Plymouth State University

Plymouth, NH · Public · 3,153 undergrads (small, town) · website ↗

Test scores not considered
$50 application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$14,676
$30,000 – $48,000	$14,714
$48,000 – $75,000	$17,030
$75,000 – $110,000	$21,157
Over $110,000	$23,020
All incomes (average)	$19,216

Sticker tuition and fees: $14,626 in-state, $25,566 out-of-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use Plymouth State University's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$14,066
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$14,066
Books and supplies	$1,370
Other expenses, on campus	$2,890
Other expenses, off campus	$2,890

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (861 of them) in 2022–23; 100% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	99%	$10,179
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	27%	$5,760
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	99%	$8,056
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	80%	$5,230

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 88%
Average SAT: —
Median ACT: —
Students with Pell grants: 28%
Graduation rate (6yr): 52%
Freshman retention: 69%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $57,304
Median debt at graduation: $26,000
International undergrads: 54 (1.6%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Not considered
Application fee: $50
Students per faculty member: 15 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 55%
Open admission: No

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Required
High school class rank	Not considered
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Considered if submitted
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Not considered
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Considered if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Considered if submitted
Legacy status	Considered if submitted

First-time applicants: 7,421
Admitted: 6,755
Enrolled: 985

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Business26%

Kinesiology & Sports Science10%

Criminal Justice10%

Health & Nursing9%

Education8%

Psychology6%

Communications & Media4%

Biology & Life Sciences4%

Social Sciences3%

Visual & Performing Arts3%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (23)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Business/Commerce, General	85	$50,627	$67,069national $68,407	$24,767
Criminal Justice and Corrections	56	$44,432	$59,937national $55,378	$25,000
Marketing	52	$54,506	$76,631national $69,303	$26,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	49	$38,257	$55,452national $54,562	$26,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	48	$41,032	$44,048national $47,382	$25,000
Psychology, General	38	$38,093	$50,968national $50,706	$24,594
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	34	—	—national $61,296	$25,779
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	31	$38,371	$55,773national $55,693	$26,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	26	$83,483	$85,709national $88,910	$27,000
Communication and Media Studies	25	$41,958	$54,740national $56,359	$26,000
Finance and Financial Management Services	24	$47,805	$69,367national $83,343	$27,000
Business Administration, Management and Operations	22	$64,552	$74,912national $68,257	$26,500
Fine and Studio Arts	19	$26,122	$48,229national $41,367	$26,683
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	18	$42,477	$55,156national $55,012	$24,781
History	18	—	—national $50,680	$25,500
English Language and Literature, General	15	$35,128	$45,019national $48,590	$27,000
Social Work	13	$48,656	$52,587national $51,790	$25,000
Biology, General	11	—	$63,159national $57,214	—
Public Health	10	$41,692	$52,870national $58,808	—
Accounting and Related Services	10	—	$72,824national $76,194	—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	8	—	$35,646national $39,775	—
Computer Science	7	$69,128	$96,494national $107,009	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	6	$45,606	$49,154national $51,389	—

Undergraduate certificates (3)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Geography and Cartography	18	$43,816	$57,887national $58,705	$25,738
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	2	$59,541	$88,694national $52,001	—
Education, Other	0	—	$36,690national $41,151	—

Master's degrees (9)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations	31	$63,205	$78,761national $103,485	$20,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	21	$55,942	$54,135national $63,707	—
Special Education and Teaching	15	$54,687	$64,021national $64,397	—
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	15	$59,983	—national $59,571	$62,340
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	13	$45,960	—national $127,347	—
Curriculum and Instruction	8	$62,969	$69,403national $63,399	—
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	7	$48,428	$54,115national $60,111	—
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	7	$72,754	$73,964national $62,033	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	0	—	$54,720national $59,916	—

Doctoral degrees (2)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Educational Administration and Supervision	11	$97,104	$130,741national $100,573	—
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	—	$72,695	—national $82,893	$76,442

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 72 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 17 High Street, Plymouth, NH 03264-1595
Phone: (603) 535-5000
Institutional accreditor: New England Commission on Higher Education

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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