Quad

Head-to-head

Saint Anselm
Elizabethtown

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Elizabethtown has 17 pts more first-gen students than Saint Anselm (30% vs. 13%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Saint Anselm grads earn $11K more ten years out than Elizabethtown's ($73,371 vs. $62,399)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Elizabethtown costs about $7.3K less per year on average than Saint Anselm ($28,882 vs. $36,186, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Elizabethtown has 9 pts more Pell recipients than Saint Anselm (21% vs. 11%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    Saint Anselm graduates 8 pts more of its students than Elizabethtown (81% vs. 73%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    Saint Anselm's grants cover 47% of its full price on average, vs. 44% at Elizabethtown

    Aid generosity

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

Elizabethtown admits 78%, Saint Anselm 78%; Elizabethtown's yield is higher, at 18%.

Acceptance rate
Saint Anselm78%
Elizabethtown78%
Quad's selectivity
  • Saint AnselmSelective
  • ElizabethtownAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Saint Anselm
1110–1278
Elizabethtown
1105–1310
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Saint AnselmGPA very important19%
  • ElizabethtownGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Saint Anselm is a bit larger than Elizabethtown (2,087 vs. 1,868 undergrads); Elizabethtown has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Saint Anselm2.1K
Elizabethtown1.9K
Pell Grant share
Saint Anselm11%
Elizabethtown21%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Saint Anselm, and Behavioral Sciences at Elizabethtown.

Students per faculty member
Saint Anselm12 to 1
Elizabethtown13 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Saint AnselmRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse19%
  • ElizabethtownBehavioral Sciences12%

What each costs

Elizabethtown costs about $7.3K less a year than Saint Anselm on average; Saint Anselm's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Saint Anselm$36.2K
Elizabethtown$28.9K
Aid generosity
Saint Anselm47%
Elizabethtown44%

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
Saint Anselm$73.4K
Elizabethtown$62.4K
Graduation rate
Saint Anselm81%
Elizabethtown73%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Saint Anselm but held steady at Elizabethtown; Elizabethtown got less selective while Saint Anselm held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Saint AnselmGrowing+24%
  • ElizabethtownSteady+5%
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;Saint Anselm College Common Data Set 2020–21, Fall 2020;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 2018About 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