Saint Anselm College
Manchester, NH · Private · Midsize suburb · SAC
Private institution in Manchester, NH · 2,032 undergraduates · 78% acceptance rate · $73,371 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 8%Graduation rate (4-year)
- Top 9%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 11%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 14%Full-time retention
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $34,7441,845th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $46,8101,781st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $46,8101,777th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $65,0671,777th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,604th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $73,371226th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $63,347180th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 83.2%168th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 89.6%260th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 78.3%857th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1183452nd highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 27222nd highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,032936th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1619th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 10.5%2,058th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 50 mi (BOS)
On 3 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EDDec 1
- EADec 1
- RDFeb 1
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $50
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 39 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $68,708 | $68,858 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $62,260 | $53,775 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $54,869 | — |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $52,274 | $49,019 |
| History | bachelors | $52,107 | $39,729 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $44,356 | $33,459 |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | $44,170 | $39,369 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languages | bachelors | $42,682 | $39,369 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $41,342 | $44,542 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | $41,193 | $36,668 |
| CriminologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $40,089 | $45,696 |
| Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciences | bachelors | $37,208 | $38,289 |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Roman Catholicsource
- Founded in 1889source
- Athletic nickname: "Hawks"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Navysource
- Motto: "Initium Sapientiae Timor Domini (Latin)"source
- Campus size: about 400 acressource
- Athletic conference: Northeast-10 Conferencesource
- Notable alum: Karoline Leavittsource
- Notable alum: Gérald Lacroixsource
Athletics — 13 sports
NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $4,263,757 (M $2,214,430 · W $2,049,327)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Field Hockey
- Football
- Golf
- Ice Hockey
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Field Hockey: 2024
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websiteanselm.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 183239)
- Compare colleges in NHRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in New HampshireEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Saint Anselm College vs Keene State CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 13 EADA programs at this school
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