St. Anselm College

Address:
100 St. Anselm Drive

Manchester, NH 03102-1310

General Information

Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1889
Religious Affilation: Roman Catholic (Benedictine)
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 1,986
Geographical Setting: Suburban
Endowment: $69,656,250

Admissions

Application Fee: $55
Application Deadline: Rolling
Selectivity: Selective

Expenses

Tuition and Fees: $26,120
Room/Board: $9,620

Student Services

Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: career, personal, academic, psychological, religious

Careers

Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other

Students That Enter the Job Market…

Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Key Program, Meditech, New England Center for Children, State Street Bank, BAE Systems, Mass. General, Lahey Clinic

Library

Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 232,000
Number of current serial subscriptions: 1,500
Number of microforms: 72,000
Number of audiovisuals: 4,500
Number of ebooks: 0
Other library facilities: Internet workstations; laser printing; full-text online books, journals, and databases; study room, A/V resources, and rare book collections.

Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: New Hampshire Institute of Politics, with television studio and auditorium; Alva deMars Megan Chapel Art Center; Dana Humanities Center, with seminar rooms and auditoriums for performance arts; Meelia Center for Community Service; Goulet Science Center; The Institute for Saint Anselm Studies.

Technology

Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 145
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center

Number of available wired connections available in…

The Library (not including computer labs): 100
Classrooms: 50
Labs: 20
Other areas: 2,600

Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in some classrooms
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 200

Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – No
Is there online registration? – No

Safety

Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life Overview

Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 87%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 0%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 0%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 60%

College Housing

Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 87%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (0%), women’s dorms (38%), men’s dorms (27%), apartment for single students (29%), special housing for disabled students (1%), other housing options (5%)

Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…

Singles: 17%
Doubles: 59%
Triples or Suites: 7%
Apartments: 17%
Other: 0%

Number of college-owned housing buildings: 34

Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…

A sprinkler system: 65%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%

Campus Size: 400 acres

Transportation (distances in miles)

Nearest airport(s): Manchester, NH (6), Boston, MA (50)
Nearest train station: Boston, MA (50)
Nearest bus station: Manchester, NH (3)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 54%

Student Employment

Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 9%
Average undergraduate wage: 900
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No

Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)

Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (University of New Hampshire)
Navy ROTC N/A
Air Force ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (University of Massachusetts – Lowell)

Rules and Regulations

Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance mandatory, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited

Campus

Most popular events: Spring Break Alternative, Family Weekend, New Student Orientation, Spring Weekend