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Keene State College

Keene, New Hampshire·Public, 4-year or above·New England·keene.edu
6-yr Graduation
60%
+17.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
2,848
peer median 2,474
Avg net price
$19,164
+$7.8k vs Baccalaureate
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
5,314
5,314 candidates competed
Admitted
4,800
90.3% acceptance rate
Enrolled
696
14.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
60%+17.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
51%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
60%
Full-time retention
79%

Pell equity

0.0pp gap
Pell recipients
58%
Non-Pell
58%

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 71 Title IV programs, 28 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 43 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
71
Passing
28
39.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

71programs
  • Passing28 · 39.4%
  • No Data43 · 60.6%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
26
No data
43

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

28
Special Education and Teaching
Master's Degree · Education
+11.4%
$51,682 vs $46,391
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+13.8%
$39,603 vs $34,808
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+30.5%
$45,423 vs $34,808
History
Bachelor Degree · History
+33.4%
$46,428 vs $34,808
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+34.6%
$46,850 vs $34,808
Ethnic Cultural Minority Gender and Group Studies
Bachelor Degree · Area, Ethnic, Cultural, And Gender Studies
+35.0%
$46,990 vs $34,808
Political Science and Government
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+35.1%
$47,015 vs $34,808
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+37.6%
$47,885 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

25
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
68%
$27,000 debt · $39,603 earn
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
58%
$26,425 debt · $45,423 earn
History
Bachelor Degree · History
58%
$26,990 debt · $46,428 earn
Political Science and Government
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
57%
$27,000 debt · $47,015 earn
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
56%
$26,867 debt · $48,091 earn
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
56%
$26,088 debt · $46,850 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
55%
$27,000 debt · $48,940 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
55%
$27,000 debt · $49,312 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

New England Commission of Higher Education

Accredited since 1949Next review Jun 2031

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 10

  1. Dec 2024Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship
  2. Oct 2024Voluntary Withdrawal Received
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship
  3. Jul 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics
  4. Jan 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship
  5. Jan 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    New England Commission of Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$11,111
$30–48k$14,049
$48–75k$15,816
$75–110k$20,423
$110k+$24,020

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$19,164
+$7,811vs Baccalaureate median $11,353
Federal loans
68.4%
In-state tuition
$14,710
Out-of-state
$26,186

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 854 students received $5.0M in Pell grants, alongside $18.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
854
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$5.0M
$4,965,005 total
Direct Loans
$18.1M
3,312 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$4.8M
1,196 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$6.8M
1,740 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$429K
29 loan awards
Parent PLUS$6.1M
344 loan awards
Grad PLUS$19K
3 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 1,225 borrowers who entered repayment, 12 (0.9%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.9%
-1.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,225
Defaulted
12
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
3.7%
2017
5.4%
2018
4.3%
2019
0.9%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Keene State College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs85
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

575 total completions
01Education
9115.8%
02Visual/Performing Arts
8615.0%
03Engineering Tech
7813.6%
04Business
7212.5%
05Health Professions
6912.0%
06Psychology
5810.1%
07Social Sciences
386.6%
08Security/Protective
335.7%
09History
264.5%
10Parks/Recreation
244.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
2,848
12-mo unduplicated
3,123
Undergraduate
2,938
Graduate
185

Gender split

Men
47%1,470
Women
53%1,653

Race / ethnicity composition

White
84.8%
Hispanic
4.9%
Unknown
3.4%
Two or more
3.1%
Black
1.9%
Asian
1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Non-resident
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
400
215 M · 185 W
Women athletes
46.3%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$4.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$15K
$23K
Head-coach salaries
$42K
$39K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 11

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
80 M · 78 W
$207K
Lacrosse
54 M · 21 W
$323K
Soccer
31 M · 27 W
$398K
Swimming and Diving (combined)
19 M · 21 W
$186K
Baseball
37 M ·
$262K
Basketball
16 M · 18 W
$454K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.79
8 offenses · 2,872 students

3-year trend

3.432 yrs ago1.291 yr ago2.79Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
23
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
12
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
7

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
4
Rape
2
Burglary
1
Aggravated assault
1

By location

8total
  • On campus8

Includes 7 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
2
Dating violence
2
Stalking
4 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs0107
Liquor21328

Residence-hall fires

  • Carle Hall1 fire
    Damage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
17.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
117

Keene State College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Keene State College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectKeene State College
60%2,848$19,164Baccalaureate
University of Maine at Presque Isle
24%99.9%2,873$10,028Baccalaureate
University of Maine at Farmington
52%96.7%2,100$14,873Baccalaureate
University of Maine at Fort Kent
34%97.9%1,562$10,865Baccalaureate
University of Maine at Augusta
26%4,412$11,353Baccalaureate
United States Coast Guard Academy
93%22.4%1,108Baccalaureate
Peer group median43%97.3%2,474$11,353

Frequently asked questions about Keene State College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Keene State College.

What is the graduation rate at Keene State College?

Keene State College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 60% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Keene State College?

Keene State College reports a total enrollment of 2,848 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Keene State College?

The average net price at Keene State College is $19,164 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Keene State College?

Keene State College's yield rate is 14.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Keene State College located?

Keene State College is located in Keene, New Hampshire 03435-1506.

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