Concord College and University Demographics

The 2 colleges and universities in Concord offer 58 degree and certificate programs in fields ranging from cad/cadd drafting and/or design technology/technician to radiologic technology/science - radiographer to emergency medical technology/technician (emt paramedic).

The top-ranked school in Concord is NHTI-Concord's Community College, with a nationwide rank of 80th in 2010. The school has approximately 4,127 students. The most popular course of study at NHTI-Concord's Community College is Liberal Arts.

Tuition

On average, colleges and universities in Concord schools charge students $6,658 per year in tuition fees. NHTI-Concord's Community College charges students $6,880 per year in tuition, which is the highest tuition rate in Concord. Granite State College has the lowest tuition rate at $6,435 per year.

Financial Aid

An estimated $7,220,048 in financial aid was received by students at Concord colleges in 2008. Institutional grants and scholarships represented $6,814,169 of this aid. The school giving the most institutional grants and scholarships in Concord was Granite State College, which gave students $2,188,703 in institutional financial aid.

Concord Student Demographics

In 2010, 5,861 students were enrolled in Concord schools, which was 8% of the total college students in New Hampshire. With 4,127 students, NHTI-Concord's Community College had the highest total student enrollment in Concord. On the other hand, with only 1,734 students, Granite State College had the lowest enrollment in the city.

Graduation and Retention Rates

Approximately 57% of students who enroll as first year students at Concord schools return to complete their second year. The graduation rate for Concord schools is approximately 24%. The Concord college with the highest graduation rate is Granite State College, which has a graduation rate of 27%. The Concord college with the lowest graduation rate is NHTI-Concord's Community College, which has a graduation rate of 21%.

Diversity

The ratio of female to male students enrolled in Concord schools is 60 to 40. The ratio of Concord students who are 24 years old or younger to those who are over 24 years old is 48 to 100. In 2009, 25 in 100 college students in Concord identified themselves as being from a racial or ethnic minority. NHTI-Concord's Community College had the highest percentage of diverse students in Concord, with 26% of students identifying themselves as being from a minority background.

Concord Faculty Demographics

As of 2010, there were a total of 307 faculty employed by Concord colleges and universities. Of these faculty members, 44% were female. 8% identified themselves as belonging to a racial or ethnic minority.

In 2009, the average faculty to student ratio was 1 to 27 for colleges and universities in Concord. Saint Anselm College had faculty to student ratio of 1 to 1, which was the highest for all schools in Concord.