Quad

Head-to-head

Southern New Hampshire
National Louis

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Southern New Hampshire has 37.0× as many undergrads as National Louis

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    Southern New Hampshire's yield is 20 pts higher than National Louis's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    National Louis graduates 12 pts more of its students than Southern New Hampshire (47% vs. 35%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    National Louis has 6 pts more Pell recipients than Southern New Hampshire (55% vs. 49%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    Southern New Hampshire grads earn $4.5K more ten years out than National Louis's ($50,318 vs. $45,799)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    National Louis has 2 pts more first-gen students than Southern New Hampshire (50% vs. 48%)

    First-generation students

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

National Louis admits 95%, Southern New Hampshire 100%; Southern New Hampshire's yield is higher, at 38%.

Acceptance rate
Southern New Hampshire100%
National Louis95%
Quad's selectivity
  • Southern New HampshireOpen
  • National LouisOpen
SAT middle 50%
Southern New HampshireTest-blind
National LouisTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Southern New HampshireGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • National LouisGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

National Louis has 4,406 undergrads to Southern New Hampshire's 163,164 and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Southern New Hampshire163.2K
National Louis4.4K
Pell Grant share
Southern New Hampshire49%
National Louis55%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Southern New Hampshire, and Early Childhood Education and Teaching at National Louis.

Students per faculty member
Southern New Hampshire24 to 1
National Louis17 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Southern New HampshireBusiness Administration and Management, General24%
  • National LouisEarly Childhood Education and Teaching28%

What each costs

Only Southern New Hampshire reports an average cost ($37.2K).

Average cost, all students
Southern New Hampshire$37.2K
National LouisNot reported
Aid generosity
Southern New Hampshire8%
National LouisNot reported

What each pays off

Southern New Hampshire's former students earn more, a median $50.3K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
Southern New Hampshire$50.3K
National Louis$45.8K
Graduation rate
Southern New Hampshire35%
National Louis47%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Southern New Hampshire, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Southern New HampshireGrowing+955%
  • National LouisNot enough data
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why