New England College

New England College is a private institution that was founded in 1946. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,041 (fall 2022), and the campus size is 225 acres. It utilizes a differs by program-based academic calendar. New England College's ranking in the 2024 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Universities North, #151-167. Its tuition and fees are $41,454.

New England College is a small school in Henniker, N.H., a town 20 minutes outside the state capital, Concord. Outdoor activities are a focus at the liberal arts college, which offers degree programs in Outdoor Leadership and Environmental Sustainability, as well as an Adventure Bound Club that coordinates trips for white water rafting, rock climbing, and more, and teaches students wilderness survival skills.

There are also about 50 student organizations to consider joining, including a handful of fraternities and sororities that, in total, recruit about 15 percent of the student body. The school’s sports teams, the Pilgrims, compete in the NCAA Division III North Atlantic Conference. Students must live on campus for their first four semesters unless they commute from a home within a 30 mile radius of New England College. For road trips from campus, Boston is about 90 minutes away.