Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0Southern New Hampshire University is 7.9 miles from Allenstown
No college sits inside Allenstown’s boundary, but Southern New Hampshire University’s campus in Manchester, with 6,292 students on campus, is 7.9 miles from the center of town, and NHTI-Concord's Community College is 9.2 miles away in Concord. About 1% of Allenstown’s residents are enrolled in college, below New Hampshire (6%).
From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Allenstown. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Allenstown
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Allenstown
Two private colleges within 12.3 miles, two public colleges within 11.6 miles, and two community colleges.
Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.
What would your family pay?
The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $48–75k, where Allenstown’s median household income ($72,500) falls.
The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Allenstown: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: University of New Hampshire at Manchester (4).
Questions about college near Allenstown
Is Allenstown a college town?
No. About 1 of every 100 Allenstown residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below New Hampshire (6). The nearest campus, Southern New Hampshire University, is 7.9 miles away in Manchester.
What colleges are near Allenstown?
Within 15 miles: Southern New Hampshire University (7.9 miles, 6,292 students on campus), NHTI-Concord's Community College (9.2 miles, 1,854), the University of New Hampshire-Franklin Pierce School of Law (9.2 miles, 644), Manchester Community College (9.8 miles, 1,613), the University of New Hampshire at Manchester (11.6 miles, 662) and Saint Anselm College (12.3 miles, 2,057).
What is the closest community college to Allenstown, and what does it cost?
NHTI-Concord's Community College in Concord, 9.2 miles away. Tuition and fees are $7,200 a year for New Hampshire residents; the federal net price, $18,011, counts housing and food at full cost.
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Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Allenstown. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →