Do Arizona Residents Get In-State Tuition in New Hampshire? (Undergraduate, 2026)
No — Arizona residents pay full non-resident undergraduate tuition in New Hampshire, about $38,000 a year at University of New Hampshire against $19,000 for residents. There is no exchange program between Arizona and New Hampshire; the only route to the in-state rate is establishing New Hampshire residency, which takes 12 months.
- You would pay
- $38,000/yr
- Resident pays
- $19,000/yr
- Over 4 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 undergraduate level. The full non-resident rate applies: $38,000 at University of New Hampshire, where a resident pays $19,000.
14 other states offer Arizona residents a reduced undergraduate rate, the lowest being Wyoming at about $10,050. At home, in-state undergraduate tuition is $13,600 at University of Arizona, so New Hampshire works out at $24,400 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 Arizona to New Hampshire
No exchange program or bilateral agreement connects these two states at undergraduate level, so the route table is empty.
Where Arizona residents pay less
Staying home, an Arizona resident pays $13,600 a year for in-state undergraduate tuition at University of Arizona. The cheapest New Hampshire option for you is $38,000 at University of New Hampshire, which is $24,400 a year more than staying home, or $97,600 over 4 years.
Arizona belongs to Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) at undergraduate level, so 14 of 50 states offer Arizona undergraduate students a reduced rate. New Hampshire is not one of them.
| State | Route | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona to Wyoming | Western Undergraduate Exchange · University of Wyoming | $10,050 |
| Arizona to Montana | Western Undergraduate Exchange · University of Montana | $12,000 |
| Arizona to Nevada | Western Undergraduate Exchange · University of Nevada, Las Vegas | $13,350 |
| Arizona to New Mexico | Western Undergraduate Exchange · University of New Mexico | $13,350 |
| Arizona to South Dakota | Western Undergraduate Exchange · University of South Dakota | $13,600 |
Arizona's neighboring states, compared
What an Arizona resident pays for undergraduate tuition in each state that borders Arizona, cheapest first:
- Nevada$13,350/yr · Western Undergraduate Exchange
- New Mexico$13,350/yr · Western Undergraduate Exchange
- Utah$15,000/yr · Western Undergraduate Exchange
- Colorado$21,000/yr · Western Undergraduate Exchange
- California$23,850/yr · Western Undergraduate Exchange
Compare all 50 states from Arizona 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 University of New Hampshire: $38,000 a year against $19,000 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 Arizona residents get in-state tuition in New Hampshire?
No. Arizona residents pay the full non-resident rate of $38,000 at University of New Hampshire. The only route to the $19,000 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 undergraduate study in New Hampshire actually cost an Arizona resident?
About $38,000 a year in tuition and mandatory fees at University of New Hampshire, against $19,000 for a New Hampshire resident. Figures are compiled 2025–26 published rates and exclude housing, books and course-specific differentials.
›Where can Arizona residents get reduced undergraduate tuition?
In 14 states at undergraduate level. Outside New Hampshire, the lowest are Wyoming ($10,050), Montana ($12,000), Nevada ($13,350). Each figure is one reference campus, and awards are made campus by campus.
›Is studying in New Hampshire cheaper than staying in Arizona?
No. Arizona's in-state undergraduate rate is $13,600 a year at University of Arizona, and the cheapest New Hampshire option for an Arizona resident is $38,000, so New Hampshire costs about $24,400 more a year, or $97,600 over 4 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
- University of New Hampshire — tuition and fees ↗Accessed 2026-08-07
- University of Arizona — 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 University of New Hampshire’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 (WICHE, 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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