NEC Admission Requirements
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NEC Admission Overview
NEC admission requirements are summarized from last year's class. Last year NEC admitted 92.1% of applicants. Enrolled freshmen typically had about a 2.81 GPA (B-). NEC is test-free. SAT and ACT are not used for admission. Those figures describe last year's class, not a score you must hit.
Data Source, IPEDS 2025 survey for academic year 2024/2025
NEC is test-free. SAT and ACT are not used, even if you send them.
NEC Acceptance Rate
Admission Rate & Difficulty
Acceptance rate Share of applicants offered admission last year.
Admission Standards Measure of enrolled testers' SAT/ACT scores vs. other colleges.
Applicant Competition Measure of this school's acceptance rate vs. other colleges. A low acceptance rate indicates high competition.
Very Low
Admission difficulty for New England College
Acceptance Rate
The NEC acceptance rate is 92.1%. Last year, 2,995 of 3,251 applicants were admitted. That is the 9th lowest acceptance rate in New Hampshire.
Admission Selectivity
How hard is it to get into NEC and can you get accepted?
NEC is an easy school to get into, admitting most applicants. You have a very good chance of acceptance if you meet last year's profile.
New England College typically attracts "B-" average high school students with an average GPA around 2.81. 9% of those admitted chose to enroll.
Data Source, IPEDS 2025 survey for academic year 2024/2025
NEC GPA
GPA of enrolled freshmen
Avg. High School GPA The average high school GPA for incoming freshmen on a 4.0 scale.
2.81Typical High School Grades Letter grade on a 4.0 scale for last year's average, not a cutoff.
B-Average GPA (4.0 Scale) 2.81
Average GPA
Enrolled freshmen at NEC typically have around a 2.81 GPA (B-) on a 4.0 scale. That is last year's class average, not a cutoff. Enrolled students typically have slightly below average high school grades. NEC is test-free, so GPA is the main academic number in the file.
The school ranks #11 in New Hampshire for highest average GPA.
See additional colleges accepting applicants in the 2.8 GPA range.
Competitiveness by GPA Ranges
Share of last year's freshmen in each GPA range, compared with the rest of the class.
GPA Data Source, Peterson's Data 2024
Estimate How You Compare
Compare your GPA with last year's enrolled class and this school's acceptance rate. SAT and ACT are not used.
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Admission Statistics
Admission and enrollment rates by gender are detailed in the table below.
Data Source, IPEDS 2025 survey for academic year 2024/2025
Application Requirements
What are the requirements for admission to New England College and what student information is used for admission decisions?
Data Source, IPEDS 2025 survey for academic year 2024/2025
Application Fee
The cost for prospective students to apply to New England College is $0. The school is free to apply to.
Data Source, IPEDS 2025 survey for academic year 2024/2025
Credits Accepted
Data Source, IPEDS 2025 survey for academic year 2024/2025
Admission summary
NEC is test-free for 2024-25. Last year it admitted 92.1% of applicants. Enrolled freshmen typically had about a 2.81 GPA (about an B- average). Mid-50 scores, where shown, are enrolled testers, not cutoffs.
Data Source, IPEDS 2025 survey for academic year 2024/2025
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Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=182980.
GPA calculator: New England College GPA calculator.
Last updated: August 2026