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Saint Anselm College Entering Class Stats & Admissions Data

What Does the Admissions Department at Saint Anselm College Look For?

Use the admissions stats from the recent freshman class to see how you compare at Saint Anselm College, situated in Manchester, NH.

On this page you’ll find:

• What Admissions Stats Mean for You
• Selectivity of Saint Anselm College
• Acceptance & Enrollment Stats at Saint Anselm College
• Male to Female Ratio of Applicants
• Average SAT & ACT Scores
• Helpful Resources

What Admissions Stats Mean to You

Selectivity and acceptance rates can be a big clue to how difficult it is to be admitted. Compare your test scores to prior applicants to get a good understanding of who you are competing against for entrance.

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Selectivity: The Numbers Behind Student Admissions

A school’s selectivity rating tells you how difficult it is to get accepted.

Open Admissions	No
Selectivity of College	Less Selective (70-85%)
Acceptance Rate	78%
Application Fee	$50 (waivable)

Acceptance and Enrollment Figures

Saint Anselm College received 4,423 applications. From this pool, 3,452 were admitted, and 569 decided to attend.

Applicant Total	4,423
Accepted	3,452
Enrolled	569
Enrolled Full-Time	569

Admission to Saint Anselm College is 78%. With this acceptance rate, the institution is highly accessible. The school admits men and women at different rates at Saint Anselm College: the female acceptance rate is 81% compared to 74% for male applicants.

Among admitted students at Saint Anselm College is 16%. This means that 16% of those who received offers of admission registered. Female admitted students enroll at 17% versus 15% for male admits.

Boys vs. Girls: Who’s Applying More?

These charts illustrate the male-to-female balance among applicants at Saint Anselm College.

	Men	Women
Applicants	1,881	2,542
Admitted	1,387	2,065
Enrolled	212	357

Average Test Scores

Approximately 19% of students accepted to St. Anselm College submitted their SAT scores (106 students).

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores for the middle 50% fell between 570 and 658. SAT Math scores ranged from 540 and 620.

SAT Section	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
Critical Reading	570	658
Mathematics	540	620
Combined Total	1110	1278

St. Anselm College got ACT scores from 1% of accepted students (5 students).

When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 24 and 30.

ACT Section	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
Composite	24	30
English/Reading	21	34
Math	20	28

Additional Question to Ask

• A college’s selectivity gives us an idea of how rigorous the studies are, and how competitive the students are. However, not all students thrive in a competitive atmosphere, even if their grades are good. Does this college have the best learning environment for you?

Notes and References

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• Image Credit: By Ericci8996 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.