Saint Anselm College

Saint Anselm College

Former names	Saint Anselm's College
Motto	Initium Sapientiae Timor Domini (Latin)
Motto in English	"Fear of the Lord is the beginning of Wisdom" (Psalm 111:10)
Type	Private
Established	1889
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic (Order of Saint Benedict)
Endowment	$130 million (as of 2015)
President	Steven DiSalvo
Academic staff	237
Students	1,954
Location	Goffstown, New Hampshire, U.S. 42°59′6″N 71°30′23″W / 42.98500°N 71.50639°W / 42.98500; -71.50639Coordinates: 42°59′6″N 71°30′23″W / 42.98500°N 71.50639°W / 42.98500; -71.50639
Campus	Suburban 400 acres (1.6 km2) Total: 400 acres (1.6 km2)
Colors	Navy and White
Athletics	NCAA Division II – NE-10
Sports	Hawks
Nickname	Hawks
Website	www.anselm.edu

Saint Anselm College is a nationally ranked, Catholic, Benedictine, liberal arts college in Goffstown, New Hampshire, United States. Founded in 1889 by Abbot Hilary Pfrängle, O.S.B. of Saint Mary's Abbey in Newark, New Jersey, at the request of Bishop Denis Mary Bradley of Manchester, New Hampshire, it is the third-oldest Catholic college in New England. Named for Saint Anselm of Canterbury (Archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109), the college continues to have a fully functioning and independent Benedictine abbey attached to it, Saint Anselm Abbey. As of 2015, its enrollment is approximately 2,000.

According to the college, the student body is selected not only for their academic abilities but also for their personal character. The college's academic curriculum requires several philosophy and theology courses, as well as the new "Conversatio" program. The administration's commitment to an anti-grade inflation policy helped the college receive national media attention from the Fox News Channel in 2006, as well as a Tier 1 ranking from U.S. News and World Report, which in 2016 ranked the college 112th among national liberal arts colleges, with an admissions rate that is deemed "selective" at 73.7%. U.S. News & World Report also ranked the college as the most popular New Hampshire venue for presidential candidates.Forbes magazine has ranked St. Anselm as the 85th best college in the nation, as well as the 40th in the Northeast. In 2015, Saint Anselm was recognized by Time magazine as one of the "50 Best Liberal Arts Colleges" in the nation.