10-yr median earnings
$73,371
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Manchester, New Hampshire
Saint Anselm College
Saint Anselm College is a private nonprofit institution in Manchester, New Hampshire. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $73,371
- 10-yr median earnings
- 78.0%
- Acceptance rate
- $34,779
- Avg net price / yr
- 81.5%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Saint Anselm College pairs top-10% former-student earnings with a moderately open admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 6%
- former-student earnings, US
- 78.0%
- acceptance rate
- 81.5%
- 150%-time completion
- +16%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Midsize
Carnegie: Bacc: A&S
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Saint Anselm College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C+
College Value Score
61/100
Saint Anselm College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings A+
$73,371
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$34,779
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A
81.5%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$27,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment A+
89.2%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention A-
88.1%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$34,779
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
81.5%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 81.5%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Saint Anselm College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Saint Anselm College ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Saint Anselm College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$73,371 Top 6% higher than 94% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Saint Anselm College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $73,371 | #300 of 5103 | 94th |
| Average net price | $34,779 | #4732 of 5020 | 6th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 81.5% | #629 of 4858 | 87th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 2,087 | #1430 of 5462 | 74th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
2,087
Undergraduate enrollment
78.0%
Acceptance rate
1,201
SAT average
81.5%
150%-time completion
$73,371
10-yr median earnings
88.1%
First-year retention
How Saint Anselm College ranks in New Hampshire
State rank among 24 reporting New Hampshire colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Saint Anselm College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $73,371 | #2 of 24 | 92nd |
| Average net price | $34,779 | #24 of 26 | 8th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 81.5% | #3 of 25 | 88th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 2,087 | #7 of 27 | 74th |
Highest former-student earnings in New Hampshire
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dartmouth College | $97,434 | $29,519 |
| 2 | Saint Anselm CollegeThis school | $73,371 | $34,779 |
| 3 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | $66,479 | $23,805 |
| 4 | University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online | $66,479 | $10,864 |
| 5 | University of New Hampshire at Manchester | $66,479 | $9,992 |
| 6 | University of New Hampshire-Franklin Pierce School of Law | $66,479 | - |
| 7 | Plymouth State University | $57,304 | $19,216 |
| 8 | Keene State College | $54,368 | $17,887 |
| 9 | Thomas More College of Liberal Arts | $53,565 | $18,489 |
| 10 | Franklin Pierce University | $53,353 | $27,154 |
| 11 | Rivier University | $52,248 | $28,082 |
| 12 | Antioch University-New England | $51,541 | - |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 78.0% |
| SAT Average | 1,201 |
| SAT Math (25th-75th) | 540 – 620 |
| SAT Reading (25th-75th) | 570 – 658 |
| ACT Average | 27 |
| ACT (25th-75th) | 24 – 30 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Saint Anselm College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$25,143 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$26,956 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$27,193 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$37,268 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Saint Anselm College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $48,920 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $48,920 |
| Average Net Price | $34,779 |
11.3%
Pell Grant Rate
68.5%
Federal Loan Rate
$27,000
Median Debt
$286/mo
Monthly Payment
2013–2023: what Saint Anselm College costs has stayed close to flat
Average net price moved +17.0% over 10 years, from $29,704 to $34,744 in nominal dollars. The median college measured over the same span moved +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $29,7042023 · $34,744
Over the same years, enrollment went +6.3% (1,912 → 2,032 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
60.3%
Female
13.1%
First Generation
Outcomes
88.1%
Retention Rate
$63,347
Median Earnings (6yr)
82.4%
Earning Over $25K
89.2%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 81.5% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 88.1% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $63,347 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $73,371 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 82.4% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 89.2% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $27,000 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $286/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Top programs at Saint Anselm College by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$91,470 median earnings
- Accounting and Related Ser…
Accounting and Related Services
$90,331 median earnings
- Finance and Financial Mana…
Finance and Financial Management Services
$90,161 median earnings
- Business/Commerce, General
Business/Commerce, General
$84,734 median earnings
- Political Science and Gove…
Political Science and Government
$80,763 median earnings
- Criminology
Criminology
$69,676 median earnings
- Communication and Media St…
Communication and Media Studies
$69,288 median earnings
- Chemistry
Chemistry
$58,830 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's | 88 | $91,470 | $27,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's | 13 | $90,331 | $27,000 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's | 30 | $90,161 | $27,000 |
| Business/Commerce, General | Bachelor's | 53 | $84,734 | $27,000 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's | 30 | $80,763 | $27,000 |
| Criminology | Bachelor's | 48 | $69,676 | $27,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's | 28 | $69,288 | $27,000 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's | 15 | $58,830 | $27,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's | 15 | $57,585 | $26,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's | 34 | $56,049 | $27,000 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's | 31 | $55,084 | $27,000 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's | 20 | - | - |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's | 9 | - | - |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's | 22 | - | $27,000 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Bachelor's | 4 | - | $27,000 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Saint Anselm College? ▼
Saint Anselm College is a private nonprofit institution in Manchester, New Hampshire. The acceptance rate is 78.0%. The average SAT score is 1,201. Undergraduate enrollment is 2,087 students.
How much do Saint Anselm College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Saint Anselm College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $73,371 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $63,347.
How much does Saint Anselm College cost? ▼
The average net price at Saint Anselm College is $34,779. In-state tuition is $48,920 and out-of-state tuition is $48,920. Median student debt at graduation is $27,000.
What is the graduation rate at Saint Anselm College? ▼
Saint Anselm College has a 81.5% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 88.1%.
Is Saint Anselm College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Saint Anselm College is $27,000, while former students earn a median of $73,371 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 37% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 89.2% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $286.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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