |newspaper=The Chronicle of Higher Education |access-date=February 9, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Slate"/> Alumni and educators outside SNHU have criticized the university's aggressive recruiting techniques and nationwide advertising campaigns, comparing them to those used by for-profit institutions such as the [[University of Phoenix]] and the now-defunct [[ITT Technical Institute]].<ref name=Kingkade>{{cite news |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/09/snhu-enrollment-growth-for-profit-college_n_4545871.html |title=SNHU's Online Enrollment Is Soaring, Just Don't Compare It to a For-Profit College |last=Kingkade |first=Tyler |date=January 9, 2014 |work=Huffington Post |access-date=February 10, 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref> In response, president LeBlanc stated that SNHU has "borrowed the best of operational practices from the for-profits (customer service, data analytics, a sense of urgency and accountability) while eschewing the practices that cast them in such a poor light."<ref name=Kingkade/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogging.snhu.edu/leblanc/2014/01/setting-the-record-straight-again-sigh/ |title=Setting the record straight again (sigh) |publisher=SNHU President's Corner |language=en-US |access-date=2018-02-09}}</ref>
Enrollment in the College of Online & Continuing Education (COCE), based in downtown Manchester,<ref name=":0" /> has increased rapidly: from 8,000 students in 2001<ref name="history"/> to 34,000 in 2014,<ref name="Slate"/> to over 135,000 according to SNHU.<ref name="About SNHU"/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.chronicle.com/article/Southern-New-Hampshire-U/146443 |last=Kolowich |first=Steve |title=Southern New Hampshire U. Designs a New Template for Faculty Jobs |date=May 8, 2014 |newspaper=The Chronicle of Higher Education |access-date=February 9, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Slate"/> Alumni and educators outside SNHU have criticized the university's aggressive recruiting techniques and nationwide advertising campaigns, comparing them to those used by for-profit institutions such as the [[University of Phoenix]] and the now-defunct [[ITT Technical Institute]].<ref name=Kingkade>{{cite news |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/09/snhu-enrollment-growth-for-profit-college_n_4545871.html |title=SNHU's Online Enrollment Is Soaring, Just Don't Compare It to a For-Profit College |last=Kingkade |first=Tyler |date=January 9, 2014 |work=Huffington Post |access-date=February 10, 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref> In response, president LeBlanc stated that SNHU has "borrowed the best of operational practices from the for-profits (customer service, data analytics, a sense of urgency and accountability) while eschewing the practices that cast them in such a poor light."<ref name=Kingkade/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogging.snhu.edu/leblanc/2014/01/setting-the-record-straight-again-sigh/ |title=Setting the record straight again (sigh) |publisher=SNHU President's Corner |language=en-US |access-date=2018-02-09}}</ref>


SNHU's College for America (CfA) operated from 2013 until it was subsequently retired.<ref>{{cite web |title=College for America (CfA) |url=https://www.snhu.edu/about-us/leadership-and-history/history/college-for-america |website=www.snhu.edu |access-date=31 August 2023 |language=en}}</ref> CfA offered degrees that relied on [[competency-based learning]] rather than traditional credit hours, based in part on programs at [[Western Governors University]]. In 2013, the CfA became the first of its kind to gain federal approval from the U.S. Department of Education. In 2017, it formed a partnership with the [[U.S. Office of Personnel Management]], making all federal employees eligible for CfA courses.<ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2017/03/15/competency-based-degrees-federal-employees| last=Fain| first=Paul| date=March 15, 2017| title=Competency-Based Degrees for Federal Employees| journal=Inside Higher Education| access-date=February 13, 2018| language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.marketplace.org/2013/04/18/education/no-classes-needed-southern-new-hampshire-university-emphasizes-skills| last=Scott| first=Amy| date=April 18, 2013| journal=Marketplace| title=No classes needed: Southern New Hampshire University emphasizes skills| access-date=February 13, 2018}}</ref>
SNHU's College for America (CfA) operated from 2013 until it was subsequently retired.<ref>{{cite web |title=College for America (CfA) |url=https://www.snhu.edu/about-us/leadership-and-history/history/college-for-america |website=snhu.edu |access-date=31 August 2023 |language=en}}</ref> CfA offered degrees that relied on [[competency-based learning]] rather than traditional credit hours, based in part on programs at [[Western Governors University]]. In 2013, the CfA became the first of its kind to gain federal approval from the U.S. Department of Education. In 2017, it formed a partnership with the [[U.S. Office of Personnel Management]], making all federal employees eligible for CfA courses.<ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2017/03/15/competency-based-degrees-federal-employees| last=Fain| first=Paul| date=March 15, 2017| title=Competency-Based Degrees for Federal Employees| journal=Inside Higher Education| access-date=February 13, 2018| language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.marketplace.org/2013/04/18/education/no-classes-needed-southern-new-hampshire-university-emphasizes-skills| last=Scott| first=Amy| date=April 18, 2013| journal=Marketplace| title=No classes needed: Southern New Hampshire University emphasizes skills| access-date=February 13, 2018}}</ref>


===Costs and student outcomes===
===Costs and student outcomes===


Beginning in the fall of 2021, campus tuition will be reduced to $15,000 per year (and $10,000 per year for select programs).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Campus Tuition & Financial Aid|url=https://www.snhu.edu/tuition-and-financial-aid/campus|access-date=2021-06-17|website=www.snhu.edu|language=en}}</ref> The graduation rate for campus students is 68% and median salary after attending is $45,800.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?183026-Southern-New-Hampshire-University| title=Southern New Hampshire University| publisher=College Scorecard| access-date=December 12, 2019}}</ref> In the 2017–2018 award year, 43,067 students received the federal [[Pell Grant]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www2.ed.gov/finaid/prof/resources/data/pell-institution.html|title=Distribution of Federal Pell Grant Program Funds by Institution and Award Year| date=February 26, 2020| website=www2.ed.gov| language=en| access-date=2020-04-29}}</ref>
Beginning in the fall of 2021, campus tuition was reduced to $15,000 per year (and $10,000 per year for select programs).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Campus Tuition & Financial Aid|url=https://www.snhu.edu/tuition-and-financial-aid/campus|access-date=2021-06-17|website=snhu.edu|language=en}}</ref> The graduation rate for campus students is 68% and median salary after attending is $45,800.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?183026-Southern-New-Hampshire-University| title=Southern New Hampshire University| publisher=College Scorecard| access-date=December 12, 2019}}</ref> In the 2017–2018 award year, 43,067 students received the federal [[Pell Grant]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www2.ed.gov/finaid/prof/resources/data/pell-institution.html|title=Distribution of Federal Pell Grant Program Funds by Institution and Award Year| date=February 26, 2020| website=www2.ed.gov| language=en| access-date=2020-04-29}}</ref>


==Accreditation and memberships==
==Accreditation and memberships==
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== Recognitions and awards ==
== Recognitions and awards ==
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The university's [[community economic development]] program received a 2007 New England Higher Education Excellence Award, the Robert J. McKenna award, named for the former [[Rhode Island Senate|Rhode Island state senator]] and [[New England Board of Higher Education]] chair. It is presented each year to an outstanding academic program.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.nebhe.org/news-releases/new-hampshire-school-ed-leaders-win-new-england-higher-education-excellence-awards/ |title=New Hampshire School, Ed Leaders Win New England Higher Education Excellence Awards |date=January 24, 2007 |publisher=[[New England Board of Higher Education]] |access-date=May 31, 2020}}</ref>
The university's [[community economic development]] program received a 2007 New England Higher Education Excellence Award, the Robert J. McKenna award, named for the former [[Rhode Island Senate|Rhode Island state senator]] and [[New England Board of Higher Education]] chair. It is presented each year to an outstanding academic program.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.nebhe.org/news-releases/new-hampshire-school-ed-leaders-win-new-england-higher-education-excellence-awards/ |title=New Hampshire School, Ed Leaders Win New England Higher Education Excellence Awards |date=January 24, 2007 |publisher=[[New England Board of Higher Education]] |access-date=May 31, 2020}}</ref>


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In 2013, the university was recognized by ''[[The Chronicle of Higher Education]]'' as one of the best colleges for which to work.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.snhu.edu/about-us/news-and-events/2013/07/snhu-once-again-recognized-by-chronicle-of-higher-education|title=SNHU Once Again Recognized by Chronicle of Higher Education |publisher=SNHU |last=Boucher |first=Steve |date=July 23, 2013 |access-date=June 22, 2014}}</ref>
In 2013, the university was recognized by ''[[The Chronicle of Higher Education]]'' as one of the best colleges for which to work.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.snhu.edu/about-us/news-and-events/2013/07/snhu-once-again-recognized-by-chronicle-of-higher-education|title=SNHU Once Again Recognized by Chronicle of Higher Education |publisher=SNHU |last=Boucher |first=Steve |date=July 23, 2013 |access-date=June 22, 2014}}</ref>


In 2014, the School of Business and the COCE won multiple "Best of Business" Awards, for Best MBA Program and Best Online Degree Program, respectively. These awards are presented annually by the ''[[New Hampshire Business Review]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.snhu.edu/about-us/news-and-events/2014/03/new-hampshire-business-review-names-snhu-best-of-business-2014 |title=New Hampshire Business Review Names SNHU "Best of Business 2014" |publisher=SNHU |last=Boutselis |first=Pamme |date=March 6, 2014 |access-date=June 22, 2014}}</ref>
In 2014, the School of Business and the COCE won multiple "Best of Business" Awards, for Best MBA Program and Best Online Degree Program, respectively. These awards are presented annually by the ''[[New Hampshire Business Review]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.snhu.edu/about-us/news-and-events/2014/03/new-hampshire-business-review-names-snhu-best-of-business-2014 |title=New Hampshire Business Review Names SNHU "Best of Business 2014" |publisher=SNHU |last=Boutselis |first=Pamme |date=March 6, 2014 |access-date=June 22, 2014 |archive-date=September 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906143940/http://www.snhu.edu/about-us/news-and-events/2014/03/new-hampshire-business-review-names-snhu-best-of-business-2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' ranked Southern New Hampshire University at #112 in Regional Universities North (out of 196 institutions), and #1 in Most Innovative Schools in the 2019 rankings.<ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/southern-new-hampshire-university-2580/overall-rankings| title=Southern New Hampshire University: Rankings| magazine=U.S. News & World Report| access-date=July 24, 2017}}</ref>
''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' ranked Southern New Hampshire University at #112 in Regional Universities North (out of 196 institutions), and #1 in Most Innovative Schools in the 2019 rankings.<ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/southern-new-hampshire-university-2580/overall-rankings| title=Southern New Hampshire University: Rankings| magazine=U.S. News & World Report| access-date=July 24, 2017}}</ref>
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'''Greek life'''
'''Greek life'''
* [[Kappa Delta Phi]] fraternity
* [[Kappa Delta Phi]] fraternity
* [[Phi Delta Psi]] fraternity
* [[Phi Delta Theta]] fraternity
* [[Phi Delta Theta]] fraternity
* [[Kappa Delta Phi National Affiliated Sorority, Inc.|Kappa Delta Phi NAS]] sorority
* [[Kappa Delta Phi National Affiliated Sorority, Inc.|Kappa Delta Phi NAS]] sorority
* Phi Delta Beta sorority
* Phi Omega Psi sorority
* Phi Omega Psi sorority
* [[Theta Phi Alpha]] sorority
* [[Theta Phi Alpha]] sorority
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== Athletics ==
== Athletics ==
{{main|SNHU Penmen}}
Southern New Hampshire University participates in [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[NCAA Division II|Division II]] athletics. It is a member of the [[Eastern College Athletic Conference]] and the [[Northeast-10 Conference]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.snhupenmen.com/facilities/index| title=SNHU Athletic Facilities| publisher=SNHU Penmen| access-date=December 18, 2017| archive-date=December 15, 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215041926/http://snhupenmen.com/facilities/index| url-status=dead}}</ref> The teams' nickname, the [[scribe|Penmen]], is an homage to the university's history as an accounting school. The university's mascot is named "Petey Penmen".<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.snhu.edu/student-experience/campus-experience/athletics-and-recreation/what-is-a-penman| title=What is a Penman?| access-date=March 7, 2013| publisher=SNHU}}</ref>
Southern New Hampshire University participates in [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[NCAA Division II|Division II]] athletics. It is a member of the [[Eastern College Athletic Conference]] and the [[Northeast-10 Conference]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.snhupenmen.com/facilities/index| title=SNHU Athletic Facilities| publisher=SNHU Penmen| access-date=December 18, 2017| archive-date=December 15, 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215041926/http://snhupenmen.com/facilities/index| url-status=dead}}</ref> The teams' nickname, the [[scribe|Penmen]], is an homage to the university's history as an accounting school. The university's mascot is named "Petey Penmen".<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.snhu.edu/student-experience/campus-experience/athletics-and-recreation/what-is-a-penman| title=What is a Penman?| access-date=March 7, 2013| publisher=SNHU}}</ref>

[[Lou D'Allesandro]] was appointed the first athletic director and head coach of the men's basketball team in 1963.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.snhupenmen.com/information/HallOfFame/bios/D-AllesandroLou| title=Lou D'Allesandro| access-date=March 1, 2017| publisher=SNHU Penmen| archive-date=March 3, 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303043047/http://www.snhupenmen.com/information/HallOfFame/bios/D-AllesandroLou| url-status=dead}}</ref> Future [[NBA]] head coach [[P.J. Carlesimo]] coached the men's basketball team during the 1975–1976 season, compiling a 14–13 record and winning the Mayflower Conference championship.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.nba.com/nets/news/pj_carlesimo_bio.html| title=P.J. Carlesimo Bio| access-date=September 24, 2013| publisher=[[National Basketball Association]]}}</ref>

The [[Stan Spirou Field House]] is named after longtime men's basketball coach Stan Spirou, whose career spanned from 1985 to 2018.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.wmur.com/article/major-nh-coaching-news-expected-wednesday-afternoon/18923593| title=After 33 years, SNHU men's basketball coach announces retirement| last=Moran| first=Jess| date=March 1, 2018| work=[[WMUR-TV|WMUR News]]| access-date=March 3, 2018| language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snhupenmen.com/sports/mbkb/2017-18/releases/20180504x89f4i|title=SNHU Renames Field House to Honor 33-Year Head Coach Stan Spirou|date=May 4, 2018|publisher=SNHU Penmen|access-date=May 10, 2018|archive-date=May 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511081022/http://www.snhupenmen.com/sports/mbkb/2017-18/releases/20180504x89f4i|url-status=dead}}</ref> He is considered one of the most successful NCAA Division II basketball coaches, compiling a career winning percentage of .652 (522–279), four [[New England Collegiate Conference (Division II)|New England Collegiate Conference]] Coach of the Year awards (1993, 1994, 1995, 1999), and was named National Coach of the Year in 1994 by Division II Bulletin. His teams have averaged 22 wins per season and also have 14 NCAA tournament appearances, four NCAA regional titles, and six NECC tournament championships.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.snhupenmen.com/sports/mbkb/coaches/SpirouStan| title=Stan Spirou| access-date=September 20, 2013| publisher=SNHU| archive-date=September 21, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053840/http://www.snhupenmen.com/sports/mbkb/coaches/SpirouStan| url-status=dead}}</ref>

In [[1989 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship|1989]], when it was known as New Hampshire College, the Penmen won their first [[NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship|NCAA Men's Soccer Championship]], against [[UNC Greensboro]]. In 2002, the men's soccer team returned to the NCAA Division II championship game, but lost to [[Sonoma State]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.snhupenmen.com/sports/msoc/RecordBook/NCAATournament| title=SNHU in the NCAA Tournament (through 2015)| access-date=June 13, 2017| publisher=SNHU Penmen| archive-date=July 4, 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704005924/http://www.snhupenmen.com/sports/msoc/RecordBook/NCAATournament| url-status=dead}}</ref> On December 7, 2013, the Penmen won their [[2013 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship|second NCAA men's soccer national title]], defeating [[Carson-Newman]], 2-1.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.snhu.edu/about-us/news-and-events/2013/12/national-champions-snhu-downs-carson-newman-2-1-for-second-mens-soccer-crown| title=National Champions: SNHU Downs Carson-Newman 2-1 for Second Men's Soccer Crown| date=December 7, 2013| last=Boutselis| first=Pamme| access-date=January 3, 2014| publisher=SNHU}}</ref>


SNHU is a recipient of the NCAA Foundation Academic Achievement Award, which recognizes high graduation rates among student athletes. SNHU took home the award for the highest graduation rate among all Division II institutions. SNHU also earned the Northeast-10 Conference Academic Achievement Award after the 2001–02 school year.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://blogging.snhu.edu/leblanc/2013/12/senate-recognition-of-our-national-champions/| title=Senate Recognition of our National Champions| publisher=SNHU| access-date=December 18, 2017}}</ref>
SNHU is a recipient of the NCAA Foundation Academic Achievement Award, which recognizes high graduation rates among student athletes. SNHU took home the award for the highest graduation rate among all Division II institutions. SNHU also earned the Northeast-10 Conference Academic Achievement Award after the 2001–02 school year.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://blogging.snhu.edu/leblanc/2013/12/senate-recognition-of-our-national-champions/| title=Senate Recognition of our National Champions| publisher=SNHU| access-date=December 18, 2017}}</ref>

[[File:P. J. Carlesimo 2015 cropped.jpg|thumb|[[P. J. Carlesimo]] was head coach of the men's basketball team throughout the 1975–1976 season.]]

===List of teams===
{{Col-begin|width=auto}}
{{Col-break}}
'''Men's sports (8)'''
*Baseball
*Basketball
*Cross country
*Golf
*Ice hockey
*Lacrosse
*Soccer
*Tennis

{{Col-break|gap=5em}}
'''Women's sports (11)'''
*Basketball
*Cheerleading
*Cross country
*Field hockey
*Lacrosse
*Soccer
*Softball
*Tennis
*Track and field
*Volleyball

{{Col-end}}

===Athletic facilities===
*Dr. George J. Larkin Field (soccer, lacrosse, field hockey, intramurals)
*Ice Den (ice hockey)
*Lake Sunapee Country Club / Concord Country Club (golf)
*Penmen Stadium (soccer, lacrosse, field hockey, tennis, track & field)
*SNHU Baseball Field
*SNHU Softball Field
*[[Stan Spirou Field House]] (basketball, volleyball)
*Tennis Courts (tennis)<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.snhupenmen.com/facilities/index| title=SNHU Athletic Facilities| publisher=SNHU Penmen| access-date=April 18, 2019| archive-date=April 22, 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422094823/http://snhupenmen.com/facilities/index| url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==

* [[Rebecca Adamson]] (born 1950), [[Cherokee]] businessperson and advocate<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.firstpeoples.org/staff.htm| title=Staff| access-date=March 28, 2013| publisher=First Peoples Worldwide}}</ref>
* [[Rebecca Adamson]] (born 1950), [[Cherokee]] businessperson and advocate<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.firstpeoples.org/staff.htm| title=Staff| access-date=March 28, 2013| publisher=First Peoples Worldwide}}</ref>
* [[Felix G. Arroyo]] (born 1979), former [[Boston city councilor]]<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.snhu.edu/student-experience/student-testimonials/felix-arroyo| title=Felix Arroyo – MBA Community Economic Development, Class of 2008|access-date=June 19, 2017| publisher=SNHU| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622194107/http://www.snhu.edu/student-experience/student-testimonials/felix-arroyo| archive-date=June 22, 2017| df=mdy-all}}</ref>
* [[Felix G. Arroyo]] (born 1979), former [[Boston city councilor]]<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.snhu.edu/student-experience/student-testimonials/felix-arroyo| title=Felix Arroyo – MBA Community Economic Development, Class of 2008|access-date=June 19, 2017| publisher=SNHU| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622194107/http://www.snhu.edu/student-experience/student-testimonials/felix-arroyo| archive-date=June 22, 2017| df=mdy-all}}</ref>
* [[Jeremy Bonomo]] (born 1980), soccer head coach<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nuhuskies.com/news/2024/2/2/mens-soccer-northeastern-welcomes-jeremy-bonomo-as-mens-soccer-head-coach.aspx |title=Northeastern Welcomes Jeremy Bonomo As Men's Soccer Head Coach|access-date=February 2, 2024 |publisher=Northastern Huskies|language=en |date=2 February 2024}}</ref>
* [[Preston Burpo]] (born 1972), former [[Major League Soccer|MLS]] player and [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeping]] coach for the [[New York Red Bulls]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newyorkredbulls.com/club/technical-staff/preston-burpo|title=Preston Burpo – Goalkeeper Coach|access-date=June 16, 2017|publisher=[[New York Red Bulls]]|archive-date=July 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703064248/https://www.newyorkredbulls.com/club/technical-staff/preston-burpo|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Preston Burpo]] (born 1972), former [[Major League Soccer|MLS]] player and [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeping]] coach for the [[New York Red Bulls]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newyorkredbulls.com/club/technical-staff/preston-burpo|title=Preston Burpo – Goalkeeper Coach|access-date=June 16, 2017|publisher=[[New York Red Bulls]]|archive-date=July 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703064248/https://www.newyorkredbulls.com/club/technical-staff/preston-burpo|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Aaron Bushnell]], [[U.S. Air Force]] serviceman known for self-immolating outside the [[Embassy of Israel in Washington, D.C.]] in&nbsp;protest&nbsp;against the [[United States support for Israel in the Israel–Hamas war]].<ref name="Newsweek Bushnell">{{cite web |last1=Reporter |first1=Khaleda Rahman Senior News |title=Who is Aaron Bushnell? US airman sets himself on fire by Israeli embassy |url=https://www.newsweek.com/who-aaron-bushnell-us-airman-fire-israeli-embassy-washington-dc-palestine-1873212 |website=Newsweek |publisher=NEWSWEEK DIGITAL LLC |access-date=26 February 2024 |language=en |date=26 February 2024}}</ref>
* [[Chuck Collins]] (born 1959), author, co-founder of [[United for a Fair Economy]], and senior scholar at the [[Institute for Policy Studies]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uuworld.org/articles/riches-responsibility |title=From Riches to Responsibility |last=French |first=Kimberly |access-date=June 19, 2017 |date=March 1, 2003 |publisher=[[UU World Magazine]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://calendar.hope.edu/event/engaging_the_middle_east_understanding_the_current_tumult-_critical_issues_symposium_1106#.WUflk7pFy70 |title=Critical Issues Symposium Keynote Speaker: Chuck Collins |access-date=June 19, 2017 |publisher=[[Hope College]]}}</ref>
* [[Chuck Collins]] (born 1959), author, co-founder of [[United for a Fair Economy]], and senior scholar at the [[Institute for Policy Studies]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uuworld.org/articles/riches-responsibility |title=From Riches to Responsibility |last=French |first=Kimberly |access-date=June 19, 2017 |date=March 1, 2003 |publisher=[[UU World Magazine]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://calendar.hope.edu/event/engaging_the_middle_east_understanding_the_current_tumult-_critical_issues_symposium_1106#.WUflk7pFy70 |title=Critical Issues Symposium Keynote Speaker: Chuck Collins |access-date=June 19, 2017 |publisher=[[Hope College]]}}</ref>
* [[Ed Davis (police commissioner)|Ed Davis]] (born 1956), former commissioner of the [[Boston Police Department]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.snhu.edu/student-experience/student-testimonials/edward-davis |title=Edward Davis – BS Justice Studies, Class of 1986 |publisher=SNHU |access-date=June 16, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Ed Davis (police commissioner)|Ed Davis]] (born 1956), former commissioner of the [[Boston Police Department]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.snhu.edu/student-experience/student-testimonials/edward-davis |title=Edward Davis – BS Justice Studies, Class of 1986 |publisher=SNHU |access-date=June 16, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Elaine Duke]] (born 1958), former [[U.S. Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dhs.gov/person/elaine-c-duke |title=Elaine C. Duke |date=April 11, 2017 |publisher=[[United States Department of Homeland Security]] |access-date=July 31, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Elaine Duke]] (born 1958), former [[U.S. deputy secretary of homeland security]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dhs.gov/person/elaine-c-duke |title=Elaine C. Duke |date=April 11, 2017 |publisher=[[United States Department of Homeland Security]] |access-date=July 31, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Jack Flanagan (New Hampshire politician)|Jack Flanagan]] (born 1957), former [[New Hampshire House of Representatives|New Hampshire state representative]]<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.wmur.com/article/republican-flanagan-exploring-possible-run-for-2nd-district-u-s-house-seat/5205130 |title=Republican Flanagan exploring possible run for 2nd District U.S. House seat |last=DiStaso |first=John| date=October 22, 2015 |work=WMUR News |access-date=June 15, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Jack Flanagan (New Hampshire politician)|Jack Flanagan]] (born 1957), former [[New Hampshire House of Representatives|New Hampshire state representative]]<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.wmur.com/article/republican-flanagan-exploring-possible-run-for-2nd-district-u-s-house-seat/5205130 |title=Republican Flanagan exploring possible run for 2nd District U.S. House seat |last=DiStaso |first=John| date=October 22, 2015 |work=WMUR News |access-date=June 15, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Ron Fortier]] (born 1946), comic book writer<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.snhu.edu/14770.asp |title=Ron Fortier '78 |access-date=April 1, 2013 |publisher=SNHU |archive-date=April 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130421130032/http://www.snhu.edu/14770.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Ron Fortier]] (born 1946), comic book writer<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.snhu.edu/14770.asp |title=Ron Fortier '78 |access-date=April 1, 2013 |publisher=SNHU |archive-date=April 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130421130032/http://www.snhu.edu/14770.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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*[[Marjorie Herrera Lewis]] (born 1957), author<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.newsweek.com/best-books-2019-so-far-21-fiction-nonfiction-and-poetry-picks-read-memorial-1435723 |title=Best Fiction, Nonfiction and Poetry of 2019 thus far: What to read before Summer starts |last=Wynne |first=Kelly |date=May 26, 2019 |journal=[[Newsweek]] |language=en |access-date=2020-04-22}}</ref>
*[[Marjorie Herrera Lewis]] (born 1957), author<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.newsweek.com/best-books-2019-so-far-21-fiction-nonfiction-and-poetry-picks-read-memorial-1435723 |title=Best Fiction, Nonfiction and Poetry of 2019 thus far: What to read before Summer starts |last=Wynne |first=Kelly |date=May 26, 2019 |journal=[[Newsweek]] |language=en |access-date=2020-04-22}}</ref>
* [[Stephen D. Lovejoy]], former Maine state representative<ref>{{cite web |url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/103595/stephen-lovejoy#.WUgWRLpFy70 |title=Stephen Lovejoy's Biography |publisher=Vote Smart |access-date=June 19, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Stephen D. Lovejoy]], former Maine state representative<ref>{{cite web |url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/103595/stephen-lovejoy#.WUgWRLpFy70 |title=Stephen Lovejoy's Biography |publisher=Vote Smart |access-date=June 19, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Paul Mark]], current [[Massachusetts House of Representatives|Massachusetts state representative]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.malegislature.gov/People/Profile/PWM1|title=Member Profile |access-date=March 28, 2013 |publisher=[[Massachusetts House of Representatives]]}}</ref>
* [[Paul Mark]], current [[Massachusetts Senate|Massachusetts state senator]] and former [[Massachusetts House of Representatives|state representative]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.malegislature.gov/People/Profile/PWM0|title=Member Profile |access-date=March 28, 2013 |publisher=[[Massachusetts House of Representatives]]}}</ref>
* [[Garrett Mason]] (born 1985), former Maine state senator<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mainesenategop.com/your-senators/senate-majority-leader-garrett-mason/ |title=Senate Majority Leader Garrett Mason |access-date=June 19, 2017 |publisher=Maine Senate Republicans |archive-date=March 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309130709/http://www.mainesenategop.com/your-senators/senate-majority-leader-garrett-mason/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Garrett Mason]] (born 1985), former Maine state senator<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mainesenategop.com/your-senators/senate-majority-leader-garrett-mason/ |title=Senate Majority Leader Garrett Mason |access-date=June 19, 2017 |publisher=Maine Senate Republicans |archive-date=March 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309130709/http://www.mainesenategop.com/your-senators/senate-majority-leader-garrett-mason/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Peggy Morgan]] (born 1981), professional [[mixed martial artist]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Peggy Morgan |url=http://www.ufc.com/fighter/Margaret-Morgan?id= |publisher=[[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]] |access-date=June 19, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Peggy Morgan]] (born 1981), professional [[mixed martial artist]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Peggy Morgan |url=http://www.ufc.com/fighter/Margaret-Morgan?id= |publisher=[[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]] |access-date=June 19, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Marc R. Pacheco]] (born 1952), current [[Massachusetts Senate|Massachusetts state senator]] and former state representative<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.malegislature.gov/People/Profile/MRP0 |title=Member Profile |access-date=March 28, 2013 |publisher=[[Massachusetts Senate]]}}</ref>
* [[Marc R. Pacheco]] (born 1952), current [[Massachusetts Senate|Massachusetts state senator]] and former state representative<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.malegislature.gov/People/Profile/MRP0 |title=Member Profile |access-date=March 28, 2013 |publisher=[[Massachusetts Senate]]}}</ref>
* [[Pam Patenaude]] (born 1961), former [[U.S. Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development]]<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.wmur.com/article/nhs-pamela-patenaude-confirmed-as-deputy-hud-secretary/12245092| title=NH's Pamela Patenaude confirmed as deputy HUD secretary| work=WMUR News| last=DiStaso| first=John|date=September 14, 2017| access-date=October 11, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Pam Patenaude]] (born 1961), former [[U.S. deputy secretary of housing and urban development]]<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.wmur.com/article/nhs-pamela-patenaude-confirmed-as-deputy-hud-secretary/12245092| title=NH's Pamela Patenaude confirmed as deputy HUD secretary| work=WMUR News| last=DiStaso| first=John|date=September 14, 2017| access-date=October 11, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Rob Paternostro]] (born 1973), former professional basketball player and head coach of the [[Leicester Riders]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snhupenmen.com/information/HallOfFame/bios/PaternostroRob|title=Rob Paternostro|publisher=SNHU Penmen|access-date=June 19, 2017|archive-date=November 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118214001/http://www.snhupenmen.com/information/HallOfFame/bios/PaternostroRob|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leicesterriders.co.uk/coaching-roster/rob-paternostro/|publisher=[[Leicester Riders]]|title=Rob Paternostro – Leicester Riders|access-date=June 19, 2017|archive-date=December 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215002705/http://www.leicesterriders.co.uk/coaching-roster/rob-paternostro/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Rob Paternostro]] (born 1973), former professional basketball player and head coach of the [[Leicester Riders]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snhupenmen.com/information/HallOfFame/bios/PaternostroRob|title=Rob Paternostro|publisher=SNHU Penmen|access-date=June 19, 2017|archive-date=November 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118214001/http://www.snhupenmen.com/information/HallOfFame/bios/PaternostroRob|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leicesterriders.co.uk/coaching-roster/rob-paternostro/|publisher=[[Leicester Riders]]|title=Rob Paternostro – Leicester Riders|access-date=June 19, 2017|archive-date=December 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215002705/http://www.leicesterriders.co.uk/coaching-roster/rob-paternostro/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Deonna Purrazzo]] (born 1994), professional wrestler<ref>{{Cite web |last=G. |first=Joey |date=2023-08-01 |title=Deonna Purrazzo Graduates From Southern New Hampshire University With A Degree In History |url=https://wrestlingheadlines.com/deonna-purrazzo-graduates-from-southern-new-hampshire-university-with-a-degree-in-history/ |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=Wrestling Headlines |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Deonna Purrazzo]] (born 1994), professional wrestler<ref>{{Cite web |last=G. |first=Joey |date=2023-08-01 |title=Deonna Purrazzo Graduates From Southern New Hampshire University With A Degree In History |url=https://wrestlingheadlines.com/deonna-purrazzo-graduates-from-southern-new-hampshire-university-with-a-degree-in-history/ |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=Wrestling Headlines |language=en-US}}</ref>
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* [[Annette Robinson]] (born 1940), former [[New York State Assembly|New York state assemblywoman]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/44351/annette-robinson#.WULa67pFy70 |title=Annette Robinson's Biography |access-date=June 15, 2017 |publisher=Vote Smart}}</ref>
* [[Annette Robinson]] (born 1940), former [[New York State Assembly|New York state assemblywoman]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/44351/annette-robinson#.WULa67pFy70 |title=Annette Robinson's Biography |access-date=June 15, 2017 |publisher=Vote Smart}}</ref>
* [[Abuhena Saifulislam]] (born 1963), [[U.S. Navy]] [[chaplain]] serving with troops in the [[United States Marine Corps|Marine Corps]]<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://people.com/archive/keeper-of-the-peace-vol-57-no-15/ |title=Keeper of the Peace |last=Fields-Meyer |first=Thomas |access-date=June 26, 2017 |date=April 22, 2002 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref>
* [[Abuhena Saifulislam]] (born 1963), [[U.S. Navy]] [[chaplain]] serving with troops in the [[United States Marine Corps|Marine Corps]]<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://people.com/archive/keeper-of-the-peace-vol-57-no-15/ |title=Keeper of the Peace |last=Fields-Meyer |first=Thomas |access-date=June 26, 2017 |date=April 22, 2002 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref>
* [[Mohd Sidek Hassan]] (born 1951), chairman of [[Petronas]], former president of the [[International Islamic University Malaysia]], and 12th [[Chief Secretary to the Government]] of [[Malaysia]]<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=213142852&capId=4456363&previousCapId=6163432&previousTitle=AIRASIA%20BHD |title=Executive Profile |magazine=[[Bloomberg Businessweek]] |access-date=June 27, 2017}}{{dead link|date=April 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
* [[Mohd Sidek Hassan]] (born 1951), chairman of [[Petronas]], former president of the [[International Islamic University Malaysia]], and 12th [[chief secretary to the government of Malaysia]]<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=213142852&capId=4456363&previousCapId=6163432&previousTitle=AIRASIA%20BHD |title=Executive Profile |magazine=[[Bloomberg Businessweek]] |access-date=June 27, 2017}}{{dead link|date=April 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
* [[Samia Suluhu]] (born 1960), current [[President of Tanzania|president]] and former [[Vice-President of Tanzania|vice president]] of [[Tanzania]], the first woman to hold either these positions<ref>{{cite web| url=http://mshale.com/2015/11/13/meet-samia-suluhu-hassan-tanzanias-female-vice-president/| title=Meet Samia Suluhu Hassan, Tanzania's first ever female vice president | publisher=Mshale|last=Gitaa|first=Tom|date=November 13, 2015| access-date=June 16, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Samia Suluhu]] (born 1960), current [[President of Tanzania|president]] and former [[Vice-President of Tanzania|vice president]] of [[Tanzania]], the first woman to hold either these positions<ref>{{cite web| url=http://mshale.com/2015/11/13/meet-samia-suluhu-hassan-tanzanias-female-vice-president/| title=Meet Samia Suluhu Hassan, Tanzania's first ever female vice president | publisher=Mshale|last=Gitaa|first=Tom|date=November 13, 2015| access-date=June 16, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Chris Tsonis]] (born 1991), professional soccer player<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.snhupenmen.com/sports/msoc/2012-13/bios/tsonis_chris_dp89 |title=Chris Tsonis |publisher=SNHU Penmen |access-date=June 19, 2017 |archive-date=April 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414233505/http://www.snhupenmen.com/sports/msoc/2012-13/bios/tsonis_chris_dp89 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Chris Tsonis]] (born 1991), professional soccer player<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.snhupenmen.com/sports/msoc/2012-13/bios/tsonis_chris_dp89 |title=Chris Tsonis |publisher=SNHU Penmen |access-date=June 19, 2017 |archive-date=April 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414233505/http://www.snhupenmen.com/sports/msoc/2012-13/bios/tsonis_chris_dp89 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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Southern New Hampshire University
Former names
New Hampshire School of Accounting and Secretarial Science (1932–1961)
New Hampshire College of Accounting and Commerce (1961–1969)
New Hampshire College (1969–2001)
MottoSumma optimaque (Latin)
Motto in English
The greatest and the best
TypePrivate university
Established1932; 92 years ago (1932)[1]
Academic affiliations
NAICU, NHCUC
Endowment$40 million
PresidentLisa Marsh Ryerson[2][3]
Academic staff
161 full-time
5,798 part-time [4]
Students3,913 (on-campus)[5]
135,000 (online)[4]
138,913 (total)[4]
Undergraduates70,661[4]
Postgraduates20,294[4]
Location
Manchester and Hooksett
,
New Hampshire
,
United States

43°2′23″N 71°27′14″W / 43.03972°N 71.45389°W / 43.03972; -71.45389
CampusSuburban 300 acres (1.2 km2)
ColorsBlue and gold[6]
   
NicknamePenmen
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division II – NE-10
MascotPetey Penmen
Websitesnhu.edu

Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) is a private university between Manchester and Hooksett, New Hampshire, United States. The university is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education, along with national accreditation for some hospitality, health, education and business degrees.[7] SNHU is one of the fastest-growing universities nationwide with 135,000 online students and 3,000 on campus.[8][9]

History

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20th century

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The university was founded in 1932 by Harry A.B. "H.A.B." Shapiro,[1] an accountant, and his wife, Gertrude Gittle Crockett Shapiro, as an institution focused on teaching business, under the name New Hampshire School of Accounting and Secretarial Science. H.A.B. Shapiro died in 1952; there were 25 students enrolled at that time, and his widow, who had increasingly administered the school as her husband's health declined, ran the school until 1971, continuing as president emerita until 1986.[10]

In 1961, the school was incorporated and renamed the New Hampshire College of Accounting and Commerce. The state of New Hampshire granted the college its charter in 1963, which gave it degree-granting authority. The first associate degrees were awarded that year, and the first bachelor's degrees were conferred in 1966. The college became a nonprofit institution under a board of trustees in September 1968, and its name was shortened to New Hampshire College in 1969.[1]

The 1970s were a time of growth and change. The college moved from its downtown Manchester site to the now 300-acre (120 ha) campus along the Merrimack River, at the northern border of Manchester with the town of Hooksett, in 1971. Academic offerings expanded with the Master of Business Administration program in 1974,[1] as well as the human services programs adopted from Franconia College, which closed in 1978.[11]

In 1981, New Hampshire College received authorization from the New Hampshire legislature to offer Master of Science degrees in business-related subjects, as well as Master of Human Services degrees. (All human services programs would be transferred to Springfield College in Massachusetts by the end of the decade.)[11] That same year, the college opened its North Campus on the site of the former Mount Saint Mary College, which had closed three years earlier. The North Campus became the home of the culinary arts program, which was established in 1983.[1]

Ultimately, the North Campus was sold, and its academic programs were consolidated back to the main campus.[12] This spurred several major construction projects on the main campus in the mid-1990s: Washington Hall, a residence hall; Webster Hall, home to the School of Business; the Hospitality Center, home of the Quill (a student-run restaurant) and culinary arts programs; and Belknap Hall, now home to the Institute for Language Education, the School of Education, and several university offices. In 1995, New Hampshire College began offering distance learning programs through the Internet. In 1998, the school expanded academic degrees to include a Ph.D. in community economic development and the Doctor of Business Administration.[1]

21st century

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New Hampshire College became Southern New Hampshire University on July 1, 2001. The same year, the university completed a new residence hall, New Castle Hall,[13] followed by a new academic facility, Robert Frost Hall, containing the McIninch Art Gallery, in 2002.[14] When nearby Notre Dame College closed, three of Notre Dame's graduate education programs and two undergraduate education programs transferred to SNHU.[15]

When president Paul LeBlanc took over in 2003, the early 2000s recession had affected SNHU with rising tuition and shrinking enrollment. LeBlanc addressed this in 2009 with an increased focus on the College of Online and Continuing Education. Rapid revenue growth from the division helped save the struggling main campus where enrollment had slumped. SNHU focused on increasing graduation rates and adjusting the online college to meet the needs of working adults who comprise most of its student body.[16]

Student housing continued to grow with Conway and Lincoln Halls opening in 2004,[17] and Hampton and Windsor Halls in 2006.[18] The Academic Center and the Dining Center were completed by 2009.[18]

List of presidents[1]
Name Tenure
Harry A. B. Shapiro 1932–1952
Gertrude C. Shapiro 1952–1972
Edward Shapiro 1972–1987
Richard A. Gustafson 1987–2003
Paul J. LeBlanc[19] 2003–2024
Lisa Marsh Ryerson 2024–present

A new 152-room residence hall, Tuckerman Hall, was opened in the fall of 2013.[20][21] A 50,000-square-foot (4,600 m2) Learning Commons was opened in 2014, housing the library, the information technology help desk, a café, and media production services.[22] The former Shapiro Library was reopened as the William S. and Joan Green Center for Student Success, a student center housing conference rooms and meeting space, along with student services for women, learning disabilities, veterans and other groups.[23]

The university purchased naming rights to the downtown Manchester Civic Arena in September 2016, naming it SNHU Arena for at least 10 years in a deal that included internships for students and use of the facility for graduation and athletic events.[24][25]

SNHU absorbed the faculty and staff at Daniel Webster College along with the engineering and aviation programs, operating the college's campus in Nashua for the rest of the 2016–17 academic year after its parent company, ITT Technical Institute, filed for bankruptcy.[26][27] SNHU purchased the college's aviation facilities (including a flight center, tower building, and hangar) at Nashua Airport, for $410,000 and enrolled up to 30 students in their Aviation Operations and Management bachelor's degree program.[28][29] An undisclosed Chinese university, which plans to open a satellite campus, outbid SNHU for the former campus.[27][30] To accommodate the new students, SNHU converted an unused warehouse on campus into space for classrooms, laboratories, and a machine shop.[31] A dedicated engineering and technology building was later completed in January 2020.[32][33][34]

Three major construction projects were completed in 2017: the Gustafson Center, a new welcome center named for the former university president Richard A. Gustafson;[35] Penmen Stadium, a 1,500-seat outdoor stadium;[36] and Monadnock Hall, an apartment-style residence hall.[37] In November 2017, the university announced a $100 million project including a 1,700 space parking garage and an additional 500 jobs at its downtown Manchester offices supporting the online college.[38]

In 2017, a fire burned down Greely Hall, one of the original residence halls on campus. The fire forced 50 students to evacuate into a nearby hotel (provided by the university) until new accommodations could be made. Nobody was injured, and the students returned to on-campus housing within two days of the fire to select dormitories with extra space.[39] No longer salvageable, the building was demolished to make additional space for a new dormitory, Kingston Hall, which opened in August 2018. In addition to Greely Hall, Kingston Hall replaced three other original dormitories on campus (Chocorua, Kearsarge, and Winnisquam halls).[40]

In 2020, President LeBlanc reported that the school was on its way to reduce student tuition to $10,000 a year, which required a close look at inefficiencies in labor and programming.[41]

In 2023, SNHU cut its staff by 180 workers.[42]An additional 52 positions were eliminated in 2024.[43]

Campus

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The campus is partly in the South Hooksett census-designated place, within the town of Hooksett, and partly in the city of Manchester.[44][45]

Academics

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Robert Frost Hall, named for American poet Robert Frost, is located on the university's main campus in Manchester, New Hampshire.
SNHU's College of Online & Continuing Education offices, located in the Manchester Millyards near SNHU Arena.

SNHU has an admissions rate of 88%.[46] In 2021, U.S. News & World Report ranked the university #131-171 in Regional Universities North.[47]

Colleges and schools

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Southern New Hampshire University offers undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and certificate programs through its multiple colleges and schools.[48][49][32][50] The colleges and schools that compose SNHU are:

  • College for America (CfA)
  • School of Engineering, Technology & Aeronautics (SETA)
  • College of Online & Continuing Education (COCE)
  • School of Arts & Sciences
  • School of Business
  • School of Education
  • School of International Engagement

Honors program

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The three-year Honors Program is a custom-designed, integrated academic experience that is offered over the course of six semesters for business majors. As a result, students earn an undergraduate business degree in three years rather than four. It was started using a challenge grant from the U.S. Department of Education in 1995. SNHU offers similar accelerated programs to undergraduate students majoring in creative writing and justice studies as well.[51]

Faculty

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SNHU's faculty consists of 130 full-time instructors, 8,042 part-time instructors.[4] According to The Century Foundation, SNHU spent more than $11 million on advertising from August 2016 to January 2017, and only 18 cents for every dollar was spent on instruction.[52]

Regional centers

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Southern New Hampshire University's COCE offers programs both online and at its three regional centers. The university's main campus serves as a regional center, in addition to satellite campuses in Salem, New Hampshire and Brunswick, Maine.[53][54]

After Trinity College in Vermont closed in 2001, SNHU established the Vermont Center in Colchester, which houses the field-based graduate program in education.[55]

Online programs

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Enrollment in the College of Online & Continuing Education (COCE), based in downtown Manchester,[24] has increased rapidly: from 8,000 students in 2001[1] to 34,000 in 2014,[16] to over 135,000 according to SNHU.[8][56][16] Alumni and educators outside SNHU have criticized the university's aggressive recruiting techniques and nationwide advertising campaigns, comparing them to those used by for-profit institutions such as the University of Phoenix and the now-defunct ITT Technical Institute.[57] In response, president LeBlanc stated that SNHU has "borrowed the best of operational practices from the for-profits (customer service, data analytics, a sense of urgency and accountability) while eschewing the practices that cast them in such a poor light."[57][58]

SNHU's College for America (CfA) operated from 2013 until it was subsequently retired.[59] CfA offered degrees that relied on competency-based learning rather than traditional credit hours, based in part on programs at Western Governors University. In 2013, the CfA became the first of its kind to gain federal approval from the U.S. Department of Education. In 2017, it formed a partnership with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, making all federal employees eligible for CfA courses.[60][61]

Costs and student outcomes

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Beginning in the fall of 2021, campus tuition was reduced to $15,000 per year (and $10,000 per year for select programs).[62] The graduation rate for campus students is 68% and median salary after attending is $45,800.[63] In the 2017–2018 award year, 43,067 students received the federal Pell Grant.[64]

Accreditation and memberships

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Since 1973, Southern New Hampshire University has been accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education[65] and is approved by the New Hampshire Department of Education Division of Higher Education—Higher Education Commission.[66] The School of Business is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs.[67] Some programs have specialized accreditation, such as the sport management programs, which are recognized by the North American Society for Sport Management,[68] and the hospitality administration program, which is recognized by the Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration.[69]

Nationally, it is a member of the Association of American Colleges and Universities,[70] the American Council on Education,[71] and the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.[72] At the state level, it is a member of the New Hampshire College & University Council (NHCUC), a consortium of higher learning institutions in New Hampshire.[73]

Recognitions and awards

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Academic rankings
Regional
U.S. News & World Report[74]151-167

The university's community economic development program received a 2007 New England Higher Education Excellence Award, the Robert J. McKenna award, named for the former Rhode Island state senator and New England Board of Higher Education chair. It is presented each year to an outstanding academic program.[75]

In 2012, Fast Company named SNHU the 12th most innovative organization in the world in its World's 50 Most Innovative Companies edition.[76]

In 2013, the university was recognized by The Chronicle of Higher Education as one of the best colleges for which to work.[77]

In 2014, the School of Business and the COCE won multiple "Best of Business" Awards, for Best MBA Program and Best Online Degree Program, respectively. These awards are presented annually by the New Hampshire Business Review.[78]

U.S. News & World Report ranked Southern New Hampshire University at #112 in Regional Universities North (out of 196 institutions), and #1 in Most Innovative Schools in the 2019 rankings.[79]

Student activities

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Southern New Hampshire University has many student organizations on campus, including Radio SNHU (the campus radio station) and The Penmen Press (the student newspaper).[80] SNHU also publishes The Penmen Review, an online creative writing journal for students and alumni.[81]

Honors societies

 

Greek life

Athletics

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Main article: SNHU Penmen

Southern New Hampshire University participates in NCAA Division II athletics. It is a member of the Eastern College Athletic Conference and the Northeast-10 Conference.[82] The teams' nickname, the Penmen, is an homage to the university's history as an accounting school. The university's mascot is named "Petey Penmen".[83]

SNHU is a recipient of the NCAA Foundation Academic Achievement Award, which recognizes high graduation rates among student athletes. SNHU took home the award for the highest graduation rate among all Division II institutions. SNHU also earned the Northeast-10 Conference Academic Achievement Award after the 2001–02 school year.[84]

Notable alumni

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