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The real 4-year cost of Keene State College in New Hampshire
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at Keene State College went from $8,778 to $14,710, an average of 1.5% a year.
Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition freeze or guarantee, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2008–2027: history and projection
| Year | Published | Projected estimate | Estimate range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $8,778 | – | – |
| 2009 | $9,334 | – | – |
| 2010 | $10,140 | – | – |
| 2011 | $11,800 | – | – |
| 2012 | $12,776 | – | – |
| 2013 | $12,776 | – | – |
| 2014 | $12,864 | – | – |
| 2015 | $13,228 | – | – |
| 2016 | $13,613 | – | – |
| 2017 | $13,868 | – | – |
| 2018 | $14,212 | – | – |
| 2019 | $14,568 | – | – |
| 2020 | $14,638 | – | – |
| 2021 | $14,638 | – | – |
| 2022 | $14,638 | – | – |
| 2023 | $14,710 | $14,710 | – |
| 2024 | – | $14,931 | $14,283–$15,579 |
| 2025 | – | $15,155 | $13,868–$16,499 |
| 2026 | – | $15,382 | $13,466–$17,473 |
| 2027 | – | $15,613 | $13,075–$18,505 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $15,382 |
| Year 2 | $15,613 |
| Year 3 | $15,848 |
| Year 4 | $16,086 |
| 4-year total | $62,929 |
Two aid scenarios
4-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $22,929
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $37,787
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
On-campus housing & meals
Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.
- Latest (2023)
- $13,860/ yr
- rising 4.4% / yr
- Projected 4-year add-on
- $67,513
Books & supplies typically add ~$1,200 a year (national median, not included).
Housing here has kept rising even while tuition was frozen; the creep moved to room & board.
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See my 4-year cost at Keene State College4-year schools with similar prices in New Hampshire
Closest to Keene State College by published tuition and fees. Similar sticker prices can still compound very differently.
- Plymouth State University$14,558
- University of New Hampshire at Manchester$15,820
- Southern New Hampshire University$16,450
- Colby-Sawyer College$18,400
- University of New Hampshire-Main Campus$20,172
- Granite State College$7,812
- Magdalen College$23,600
- New England College$27,114
Use this data
Published figures for Keene State College from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.