by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Saint Anselm College was awarded 138 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is criminology.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, St. Anselm College is ranked #400 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when St. Anselm College held the #470 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 17 colleges in New Hampshire, St. Anselm College is ranked at #4.
Saint Anselm College has an acceptance rate of 78%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
About 16% of students accepted to St. Anselm College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 570 and 670. Math scores were between 570 and 650.
At St. Anselm College, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 11 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Saint Anselm College is 71%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 89% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Saint Anselm College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At St. Anselm College the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 74%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Saint Anselm College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,019 undergraduates at St. Anselm College with 2,005 being full-time and 14 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $16,615 | $23,615 | $22,890 | $29,779 | $36,946 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of St. Anselm College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At St. Anselm College, approximately 72% of students took out student loans averaging $9,159 a year. That adds up to $36,636 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at St. Anselm College is 1.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
See which majors at Saint Anselm College make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Saint Anselm College.
Contact details for St. Anselm College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 100 Saint Anselm Drive, Manchester, NH 03102-1310 |
| Phone: | 603-641-7000 |
| Website: | https://www.anselm.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/saintanselm |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/saintanselm |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 95 | $66,724 |
| General Business/Commerce | 54 | $53,309 |
| Criminology | 51 | $41,099 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 39 | $60,972 |
| General Psychology | 33 | $32,725 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 29 | $34,384 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 24 | $41,537 |
| General Biology | 23 | $42,835 |
| General English Literature | 23 | $33,733 |
| Marketing | 22 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 822 students took at least one online class at Saint Anselm College. This is a decrease from the 1,387 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 822 | 12 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,387 | 67 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | 0 | 0 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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