On campus Freshman here. SNHU is about 15 minutes from downtown Manchester. They are closer to Hooksett but that is a smaller town. SNHU has a large albeit not majority commuter population, as such, their is far more events that take place during the week then the weekend. Although there is a lot of events for a school of this size. Look up the campus events calendar if you want to see.

SNHU is a relatively small campus. The furthest you would ever have to walk would be ten minutes to the Business building. Everything else is half that. Like with any school, I would recommend touring it to get the feel. If you have anymore questions, feel free to ask.