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Saint Anselm College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Location Manchester, NH
Population 400,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,032
Men / Women 41% / 59%
White 81%
Hispanic 9%
Asian 7%
Black 1%
Mixed 1%
International 1%
Native American 0%
From State 28%
From Region 59%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 34%
Business & Economics 27%
Health Sciences 20%
Life & Natural Sciences 8%
Physical Sciences & Math 5%
Education 4%
Computer Science 2%
Arts 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $48,920
Est. Cost of Attendance $67,213
10-Year ROI $154,000
ROI Percentile 56th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 88%
4-Year Graduation Rate 75%
6-Year Graduation Rate 80%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,520 (36%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (23%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 78%
Yield (Unbound) 16%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 20%
SAT Range 1140 – 1250
SAT Math Range 540 – 620
SAT RW Range 570 – 658
ACT Range 24 – 30

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Saint Anselm College 482 40% / 60% 0% $75,700 99%
Computer Science 9 89% / 11% 0% $98,298 95
Chemistry 2 50% / 50% 0% $57,653 42 100%
Forensic Chemistry 10 40% / 60% 0% $57,653 42 100%
Mathematics 6 50% / 50% 0% $72,201 74
Physics 4 75% / 25% 0% $73,011 76
Biochemistry 1 0% / 100% 0% $71,817 74
Biological and Physical Sciences 13 +1 46% / 54% 0% $69,390 70
Biology 9 0% / 100% 0% $79,699 83 95%
Conservation Biology 6 33% / 67% 0% $58,100 43
Environmental Studies 3 +1 67% / 33% 0% $59,827 48
Neuroscience 5 20% / 80% 0% $71,385 73
Health Sciences 1 0% / 100% 0% $77,126 81
Nursing 94 5% / 95% 0% $92,755 93 98%
Public Health 2 0% / 100% 0% $67,021 65
Accounting 10 +5 60% / 40% 0% $88,524 90 100%
Business 41 +8 78% / 22% 0% $85,301 88 98%
Business Administration 16 50% / 50% 0% $83,493 87
Economics 1 +6 0% / 100% 0% $83,450 87
Finance 29 +23 83% / 17% 0% $97,043 95 100%
International Business 6 +2 83% / 17% 0% $83,326 87
Marketing 25 +13 64% / 36% 0% $73,545 76 100%
American Studies 2 0% / 100% 0% $56,934 40
Classics $56,886 40
Classics 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $58,824 45
Communication 24 +3 33% / 67% 0% $73,615 77 100%
Criminology 36 +1 50% / 50% 0% $75,372 79 100%
English 3 33% / 67% 0% $63,982 59 94%
French $55,546 36
History 12 58% / 42% 0% $60,766 51 100%
Humanities 1 0% / 100% 0% $55,815 37
International Affairs 2 50% / 50% 0% $66,809 65
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $67,039 65
Philosophy 1 100% / 0% 0% $58,839 45
Political Science 28 +1 50% / 50% 0% $53,780 31 100%
Psychology 37 +2 24% / 76% 0% $57,453 41 100%
Social Work 5 +3 0% / 100% 0% $56,742 39
Sociology 5 +6 80% / 20% 0% $57,702 42
Spanish 2 +2 0% / 100% 0% $51,944 25 100%
Theology 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $54,760 33
Elementary Education 20 5% / 95% 0% $53,401 29 100%
Art $46,813 13
Art History 1 0% / 100% 0% $46,844 13
Music 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $45,475 11
Studio Art 4 25% / 75% 0% $46,657 13