by our College Data Analytics Team
In 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 5 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is criminology.
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St. Anselm College is ranked #306 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 20% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when St. Anselm College held the #400 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 17 colleges in New Hampshire, St. Anselm College is ranked at #4.
When it comes to admittance, Saint Anselm College is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 82%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
About 20% 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 560 and 650. Math scores were between 560 and 640.
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 74%. 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.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at St. Anselm College for first-time, full-time students is 81%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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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 + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $25,690 | $32,865 | $29,378 | $32,294 | $36,508 |
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 68% of students took out student loans averaging $10,815 a year. That adds up to $43,260 over four years for those students.
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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/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 88 | $79,609 |
| General Business/Commerce | 53 | $60,054 |
| Criminology | 48 | $46,814 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 34 | $40,836 |
| General Psychology | 31 | $38,509 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 30 | $62,821 |
| Marketing | 30 | $50,721 |
| Political Science & Government | 30 | $41,322 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 28 | $43,819 |
| History | 24 | $32,228 |
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 2022-2023, 494 students took at least one online class at Saint Anselm College. This is a decrease from the 822 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 494 | 7 |
| 2021-2022 | 822 | 12 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,387 | 67 |
| 2018-2019 | 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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