Saint Anselm College

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2023 Undergraduate Tuition

$45,360

3.23% growth from 2022

2023 Average Net Price

$35,091

After Financial Aid

2020 Default Rate

on Student Loans

2023 Acceptance Rate

78.3%

4,165 Applicants

2023 Enrolled Students

2,078

98.3% Full-Time

2023 Graduation Rate

83.2%

454 Graduates

About

Saint Anselm College is a higher education institution located in Hillsborough County, NH. In 2023, the most popular Bachelors Degree concentrations at Saint Anselm College were Registered Nursing (84 degrees awarded), General Business (52 degrees), and Criminology (49 degrees).

In 2023, 539 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Saint Anselm College. 62.3% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 37.7% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (466 degrees), 27.4 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (17 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Saint Anselm College is $45,360, which is $16,080 more than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($29,280).

In 2020 the default rate for borrower's at Saint Anselm College was 0%, corresponding to 0 out of the 470 total borrowers.

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Costs

In 2023, the median undergraduate tuition at Saint Anselm College is $45,360, which is $16,080 more than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($29,280).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $35,091.

In 2023, 99% of undergraduate students attending Saint Anselm College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 68% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$45,360

2023 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2023, the cost of tuition at Saint Anselm College was $45,360. The cost of tuition at Saint Anselm College is $16,080 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($29,280).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Saint Anselm College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$35,091

2023 Value

0.0314%

1 Year Growth

In 2023 Saint Anselm College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $35,091. Between 2022 and 2023, the average net price of Saint Anselm College grew by 0.0314%.

This chart compares the average net price of Saint Anselm College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$14,625

Room and Board

$1,000

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Saint Anselm College was of $14,625 in 2023. The cost of room and board increased by 0.793% between 2022 and 2023.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,000. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Saint Anselm College (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

99%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

68%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

99% of undergraduate students at Saint Anselm College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2023. This represents a growth of 0% with respect to 2022, when 99% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Saint Anselm College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

2020 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2020 the default rate for borrower's at Saint Anselm College was 0%, which represents 0 out of the 470 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Admissions

Saint Anselm College received 4,165 undergraduate applications in 2023, which represents a 18.5% annual growth. Out of those 4,165 applicants, 3,262 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 78.3% acceptance rate.

There were 2,078 students enrolled at Saint Anselm College in 2023. 26% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Saint Anselm College has an overall enrollment yield of 17.5%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

78.3%

Acceptance Rate in 2023

3,262

Accepted Out of 4,165

In 2023, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Saint Anselm College was 78.3% (3,262 admissions from 4,165 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2022, which was 82.3%. Between 2022 and 2023, the number of applicants grew by 18.5%, while admissions grew by 12.8%.

This chart compares the acceptance rate of Saint Anselm College (in red) with that of other similar universities, and the chart below shows the acceptance rate by gender.

SAT Scores

26%

Submission Percentage (2023)

149

Scores Submitted (2023)

26% of enrolled first-time students at Saint Anselm College in 2023 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

The following chart shows the average SAT scores for the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile of applicants for each section of the test that they are evaluated on.

Enrollment

Saint Anselm College had a total enrollment of 2,078 students in 2023. The full-time enrollment at Saint Anselm College is 2,043 students and the part-time enrollment is 35. This means that 98.3% of students enrolled at Saint Anselm College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Saint Anselm College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 87.1% White, 4.43% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% Two or More Races, 1.49% Black or African American, 0.818% Asian, 0.144% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0481% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Saint Anselm College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (52.8%), followed by White Male (34.4%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (2.38%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (57.1%), followed by White Male (28.6%) and Asian Female (4.76%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

98.3%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Saint Anselm College in 2023, both undergraduate and graduate, is 2,078 students. The full-time enrollment at Saint Anselm College is 2,043 and the part-time enrollment is 35. This means that 98.3% of students enrolled at Saint Anselm College are enrolled full-time compared with 78.8% at similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Saint Anselm College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

90%

2023 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Saint Anselm College was 90%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Baccalaureate Colleges (74%), Saint Anselm College had a retention rate higher than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Saint Anselm College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2023)

White
1,810 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
92 enrolled students
Two or More Races
54 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Saint Anselm College is 87.1% White, 4.43% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% Two or More Races, 1.49% Black or African American, 0.818% Asian, 0.144% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0481% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Baccalaureate Colleges is 53.2% White, 14.1% Hispanic or Latino, and 12.9% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 56 students (2.69%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2023, 133 more women than men received degrees from Saint Anselm College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Saint Anselm College is white (466 degrees awarded). There were 27.4 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (17 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Saint Anselm College is Registered Nursing (84 degrees awarded), followed by General Business (52 degrees) and Criminology (49 degrees).

In 2023, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Saint Anselm College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Physical Sciences (21 degrees awarded), Social Sciences (80 degrees), and Language & Linguistics (9 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Saint Anselm College are Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (363,873 people), Other managers (299,176 people), Postsecondary teachers (191,620 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (148,083 people), and Chief executives & legislators (134,576 people).

The most specialized majors at Saint Anselm College in 2023 are Physical Sciences (21 degrees awarded), Social Sciences (80 degrees), Language & Linguistics (9 degrees), Legal (17 degrees), and Cultural & Gender Studies (4 degrees) (as of 2023).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Diagnostic medical sonographers

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Saint Anselm College are Diagnostic medical sonographers, Surgeons, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists, and Physicians

The most specialized majors at Saint Anselm College are Physical Sciences (21 degrees awarded), Social Sciences (80 degrees), Language & Linguistics (9 degrees), Legal (17 degrees), and Cultural & Gender Studies (4 degrees) (as of 2023).

Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Saint Anselm College are Elementary & secondary schools (711,510 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (572,145 people), Legal services (397,610 people), Computer Systems Design (299,465 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (242,967 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Saint Anselm College.

Most Common (2023)

Registered Nursing
84 degrees awarded
General Business
52 degrees awarded
Criminology
49 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Saint Anselm College was Registered Nursing with 84 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at Saint Anselm College according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

203

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2023

336

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2023

In 2023, 203 degrees were awarded to men at Saint Anselm College, which is 0.604 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (336).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Saint Anselm College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2023, 40 degrees were awarded to men at Saint Anselm College in General Business, which is 3.33 times more than the 12 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2023, 78 degrees were awarded to men at Saint Anselm College in Registered Nursing, which is 13 times more than the 6 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

73%

100% Completion Time

77%

150% Completion Time

In 2023, 73% of students graduating from Saint Anselm College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 77% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 77% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Baccalaureate Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Asian Male

Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2023 at Saint Anselm College is Male and Asian (100% graduation rate). Across all Baccalaureate Colleges, Non-resident Alien Male students have the highest graduation rate (65.7%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 1.54% of graduates (7 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2023)

White
466 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
17 degrees awarded
Asian
11 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Saint Anselm College is white (466 degrees awarded). There were 27.4 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (17 degrees).

3.71% of degree recipients (20 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2023)

White Female
290 degrees awarded
White Male
176 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
13 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Saint Anselm College is white female (290 degrees awarded). There were 1.65 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (176 degrees).

Operations

Saint Anselm College has an endowment valued at nearly $200M, as of the end of the 2023 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 13.7M (6.85%) compared to the 4.79% average return (2.46M on 51.4M) across all Baccalaureate Colleges.

In 2023, Saint Anselm College had a total salary expenditure of 87.1M. Saint Anselm College employs 58 Professors, 50 Associate professors and 25 Assistant professors. Most academics at Saint Anselm College are Male Professor (33), Female Associate professor (29), and Female Professor (25).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Saint Anselm College are: Service, with 65 employees, Management, with 56 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 53 employees.

Endowment

$200M

2023 Endowment

3.86%

growth from 2022

Saint Anselm College has an endowment valued at about $200M, as of the end of the 2023 fiscal year. The endowment of Saint Anselm College grew 3.86% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $149M higher than than the median endowment of Baccalaureate Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Saint Anselm College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

$35.6M

2023 Salaries

1.45%

growth from 2022

In 2023, Saint Anselm College paid a median of $35.6M in salaries, which represents 40.9% of their overall expenditure ($87.1M) and a 1.45% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 3.69% decline between 2021 and 2022, and a 1.14% decline between 2020 and 2021.

The median for similar Baccalaureate Colleges is 15.7M (37.9% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$13M

Instructional Salaries

152

Number of Employees

In 2023, Saint Anselm College paid a total of $13M to 152 employees working as instructors, which represents 36.6% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $552k (3.27%) for similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

Occupations by Share

Professor

Most Common Instructor

58 Employees

Service

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

65 Employees

In 2023, the most common positions for instructional staff at Saint Anselm College were Professor with 58 employees, Associate professor with 50 employees, and Assistant professor with 25 employees.

In 2023, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Saint Anselm College were Service with 65 employees, Management with 56 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 53 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2023)

Male Professor
Female Associate professor
Female Professor

In 2023, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Saint Anselm College was Male Professor with 33 employees, Female Associate professor with 29 employees, and Female Professor with 25 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Saint Anselm College.

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