Southern New Hampshire University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

Southern New Hampshire University was established in 1932 as the New Hampshire School of Accounting and Secretarial Science. It was founded by Harry A.B. Shapiro and his wife Gertrude Crockett Shapiro. It was renamed as the New Hampshire College of Accounting and Commerce in 1961 and to New Hampshire College in 1969. The college gained university status on July 1, 2001, when it adopted its current name. It is also referred to as SNHU. The university offers a number of undergraduate and graduate programs and is organized into various academic divisions:

• School of Business
• School of Community Economic Development
• School of Education
• School of Liberal Arts
• School of Professional & Continuing Education

The Student Government Association, the Coordinators of Activities and Programming Events and the Inter-Greek Council are the student Governing organizations of SNHU. In addition, there are several other clubs and organizations on campus, including the Commuter Student Council, the Muslim Student Association, the Christian Student Organization, Eta Sigma Delta, the International Business Association, Phi Delta Theta, Kappa Lambda, Phi Delta Psi and Eta Sigma Delta.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in business and management and hospitality.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Racially diverse student body.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Schools of business and management.

Features of note:

• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Southern New Hampshire University participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 84% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 6,991 in 2009-2010 (6,397 full-time equivalent).

About 50% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 50% of the class.

Undergrads are 65% of enrolled students and graduate students are 35%.

Students under 25 years old represent 41% of the student body. About 16% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Southern New Hampshire University provides on-campus housing for 1,668 of its 6,397 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

The school is in the Northeast 10 Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 60 male students received the aid (men were 50% of those receiving aid) and 60 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 50% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Southern New Hampshire University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Business Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1,388 awarded)

• Accounting
• Accounting and Finance
• Business Administration and Management
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Fashion Merchandising
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Logistics and Materials Management
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Operations Management and Supervision
• Retailing and Retail Operations

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (54 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (28 awarded)

• Culinary Arts/Chef Training

DESIGN (18 awarded)

• Graphic Design

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (201 awarded)

• Business Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Educational Administration and Supervision
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (21 awarded)

• Child Development
• Public Administration

FINE ARTS (8 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

HOSPITALITY (97 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management

LIBERAL ARTS (147 awarded)

• Creative Writing
• Development Economics and International Development
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• General Studies
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences

MEDIA (42 awarded)

• Advertising
• Communication and Media Studies
• Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (52 awarded)

• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (2 awarded)

• Corrections and Criminal Justice

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (186 awarded)

• Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
• Psychology
• School Psychology
• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling