New Hampshire Colleges

New Hampshire

New Hampshire (i/nuːˈhæmpʃər/) is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. New Hampshire ranks 44th in land area, 46th in total area of the 50 states, and 42nd in population.

It became the first post-colonial sovereign nation in the Americas when it broke off from Great Britain in January 1776, and was one of the original thirteen states that founded the United States of America six months later. In June 1788, it became the ninth state to ratify the United States Constitution, bringing that document into effect. New Hampshire was the first U.S. state to have its own state constitution.

It is known internationally for the New Hampshire primary, the first primary in the quadrennial U.S. presidential election cycle. Concord is the state capital, while Manchester is the largest city in the state. It has no general sales tax, nor is personal income (other than interest and dividends) taxed at either the state or local level.

Its license plates carry the state motto: "Live Free or Die". The state nickname is "The Granite State", in reference to its geology and its tradition of self-sufficiency.

Among prominent individuals from New Hampshire are founding father Nicholas Gilman, Senator Daniel Webster, Revolutionary War hero John Stark, editor Horace Greeley, founder of the Christian Science religion Mary Baker Eddy, poet Robert Frost, astronaut Alan Shepard, and author Dan Brown. New Hampshire has produced one president: Franklin Pierce.

New Hampshire's major recreational attractions include skiing, snowmobiling and other winter sports, hiking and mountaineering, observing the fall foliage, summer cottages along many lakes and the seacoast, motor sports at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway, and Motorcycle Week, a popular motorcycle rally held in Weirs Beach near Laconia in June. The White Mountain National Forest links the Vermont and Maine portions of the Appalachian Trail, and boasts the Mount Washington Auto Road, where visitors may drive to the top of 6,288-foot (1,917 m) Mount Washington.

New Hampshire has the shortest ocean coastline in the United States, approximately 18 miles long.

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Matching New Hampshire Colleges

Name
Dartmouth College Four or more years; Private not for profit; 5,997 students; $39,978 average out-state tuition; $39,978 average in-state tuition
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Four or more years; Public; 15,311 students; $24,700 average out-state tuition; $10,730 average in-state tuition
Keene State College Four or more years; Public; 5,356 students; $15,820 average out-state tuition; $7,650 average in-state tuition
Southern New Hampshire University Four or more years; Private not for profit; 6,762 students; $26,112 average out-state tuition; $26,112 average in-state tuition
Plymouth State University Four or more years; Public; 6,060 students; $15,820 average out-state tuition; $7,650 average in-state tuition
Manchester Community College At least 2 but less than 4 years; Public; 1,944 students; $14,240 average out-state tuition; $6,240 average in-state tuition
Saint Anselm College Four or more years; Private not for profit; 1,915 students; $30,760 average out-state tuition; $30,760 average in-state tuition