Plymouth, NH · Public · Every figure is for a student starting in fall 2027. We work each one out again whenever we update the site.
How to pay for Plymouth State University
What a year costs here, what brings it down, and what a SmartTuition plan could save a family like yours.
Paying for four years here
Four years here, after grants
$87,770
A SmartTuition plan could save a family like this about $2,800.
A SmartTuition plan shows what to pay from where, each semester, using your own numbers.
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A family of four with good credit and $500 a month for college. How we worked these out ↓
A year at Plymouth State University
| Full price, in state | $31,788 |
| Full price, out of state | $43,559 |
| After grants, at your income | $20,483 |
At this income, 2 of New Hampshire's other 6 colleges cost less after grants, and 4 cost more. See them all →
What can bring it down
Merit scholarships. In state: $2,000 to $10,000 a year (and 1 more below).
Plymouth State University's promise. New Hampshire Promise: no tuition for New Hampshire first-year students with a family income of $100,000 or less, from fall 2027. The conditions ↓
Pay less for college
A SmartTuition plan shows what to pay from where, each semester.
At Plymouth State University, our scenarios for New Hampshire households with good parent credit show a SmartTuition plan saving a median of about $5,700 over four years. How we worked this out ↓
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What Plymouth State University says it awards for grades and test scores.
In state: $2,000 to $10,000 a year
GPA 4.0 or higher $10,000 a year Chancellor GPA 3.75 or higher $8,000 a year Presidential GPA 3.25 or higher $7,000 a year Dean’s GPA 2.75 or higher $6,000 a year Aspire GPA 2.5 or higher $5,000 a year Promise GPA 2.25 or higher $3,000 a year Achieve Any GPA $2,000 a year Strive Apply for admission; the scholarship comes from your high school GPA and is in your acceptance letter. The amounts are for students entering in fall 2027; the page also lists fall 2026's lower table. Awards renew for up to eight semesters. To renew, a student needs a 3.0 GPA for Chancellor, Presidential and Dean's, a 2.5 for Aspire, and a 2.25 for Promise and Strive.
Out of state: $3,000 to $16,000 a year
GPA 4.0 or higher $16,000 a year Chancellor GPA 3.75 or higher $15,000 a year Presidential GPA 3.25 or higher $14,000 a year Dean’s GPA 2.75 or higher $13,000 a year Aspire GPA 2.5 or higher $9,000 a year Promise GPA 2.25 or higher $5,000 a year Achieve Any GPA $3,000 a year Strive Apply for admission; the scholarship comes from your high school GPA and is in your acceptance letter. The amounts are for students entering in fall 2027; the page also lists fall 2026's lower table. Awards renew for up to eight semesters. To renew, a student needs a 3.0 GPA for Chancellor, Presidential and Dean's, a 2.5 for Aspire, and a 2.25 for Promise and Strive. The table is for out-of-state, New England regional and international students.
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Published guarantees you may qualify for
We do not assume you qualify for any of these, and our plans never bank on them. Check each against your own situation with the aid office.
New Hampshire Promise: no tuition for New Hampshire first-year students with a family income of $100,000 or less, from fall 2027
Household income up to $100,000. Covers tuition. Also requires “typical assets” — a test we cannot evaluate for you.
“Beginning in fall 2027, incoming first-year students who are New Hampshire residents and have a total family income of up to $100,000 a year can pay no tuition at any USNH institution, including UNH Durham, UNH Manchester, UNH College of Professional Studies Online, Keene State College, and Plymouth State University. Have a total family income of up to $100,000 with typical assets”
How we worked these out
The family
A family of four with good parent credit and $500 a month to put toward college, and the savings you pick. In state, the grants are what Plymouth State University reports families at that income got, on average. Your own will differ, and a family with no aid pays close to the full price. Out of state, there are no grants: the price is before any scholarship from the college.
What a SmartTuition plan saves
The difference, over four years, between a SmartTuition plan and the standard approach: savings first, then loans for the rest. It counts loan interest and the federal tax credit.
The $5,700 in the “Pay less for college” box near the top of this page is the median saving in Plymouth State University's own scenarios. Each scenario is a household that lives in New Hampshire, with an income from $45,000 to $200,000 and savings of none, $40,000 or $100,000 in a 529. We price Plymouth State University at the aid it reports for that income.
Every scenario has parents with good credit and $500 a month toward college. The card above uses the same two. A scenario where the parents would borrow more than $65,000 is left out.
The prices by income
- They describe students who got aid.
- “Over $110,000” has no upper limit, so it averages families just over $110,000 with far wealthier ones. A family at $115,000 should expect to pay less than it shows.
- Each range is reported on its own, so the prices do not always rise with income.
Where the prices come from
Where the prices come from: Plymouth State University's own 2026-27 tuition, fees, housing and food, from its website, carried forward to 2027 at 3.0% a year. Books are the College Scorecard's. The grants are the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (2025-26 figures), carried forward the same way. Each price after grants is the cost less those grants. The out-of-state figure uses the published out-of-state tuition instead. The average price after grants counts the students who get federal aid. Your own figure will be different.
SmartTuition.ai is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Plymouth State University. Aid policies change; check current terms with the college's aid office.
Nearby at your income
- Dartmouth College$14,070 a year
- Keene State College$18,595 a year
- Plymouth State University$20,483 a year
- University of New Hampshire$21,778 a year
- New England College$25,023 a year
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