Quad

Head-to-head

Samford
Saint Anselm

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Saint Anselm grads earn $14.9K more ten years out than Samford's ($73,371 vs. $58,469)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Samford's yield is 12 pts higher than Saint Anselm's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Samford has 2.0× as many undergrads as Saint Anselm

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    Saint Anselm's grants cover 47% of its full price on average, vs. 39% at Samford

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    Saint Anselm graduates 4 pts more of its students than Samford (81% vs. 77%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    Saint Anselm's SAT midpoint is 34 points higher than Samford's

    SAT midpoint

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Saint Anselm admits 78%, Samford 82%; Samford's yield is higher, at 29%.

Acceptance rate
Samford82%
Saint Anselm78%
Quad's selectivity
  • SamfordAccessible
  • Saint AnselmSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Samford
1070–1250
Saint Anselm
1110–1278
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • SamfordGPA and school record required
  • Saint AnselmGPA very important19%

Who's on each campus

Samford is twice Saint Anselm's size; both have the same Pell share, 11%.

Undergrads
Samford4.2K
Saint Anselm2.1K
Pell Grant share
Samford11%
Saint Anselm11%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; Saint Anselm has 12 students per faculty member to Samford's 14.

Students per faculty member
Samford14 to 1
Saint Anselm12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • SamfordRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse12%
  • Saint AnselmRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse19%

What each costs

Samford costs about $1.2K less a year than Saint Anselm on average; Saint Anselm's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Samford$34.9K
Saint Anselm$36.2K
Aid generosity
Samford39%
Saint Anselm47%

What each pays off

Saint Anselm's former students earn more, a median $73.4K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 70% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Samford$58.5K
Saint Anselm$73.4K
Graduation rate
Samford77%
Saint Anselm81%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; selectivity held steady at both.

Applications, 10-year change
  • SamfordGrowing+37%
  • Saint AnselmGrowing+24%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Saint Anselm College Common Data Set 2020–21, Fall 2020About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why