At the beginning Plymouth State University was founded as Plymouth Normal School in 1871. Later it was known as Plymouth Teachers College, then as Plymouth State College and finally in 2003 it was renamed to Plymouth State University.

Plymouth State University offers a comprehensive program of benefits to our faculty and staff that include medical, dental, life insurance, retirement, vacation benefits, and more. Plymouth State University offers programs for both graduate and undergraduate students. The College of Graduate Studies offers coursework that promotes research, best practices and reflection in locations on- and off-campus as well as online. Plymouth State University offers one program in different degrees entirely online. It is Teaching & Learning in Master of Education and Certificate degree.

For non-traditional students, PSU’s Frost School of Continuing and Professional Studies offers working professionals opportunities to pursue an undergraduate degree by attending classes in the evenings, weekends and online. Also Plymouth State University offers a large number of online courses.

Financial aid forms are FAFSA. Financial aid distribution is at twenty-seven percent scholarships per grants and seventy-three percent loans per jobs. Likewise, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Music/Drama and Minority Status. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Music/Drama and Minority Status. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school.

Plymouth State is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, the New Hampshire Postsecondary Education Commission, and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).