Do Delaware Residents Get In-State Tuition in New Hampshire? (Graduate, 2026)
No — Delaware residents pay full non-resident graduate tuition in New Hampshire, about $30,000 a year at UNH Graduate School against $17,000 for residents. There is no exchange program between Delaware and New Hampshire; the only route to the in-state rate is establishing New Hampshire residency, which takes 12 months.
- You would pay
- $30,000/yr
- Resident pays
- $17,000/yr
- Over 2 yrs
- No saving available
Tuition and mandatory fees only, compiled from published rates and rounded. Excludes housing, books and course differentials. Eligibility is decided by the institution, not by this page.
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There is no agreement between these two states at graduate level. The full non-resident rate applies: $30,000 at UNH Graduate School, where a resident pays $17,000.
14 other states offer Delaware residents a reduced graduate rate, the lowest being Arkansas at about $9,500. At home, in-state graduate tuition is $20,300 at University of Delaware Graduate College, so New Hampshire works out at $9,700 a year more than staying home.
Worth checking before you accept the non-resident rate: whether the campus offers a border-county waiver, a legacy or alumni rate, or a merit award pegged to the residency gap. These are institutional decisions and they are not published centrally.
Every route from Delaware to New Hampshire
No exchange program or bilateral agreement connects these two states at graduate level, so the route table is empty.
Where Delaware residents pay less
Staying home, a Delaware resident pays $20,300 a year for in-state graduate tuition at University of Delaware Graduate College. The cheapest New Hampshire option for you is $30,000 at UNH Graduate School, which is $9,700 a year more than staying home, or $19,400 over 2 years.
Delaware belongs to Academic Common Market (ACM) at graduate level, so 14 of 50 states offer Delaware graduate students a reduced rate. New Hampshire is not one of them.
| State | Route | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware to Arkansas | Academic Common Market · University of Arkansas Graduate School | $9,500 |
| Delaware to Mississippi | Academic Common Market · University of Mississippi Graduate School | $9,800 |
| Delaware to Louisiana | Academic Common Market · LSU Graduate School | $10,300 |
| Delaware to Oklahoma | Academic Common Market · OU Graduate College | $10,300 |
| Delaware to Texas | Academic Common Market · UT Austin Graduate School | $12,000 |
Delaware's neighboring states, compared
What a Delaware resident pays for graduate tuition in each state that borders Delaware, cheapest first:
- Maryland$16,000/yr · Academic Common Market
- New Jersey$33,000/yr · non-resident
- Pennsylvania$40,000/yr · non-resident
Compare all 50 states from Delaware in the checker. Each figure is one reference campus per state, not a state average.
New Hampshire residency, in brief
New Hampshire grants in-state tuition after 12 months of domicile before the term begins (USNH Board of Trustees residency policy), and a financially dependent student takes the parents' domicile. Moving to New Hampshire to enroll does not by itself start the clock.
New Hampshire residency requirements in full · how long every state requires
Step by step
- Budget for the non-resident rate at UNH Graduate School: $30,000 a year against $17,000 for residents.
- Check whether the specific campus you want offers its own non-resident scholarship or a border-county waiver — those are institutional, sit outside the state agreements, and are the most commonly missed discount.
- If you plan to stay, price the residency route: New Hampshire requires 12 months of domicile, and a financially dependent student takes the parents' domicile, so the family would need to move.
- Read the University System of New Hampshire rules in full before you enroll — classification is decided once, and re-classification later in a degree is the hardest version of this problem.
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Asked and answered
›Do Delaware residents get in-state tuition in New Hampshire?
No. Delaware residents pay the full non-resident rate of $30,000 at UNH Graduate School. The only route to the $17,000 in-state rate is establishing New Hampshire residency.
›How long does it take to get in-state tuition in New Hampshire?
New Hampshire requires 12 months of domicile before the term begins (USNH Board of Trustees residency policy), and a financially dependent student takes the parents' domicile.
›How much would graduate study in New Hampshire actually cost a Delaware resident?
About $30,000 a year in tuition and mandatory fees at UNH Graduate School, against $17,000 for a New Hampshire resident. Figures are compiled 2025–26 published rates and exclude housing, books and course-specific differentials.
›Where can Delaware residents get reduced graduate tuition?
In 14 states at graduate level. Outside New Hampshire, the lowest are Arkansas ($9,500), Mississippi ($9,800), Louisiana ($10,300). Each figure is one reference campus, and awards are made campus by campus.
›Is studying in New Hampshire cheaper than staying in Delaware?
No. Delaware's in-state graduate rate is $20,300 a year at University of Delaware Graduate College, and the cheapest New Hampshire option for a Delaware resident is $30,000, so New Hampshire costs about $9,700 more a year, or $19,400 over 2 years, in tuition and fees alone.
Sources
Every eligibility rule on this page is checked against the operating compact commission or the state's own residency authority. Last verified 2026-08-07.
Tuition figures on this page are compiled 2025–26 published rates (basis: published compiled), rounded to the nearest $100 and refreshed each June. Eligibility rules are checked against the cited compact commission or residency authority.
- University System of New Hampshire — residency for tuition purposes ↗Accessed 2026-08-07
- UNH Graduate School — tuition and fees ↗Accessed 2026-08-07
- University of Delaware Graduate College — tuition and fees ↗Accessed 2026-08-07
How this page was made
Compiled and checked by Billy Reiner, editor of In-State Check. Last verified 2026-08-07.
- Compiled from published rate pages
- The in-state and non-resident figures are tuition and mandatory fees for one full-time year, read from UNH Graduate School’s own 2025–26 rate page and rounded to the nearest $100. Housing, books, travel and course-specific differentials are not included in them.
- Checked against the administering body
- Compact membership at this level was checked against the commission that runs the program (SREB, NEBHE). The residency test — the durational requirement, the domicile evidence and the dependent-student rule — was checked against University System of New Hampshire, USNH Board of Trustees residency policy. Nothing here is taken from another comparison site.
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