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Keene State College

Keene, NH48 online only

Keene State College is a public college in Keene, NH, with about 2,798 students on campus.

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Students on campus
2,798
plus 48 studying only online
Admission rate
90%
higher than at 77% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$17,887
lower than at 60% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
60%
higher than at 60% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$54,368
higher than at 78% of U.S. colleges
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Keene State College?

90%

of applicants admitted

About 18 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Keene State College is likely test-optional and admits nearly everyone who applies.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $29,993 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $26,840

Tuition & fees (in state) $14,784Room & board $13,766Books & supplies $1,000

After grants, the average family on aid pays $17,887.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$16,045

About $64,180 over 4 years · 47% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
60%
within 6 years · Pell students 58%
Come back for year two
79%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$54,368
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$25,749
about $273 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

7%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$273 a month against about $3,887 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

74%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 90% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$53k
Middle income$30–75k
$55k
Higher incomeover $75k
$55k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Visual & performing arts 13%Business 11%Engineering tech 11%Psychology 10%Education 9%Parks, recreation & fitness 6%Everything else 40%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians62 graduates a year · typical debt $25,000
$88k4 yrs out
Psychology, General61 graduates a year · typical debt $25,000
$52k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods59 graduates a year · typical debt $26,236
$49k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations51 graduates a year · typical debt $26,000
$70k4 yrs out
Architecture34 graduates a year · typical debt $26,860
$61k4 yrs out
History32 graduates a year · typical debt $25,296
$46k4 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections31 graduates a year · typical debt $23,594
$53k4 yrs out
English Language and Literature, General28 graduates a year · typical debt $24,625
$48k4 yrs out
Who goes there

The students

2,699 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 83%Hispanic 6%Black 2%Asian 1%Two or more 3%International 1%

Women and men

Women 51%Men 49%
17 : 1
students per teacher
26%
get Pell grants (lower income)
67%
take federal loans
4%
undergrads 25 or older
1%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Keene

14% of Keene’s 23,072 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Keene pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Keene State College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

Antioch University-New EnglandUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Keene
0.8 mi601 students
Landmark CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Putney
12.3 mi465 students
SIT Graduate InstituteUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Brattleboro
14.8 mi586 students
Franklin Pierce UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Rindge
15.1 mi1,385 students
Mount Wachusett Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Gardner
27.5 mi2,378 students
New England CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Henniker
28.8 mi2,293 students
Greenfield Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Greenfield
28.8 mi1,100 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.