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Saint Anselm College

Saint Anselm College is a private campus in suburban Manchester, NH. The school reports a Roman Catholic affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$23,658

family income
under $30k

$26,360

$30–48k

$27,460

$48–75k

$33,874

$75–110k

$36,648

over $110k

Average net price

$34,7792023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Saint Anselm College rose from $28,181 (2008) to $34,779 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$28,181
2009	$26,266
2010	$27,352
2011	$27,999
2012	$29,704
2013	$30,262
2014	$30,640
2015	$31,998
2016	$31,268
2017	$32,023
2018	$32,781
2019	$32,819
2020	$33,898
2021	$35,038
2022	$34,744
2023	$34,779

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$67,2132024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Saint Anselm College rose from $42,000 (2009) to $67,213 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$42,000
2010	$43,603
2011	$45,209
2012	$46,363
2013	$48,016
2014	$49,836
2015	$51,384
2016	$53,456
2017	$54,867
2018	$56,405
2019	$58,963
2020	$61,163
2021	$61,939
2022	$63,187
2023	$65,067
2024	$67,213

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$18,950
2001	$19,460
2002	$21,175
2003	$22,310
2004	$23,350
2005	$24,660
2006	$26,120
2007	$27,690
2008	$29,205
2013	$35,204
2014	$36,546
2015	$37,904
2016	$39,036
2017	$40,200
2018	$41,200
2019	$41,800
2020	$42,840
2021	$43,910
2022	$45,340
2023	$46,810

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $48,920 before grants and other attendance costs. At Saint Anselm College, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 2,087 undergrads, Saint Anselm College is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

80% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Saint Anselm College within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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80%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Saint Anselm College rose from 72.5% (entered 1991) to 80% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	72.5%
1992 cohort	71.4%
1993 cohort	68.4%
1994 cohort	70.1%
1995 cohort	73.5%
1996 cohort	76%
1997 cohort	72.8%
1998 cohort	76.7%
1999 cohort	74.7%
2000 cohort	69.5%
2001 cohort	71%
2002 cohort	75.8%
2003 cohort	73.4%
2004 cohort	74%
2005 cohort	73%
2006 cohort	74.3%
2007 cohort	74.5%
2008 cohort	75.4%
2009 cohort	72.9%
2010 cohort	72%
2011 cohort	79.9%
2012 cohort	77.4%
2013 cohort	78.1%
2014 cohort	83.6%
2015 cohort	77.5%
2016 cohort	85.3%
2017 cohort	83.2%
2018 cohort	80%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$17,040	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$16,965	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$16,625	$4,050
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$16,325	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$17,111	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$17,125	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$17,125	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$17,125	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$5,000
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$19,500	$6,000
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$22,125	$5,631
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$25,000	$6,150
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$27,000	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$27,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$27,000	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$27,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$27,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$27,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$27,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$27,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$27,000	$5,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$63,347

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$69,503

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$73,371

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Saint Anselm College admitted 3,452 of 4,423 applicants in Fall 2024. The 78% rate describes that application pool.

78%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $46,810 tuition · 2023–24 2,087 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1110–12781600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Saint Anselm College received 4,423 applications and admitted 3,452 (78%), with 569 enrolling.

Saint Anselm College reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Saint Anselm College’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 570–658 and Math was 540–620 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1110–1278 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	570	620	658
SAT Math	540	580	620
ACT Composite	24	25	30

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

78%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	72.6%
Fall 2002	74.9%
Fall 2003	70.6%
Fall 2004	65.5%
Fall 2005	72.6%
Fall 2006	71.3%
Fall 2007	69.4%
Fall 2008	69.9%
Fall 2009	77.2%
Fall 2010	77.2%
Fall 2011	71.4%
Fall 2012	74.7%
Fall 2013	73.7%
Fall 2014	76.1%
Fall 2015	72.9%
Fall 2016	75.9%
Fall 2017	76%
Fall 2018	76.6%
Fall 2019	75.2%
Fall 2020	76.1%
Fall 2021	77.6%
Fall 2022	82.3%
Fall 2023	78.3%
Fall 2024	78%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1110–1278Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1010	1200
Fall 2002	1020	1200
Fall 2003	1020	1200
Fall 2004	1030	1200
Fall 2005	1020	1200
Fall 2006	1000	1210
Fall 2007	1020	1200
Fall 2008	1010	1200
Fall 2009	1010	1170
Fall 2010	980	1180
Fall 2012	1030	1210
Fall 2013	1060	1230
Fall 2016	1050	1220
Fall 2017	1140	1300
Fall 2018	1120	1310
Fall 2019	1140	1300
Fall 2020	1140	1300
Fall 2021	1140	1320
Fall 2022	1120	1290
Fall 2023	1090	1270
Fall 2024	1110	1278

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

24–30Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2004	22	26
Fall 2005	21	26
Fall 2006	20	25
Fall 2007	22	26
Fall 2008	21	26
Fall 2009	20	26
Fall 2010	21	26
Fall 2013	23	27
Fall 2016	23	28
Fall 2017	24	28
Fall 2018	24	29
Fall 2019	23	29
Fall 2020	25	30
Fall 2021	26	28
Fall 2022	26	30
Fall 2023	25	27
Fall 2024	24	30

IPEDS Fall 2004–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

2,087Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Saint Anselm College rose from 1,896 (Fall 2002) to 2,087 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,896
Fall 2003	1,958
Fall 2004	1,960
Fall 2005	1,954
Fall 2006	1,922
Fall 2007	1,936
Fall 2008	1,879
Fall 2009	1,889
Fall 2010	1,866
Fall 2011	1,873
Fall 2012	1,934
Fall 2013	1,912
Fall 2014	1,950
Fall 2015	1,908
Fall 2016	1,916
Fall 2017	1,956
Fall 2018	2,016
Fall 2019	2,030
Fall 2020	2,015
Fall 2021	1,952
Fall 2022	1,955
Fall 2023	2,032
Fall 2024	2,087

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

88%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Saint Anselm College has held near 88% from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	82%
Fall 2004 cohort	82%
Fall 2005 cohort	83%
Fall 2006 cohort	88%
Fall 2007 cohort	85%
Fall 2008 cohort	85%
Fall 2009 cohort	84%
Fall 2010 cohort	85%
Fall 2011 cohort	88%
Fall 2012 cohort	85%
Fall 2013 cohort	90%
Fall 2014 cohort	90%
Fall 2015 cohort	85%
Fall 2016 cohort	89%
Fall 2017 cohort	91%
Fall 2018 cohort	89%
Fall 2019 cohort	87%
Fall 2020 cohort	89%
Fall 2021 cohort	89%
Fall 2022 cohort	90%
Fall 2023 cohort	88%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Saint Anselm College

11.3% of Saint Anselm College's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Saint Anselm College as a primarily residential campus of 2,087 undergraduates — and 88.1% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Saint Anselm College's SAT section-percentile sums are 1110–1278 — their midpoint is near the NH four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Saint Anselm College's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Saint Anselm College compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Saint Anselm College78%

New Hampshire median87.5%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Saint Anselm College$48,920

New Hampshire median$19,202

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Saint Anselm College's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Saint Anselm College$73,371

New Hampshire median$54,368

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Saint Anselm College, New Hampshire and national reference values
Metric & basis	Saint Anselm College	New Hampshire median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	78%	87.5%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$48,920	$19,202	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$73,371	$54,368	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Saint Anselm College, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Saint Anselm College federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 11 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$91,470
Accounting and Related Services	$90,331
Finance and Financial Management Services	$90,161
Business/Commerce, General	$84,734
Political Science and Government	$80,763
Criminology	$69,676
Communication and Media Studies	$69,288
Chemistry	$58,830
English Language and Literature, General	$57,585
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$56,049
Psychology, General	$55,084

These 11 fields listed for Saint Anselm College measure earnings after completion. The $73,371 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 33 additional Saint Anselm College fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Saint Anselm College report?

Saint Anselm College's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1110–1278 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Saint Anselm College's acceptance rate?

78% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 3,452 admitted from 4,423 applicants.

How much does Saint Anselm College cost?

At Saint Anselm College, tuition is $48,920. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Saint Anselm College report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $73,371. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in New Hampshire

Rivier University — 82.6% admitted
University of New Hampshire at Manchester — 80.9% admitted
Colby-Sawyer College — 80.1% admitted
University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.