New England College

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#3242 / #847
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
#1273
Most Desirable School
Private, non-profit college in Henniker, New Hampshire, United States

New England College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#847
Acceptance rate (fall 2024)
92%
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$43,484
Graduation rate
38%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
1,022

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About New England College

According to Wikipedia, New England College is a private liberal arts college in Henniker, New Hampshire. As of Fall 2020 New England College's enrollment was 4,327 students . The college is regionally accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education.

New England College's Online Degrees

MBA in Business Administration
Degree Concentrations
  • Digital Marketing
  • Executive Mba
  • Health Informatics
  • Healthcare Management
  • Nonprofit Leadership
  • Project Management
  • Sport And Recreation Management
  • Strategic Leadership
  • Strategic Leadership-Military Partnership
  • Required Credits: 28
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Accounting
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Business Administration
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Accounting
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Accounting
Degree Concentrations
  • Forensic Accounting
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Business Administration
Degree Concentrations
  • Management
  • Computer Information Systems
  • Human Resource Management
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Human Resource Management
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Criminal Justice
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Homeland Security And Emergency Preparedness
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Criminal Justice
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Cybersecurity
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Homeland Security And Emergency Preparedness
  • Format: Fully online
Graduate Certificate in Education
Degree Concentrations
  • Alternative Education
  • Business Administrator Certification
  • Curriculum Administrator Certification
  • Curriculum And Instruction
  • Early Childhood Administration
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Early Childhood Special Education
  • Educational Leadership
  • Principal Certification
  • Superintendent Certification
  • English
  • History
  • Literacy-Math
  • Literacy-Reading And Language Arts
  • Reading And Writing Specialist Certification
  • School Climate Leadership
  • Social Studies
  • Special Education
  • Special Ed Administration Certification
  • Stem
  • Storytelling
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Human Services
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
AA in International Relations And Diplomacy
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Liberal Studies
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Sociology
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Human Services
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Humanities
  • Format: Fully online
BA in International Relations And Diplomacy
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Social Sciences
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Sociology
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Healthcare Administration
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Healthcare Administration
  • Format: Fully online
BSN in Nursing Rn To Bsn
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Psychology
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Psychology
  • Format: Fully online

New England College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Annual ApplicationsAcceptanceRetention RateGraduation Rate
2,84192%61%38%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does New England College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$43,484
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$22,072
30K - 48K$17,733
48K - 75K$21,648
75K - 110K$24,529
110K+$28,968

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do New England College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former New England College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $47,863 a year, and 87% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

New England College's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-GradsGraduates
4,1521,2292,923

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is New England College?

New England College is located at 98 Bridge St, Henniker, NH 03242.

How Safe is New England College?

New England College reported 0.6 violent and property offenses on campus per 1,000 students in 2024, fewer than most midsize residential campuses. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, New England College has a violent crime rate of 0.06% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Henniker has a violent crime rate of 0.14% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 0.38%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is New England College Known For?

New England College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

New England College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much New England College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Literature
#988
World Rank
#1044
Historical Rank
#326
USA Rank

New England College ranks #326 in the U.S. and #988 worldwide for influence in Literature.

literature Degrees
Education
#1454
World Rank
#1457
Historical Rank
#341
USA Rank

New England College ranks #341 in the U.S. and #1454 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Business
#1343
World Rank
#1345
Historical Rank
#379
USA Rank

New England College ranks #379 in the U.S. and #1343 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees
Economics
#2916
World Rank
#2927
Historical Rank
#489
USA Rank

New England College ranks #489 in the U.S. and #2916 worldwide for influence in Economics.

economics Degrees
Communications
#1964
World Rank
#1992
Historical Rank
#536
USA Rank

New England College ranks #536 in the U.S. and #1964 worldwide for influence in Communications.

communications Degrees
Philosophy
#2283
World Rank
#2327
Historical Rank
#681
USA Rank

New England College ranks #681 in the U.S. and #2283 worldwide for influence in Philosophy.

philosophy Degrees
Sociology
#2500
World Rank
#2505
Historical Rank
#736
USA Rank

New England College ranks #736 in the U.S. and #2500 worldwide for influence in Sociology.

sociology Degrees
Political Science
#3558
World Rank
#3568
Historical Rank
#821
USA Rank

New England College ranks #821 in the U.S. and #3558 worldwide for influence in Political Science.

political-science Degrees
History
#3199
World Rank
#3212
Historical Rank
#1023
USA Rank

New England College ranks #1023 in the U.S. and #3199 worldwide for influence in History.

history Degrees
Psychology
#2729
World Rank
#2741
Historical Rank
#1032
USA Rank

New England College ranks #1032 in the U.S. and #2729 worldwide for influence in Psychology.

psychology Degrees
Biology
#4383
World Rank
#4405
Historical Rank
#1046
USA Rank

New England College ranks #1046 in the U.S. and #4383 worldwide for influence in Biology.

biology Degrees
Social Work
#2581
World Rank
#2581
Historical Rank
#1073
USA Rank

New England College ranks #1073 in the U.S. and #2581 worldwide for influence in Social Work.

social-work Degrees
Computer Science
#5210
World Rank
#5217
Historical Rank
#1213
USA Rank

New England College ranks #1213 in the U.S. and #5210 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Criminal Justice
#2797
World Rank
#2800
Historical Rank
#1450
USA Rank

New England College ranks #1450 in the U.S. and #2797 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Medical
#5190
World Rank
#5191
Historical Rank
#1512
USA Rank

New England College ranks #1512 in the U.S. and #5190 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees

Who Are New England College's Most Influential Alumni?

New England College's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Literature, Business, and Education. Here are some of New England College's most famous alumni:

F. D. Reeve
An Academic, Writer, Poet and Russian Language Translator.
Geena Davis
Geena Davis
An American actress.
Douglas Whynott
An American writer.
Marilyn J. Ziffrin
A Composer.