Photo: Sdkb · CC BY-SA 4.0The University of New Hampshire at Manchester is 8.4 miles from Londonderry
No college sits inside Londonderry’s boundary, but the University of New Hampshire at Manchester’s campus in Manchester, with 662 students on campus, is 8.4 miles from the center of town, and Nashua Community College is 8.9 miles away in Nashua. About 5% of Londonderry’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 Londonderry. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Londonderry
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Londonderry
Three private colleges within 11.4 miles, one public college within 8.4 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 Over $110k, where Londonderry’s median household income ($132,556) 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 Londonderry: 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 Londonderry
Is Londonderry a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 Londonderry residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below New Hampshire (6). The nearest campus, the University of New Hampshire at Manchester, is 8.4 miles away in Manchester.
What colleges are near Londonderry?
Within 15 miles: the University of New Hampshire at Manchester (8.4 miles, 662 students on campus), Nashua Community College (8.9 miles, 1,071), Saint Anselm College (9.3 miles, 2,057), Rivier University (10.3 miles, 2,230), Manchester Community College (10.7 miles, 1,613) and Southern New Hampshire University (11.4 miles, 6,292).
What is the closest community college to Londonderry, and what does it cost?
Nashua Community College in Nashua, 8.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $7,140 a year for New Hampshire residents; the federal net price, $23,154, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of New Hampshire at Manchester cost if we live in New Hampshire?
Tuition and fees are $15,838 a year in-state and $36,418 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $3,181 (under $30,000 income) to $16,386 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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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 Londonderry. 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 →