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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Henniker, NH
Population 80,000
Website https://www.nec.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,520 (36%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (23%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,183
Men / Women 45% / 55%
From State 60%
From Region 21%
Athletes 40.4%

Racial/Ethnic

White 60%
Hispanic 10%
Black 9%
International 4%
Asian 2%
Mixed 2%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 55.6% 55.6% 2012 Men: 58.2% 58.2% 2013 Men: 49.7% 49.7% 2014 Men: 48.8% 48.8% 2015 Men: 49.1% 49.1% 2016 Men: 54.2% 54.2% 2017 Men: 43.5% 43.5% 2018 Men: 48.6% 48.6% 2019 Men: 43.9% 43.9% 2020 Men: 46.5% 46.5% 2021 Men: 52.1% 52.1% 2022 Men: 44.4% 44.4% 2023 Men: 42.4% 42.4% 2024 Men: 47.3% 47.3%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2012 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2017 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2018 Native: 1.6% 1.6% 2019 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2020 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2021 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2022 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2023 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2024 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2011 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2012 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2013 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2014 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2015 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2016 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2017 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2018 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2019 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2020 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2021 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2022 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2023 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2024 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2011 Black: 3.3% 3.3% 2012 Black: 3.8% 3.8% 2013 Black: 3.1% 3.1% 2014 Black: 5.2% 5.2% 2015 Black: 10.4% 10.4% 2016 Black: 9.7% 9.7% 2017 Black: 6.7% 6.7% 2018 Black: 25.7% 25.7% 2019 Black: 26.5% 26.5% 2020 Black: 29.1% 29.1% 2021 Black: 28.9% 28.9% 2022 Black: 27.0% 27.0% 2023 Black: 25.4% 25.4% 2024 Black: 26.7% 26.7% 2011 Hispanic: 3.3% 3.3% 2012 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9% 2013 Hispanic: 2.4% 2.4% 2014 Hispanic: 4.5% 4.5% 2015 Hispanic: 5.4% 5.4% 2016 Hispanic: 4.9% 4.9% 2017 Hispanic: 5.6% 5.6% 2018 Hispanic: 7.8% 7.8% 2019 Hispanic: 6.2% 6.2% 2020 Hispanic: 10.6% 10.6% 2021 Hispanic: 10.7% 10.7% 2022 Hispanic: 8.0% 8.0% 2023 Hispanic: 10.5% 10.5% 2024 Hispanic: 6.0% 6.0% 2011 White: 87.3% 87.3% 2012 White: 54.4% 54.4% 2013 White: 86.2% 86.2% 2014 White: 76.5% 76.5% 2015 White: 77.7% 77.7% 2016 White: 69.0% 69.0% 2017 White: 73.0% 73.0% 2018 White: 52.4% 52.4% 2019 White: 54.7% 54.7% 2020 White: 49.0% 49.0% 2021 White: 49.1% 49.1% 2022 White: 52.5% 52.5% 2023 White: 50.8% 50.8% 2024 White: 47.6% 47.6% 2011 International: 4.2% 4.2% 2012 International: 9.5% 9.5% 2013 International: 6.9% 6.9% 2014 International: 12.1% 12.1% 2015 International: 5.4% 5.4% 2016 International: 6.0% 6.0% 2017 International: 7.4% 7.4% 2018 International: 4.2% 4.2% 2019 International: 2.3% 2.3% 2020 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2021 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2022 International: 4.7% 4.7% 2023 International: 3.4% 3.4% 2024 International: 3.5% 3.5%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2021 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2022 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2023 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2024 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2025 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2020 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2021 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2022 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2023 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2024 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2025 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2020 Black: 21.1% 21.1% 2021 Black: 18.7% 18.7% 2022 Black: 15.1% 15.1% 2023 Black: 12.9% 12.9% 2024 Black: 9.6% 9.6% 2025 Black: 8.6% 8.6% 2020 Hispanic: 10.3% 10.3% 2021 Hispanic: 10.0% 10.0% 2022 Hispanic: 10.4% 10.4% 2023 Hispanic: 11.3% 11.3% 2024 Hispanic: 10.4% 10.4% 2025 Hispanic: 9.7% 9.7% 2020 White: 47.1% 47.1% 2021 White: 47.6% 47.6% 2022 White: 45.2% 45.2% 2023 White: 46.6% 46.6% 2024 White: 54.4% 54.4% 2025 White: 60.1% 60.1% 2020 International: 2.8% 2.8% 2021 International: 2.5% 2.5% 2022 International: 3.0% 3.0% 2023 International: 3.3% 3.3% 2024 International: 3.9% 3.9% 2025 International: 3.8% 3.8%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
New England College 199 52% / 48% 3% $48,817 21 94%
Cybersecurity 6 — 100% / 0% 0% $65,532 66 —
Game and Interactive Media Design 7 — 71% / 29% 0% $40,182 7 92%
Biology 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $51,380 29 100%
Biomedical Sciences 7 — 43% / 57% 0% $51,380 29 100%
Environmental Science 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $49,325 23 —
Exercise Science 9 — 56% / 44% 0% $51,106 28 —
Mental Health Counseling — — — — $54,979 40 —
Nursing 16 — 6% / 94% 0% — — —
Outdoor Education 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $50,642 27 —
Accounting 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $58,070 49 97%
Business Administration 25 +1 68% / 32% 8% $52,024 30 95%
E-Commerce — — — — $52,024 30 95%
Health Administration 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $70,630 75 88%
Marketing 9 — 67% / 33% 11% $55,909 42 —
Medical Informatics — — — — $59,838 53 —
Recreation Management 12 — 58% / 42% 17% $45,006 13 —
Clinical Psychology 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $43,051 10 100%
Communication 3 — 67% / 33% 0% — — —
Communication — — — — $47,672 19 —
Creative Writing 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $42,290 9 —
Forensic Psychology — — — — $43,051 10 100%
History 3 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Human Services 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $44,447 12 —
Humanities 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
International Affairs 10 — 90% / 10% 0% $54,262 37 —
Liberal Arts 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $44,778 13 —
Philosophy — — — — $45,694 14 —
Political Science 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $54,448 38 —
Psychology 15 — 13% / 87% 7% $38,384 6 88%
Social Sciences — — — — $45,185 14 —
Sociology — — — — $45,095 13 —
Biology Teacher Education — — — — $49,101 22 —
Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $46,721 16 —
Elementary Education 5 — 0% / 100% 0% $46,961 17 —
Elementary Special Education — — — — $47,476 18 —
English Education — — — — $47,026 17 —
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching — — — — $46,782 17 —
Social Studies Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $46,845 17 —
Special Education — — — — $47,572 18 —
Graphic Design 4 +1 50% / 50% 0% $40,182 7 92%
Illustration 6 — 33% / 67% 0% $40,182 7 92%
Photography 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $34,422 3 90%
Printmaking — — — — $24,977 1 94%
Studio Art 7 — 43% / 57% 0% $24,977 1 94%
Theater 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $33,012 3 —
Corrections and Criminal Justice — — — — $60,188 54 —
Criminal Justice 14 +1 57% / 43% 0% $60,188 54 95%
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration — — — — $60,188 54 —
Emergency Management 8 — 100% / 0% 0% $57,738 48 —
Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation — — — — $60,136 54 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $44,873
ROI Percentile 21th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 61%
4-Year Graduation Rate 29%
6-Year Graduation Rate 34%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 37.6% 37.6% 2012 Graduated: 42.7% 42.7% 2013 Graduated: 39.8% 39.8% 2014 Graduated: 36.3% 36.3% 2015 Graduated: 33.8% 33.8% 2016 Graduated: 38.4% 38.4% 2017 Graduated: 42.2% 42.2% 2018 Graduated: 25.1% 25.1% 2019 Graduated: 29.3% 29.3% 2020 Graduated: 20.7% 20.7% 2021 Graduated: 20.6% 20.6% 2022 Graduated: 30.9% 30.9% 2023 Graduated: 31.1% 31.1% 2024 Graduated: 34.5% 34.5%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 33.7% 33.7% 2012 Men: 37.2% 37.2% 2013 Men: 33.5% 33.5% 2014 Men: 33.1% 33.1% 2015 Men: 27.0% 27.0% 2016 Men: 31.8% 31.8% 2017 Men: 34.4% 34.4% 2018 Men: 27.1% 27.1% 2019 Men: 31.1% 31.1% 2020 Men: 18.5% 18.5% 2021 Men: 17.7% 17.7% 2022 Men: 30.7% 30.7% 2023 Men: 32.4% 32.4% 2024 Men: 26.2% 26.2% 2011 Women: 41.3% 41.3% 2012 Women: 50.0% 50.0% 2013 Women: 48.7% 48.7% 2014 Women: 39.7% 39.7% 2015 Women: 40.3% 40.3% 2016 Women: 46.7% 46.7% 2017 Women: 52.1% 52.1% 2018 Women: 23.0% 23.0% 2019 Women: 28.0% 28.0% 2020 Women: 22.3% 22.3% 2021 Women: 22.8% 22.8% 2022 Women: 31.1% 31.1% 2023 Women: 30.1% 30.1% 2024 Women: 42.6% 42.6%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 36.4% 36.4% 2012 Black: 41.7% 41.7% 2013 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Black: 40.0% 40.0% 2015 Black: 29.6% 29.6% 2016 Black: 30.8% 30.8% 2017 Black: 16.7% 16.7% 2018 Black: 16.4% 16.4% 2019 Black: 19.2% 19.2% 2020 Black: 10.7% 10.7% 2021 Black: 9.6% 9.6% 2022 Black: 16.5% 16.5% 2023 Black: 23.1% 23.1% 2024 Black: 26.4% 26.4% 2011 Hispanic: 18.2% 18.2% 2012 Hispanic: 83.3% 83.3% 2013 Hispanic: 28.6% 28.6% 2014 Hispanic: 23.1% 23.1% 2015 Hispanic: 7.1% 7.1% 2016 Hispanic: 23.1% 23.1% 2017 Hispanic: 26.7% 26.7% 2018 Hispanic: 23.1% 23.1% 2019 Hispanic: 17.1% 17.1% 2020 Hispanic: 17.2% 17.2% 2021 Hispanic: 17.2% 17.2% 2022 Hispanic: 22.2% 22.2% 2023 Hispanic: 14.0% 14.0% 2024 Hispanic: 25.0% 25.0% 2011 White: 37.5% 37.5% 2012 White: 41.3% 41.3% 2013 White: 41.4% 41.4% 2014 White: 37.6% 37.6% 2015 White: 36.1% 36.1% 2016 White: 41.6% 41.6% 2017 White: 45.7% 45.7% 2018 White: 29.9% 29.9% 2019 White: 35.7% 35.7% 2020 White: 25.7% 25.7% 2021 White: 25.8% 25.8% 2022 White: 36.7% 36.7% 2023 White: 36.8% 36.8% 2024 White: 41.8% 41.8% 2011 International: 57.1% 57.1% 2012 International: 53.3% 53.3% 2013 International: 40.0% 40.0% 2014 International: 34.3% 34.3% 2015 International: 42.9% 42.9% 2016 International: 68.8% 68.8% 2017 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2018 International: 38.1% 38.1% 2019 International: 53.8% 53.8% 2020 International: 30.0% 30.0% 2021 International: 30.0% 30.0% 2022 International: 43.8% 43.8% 2023 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2024 International: 50.0% 50.0%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 25.6% 51 63% / 37% 10% $52,144 31 94%
Humanities & Social Sciences 22.1% 44 50% / 50% 2% $45,220 14 90%
Health Sciences 13.6% 27 26% / 74% 0% $51,022 28 —
Arts 11.6% 23 39% / 61% 0% $33,929 3 92%
Professional 11.1% 22 73% / 27% 0% $59,297 52 95%
Computer Science 6.5% 13 85% / 15% 0% $51,882 30 92%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.5% 9 56% / 44% 0% $51,380 29 100%
Education 3.5% 7 14% / 86% 0% $46,910 17 —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.5% 3 33% / 67% 0% $49,325 23 —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 10 #332 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 10 #474 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 85%
Yield (Unbound) 9%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 85% 85% 85%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 76.7% 76.7% 2012 Acceptance: 72.4% 72.4% 2013 Acceptance: 90.0% 90.0% 2014 Acceptance: 95.7% 95.7% 2015 Acceptance: 97.8% 97.8% 2016 Acceptance: 99.0% 99.0% 2017 Acceptance: 99.6% 99.6% 2018 Acceptance: 99.8% 99.8% 2019 Acceptance: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Acceptance: 96.3% 96.3% 2021 Acceptance: 100.0% 100.0% 2022 Acceptance: 99.9% 99.9% 2023 Acceptance: 95.7% 95.7% 2024 Acceptance: 92.1% 92.1% 2011 Yield: 17.7% 17.7% 2012 Yield: 11.0% 11.0% 2013 Yield: 7.5% 7.5% 2014 Yield: 5.4% 5.4% 2015 Yield: 8.8% 8.8% 2016 Yield: 7.4% 7.4% 2017 Yield: 5.2% 5.2% 2018 Yield: 13.3% 13.3% 2019 Yield: 4.7% 4.7% 2020 Yield: 4.3% 4.3% 2021 Yield: 3.5% 3.5% 2022 Yield: 4.0% 4.0% 2023 Yield: 8.6% 8.6% 2024 Yield: 8.8% 8.8%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,985 1,985 2012 Applicants: 3,595 3,595 2013 Applicants: 5,723 5,723 2014 Applicants: 5,551 5,551 2015 Applicants: 4,987 4,987 2016 Applicants: 4,249 4,249 2017 Applicants: 9,214 9,214 2018 Applicants: 2,922 2,922 2019 Applicants: 10,012 10,012 2020 Applicants: 6,909 6,909 2021 Applicants: 5,952 5,952 2022 Applicants: 6,416 6,416 2023 Applicants: 2,841 2,841 2024 Applicants: 3,251 3,251 2011 Admitted: 1,523 1,523 2012 Admitted: 2,602 2,602 2013 Admitted: 5,149 5,149 2014 Admitted: 5,314 5,314 2015 Admitted: 4,875 4,875 2016 Admitted: 4,207 4,207 2017 Admitted: 9,176 9,176 2018 Admitted: 2,916 2,916 2019 Admitted: 10,012 10,012 2020 Admitted: 6,650 6,650 2021 Admitted: 5,951 5,951 2022 Admitted: 6,412 6,412 2023 Admitted: 2,720 2,720 2024 Admitted: 2,995 2,995 2011 Enrolled: 270 270 2012 Enrolled: 285 285 2013 Enrolled: 388 388 2014 Enrolled: 289 289 2015 Enrolled: 430 430 2016 Enrolled: 312 312 2017 Enrolled: 480 480 2018 Enrolled: 389 389 2019 Enrolled: 472 472 2020 Enrolled: 288 288 2021 Enrolled: 211 211 2022 Enrolled: 257 257 2023 Enrolled: 234 234 2024 Enrolled: 264 264

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

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