A college town · College Scorecard

Goffstown is home to Saint Anselm College

Saint Anselm College has about 2,057 students on campus, and 15% of Goffstown’s residents are enrolled in college. 14 more colleges are within 30 miles.

Saint Anselm College

Colleges in town

degree-granting

Students on campus

2,057

1 for every 9 residents

Residents in college

15%

Above NH (6%)

Most selective

78%

admitted · Saint Anselm College

Net price

$35k

a year after aid

Earnings, 10 yrs

$73k

median

What stands out about college in Goffstown

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

Degrees that paySaint Anselm College students earn a median $73,371 ten years after starting, more than at 94% of U.S. colleges.A true college town15% of Goffstown’s residents are enrolled in college, against 6% statewide.Plenty of choice14 more within 30 miles.A small-college townSaint Anselm College has about 2,057 students on campus.

★ What stands out · Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting. Goffstown’s are named; gray dots are colleges nearby.

Saint Anselm College80% graduate$73k earnings$27k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, students on federal aid. A college that’s part of a larger system reports earnings for the whole system.

Town & gown

What it’s like to live in Goffstown

How much the college shapes the town, and the pages a student or a new neighbor needs.

15 of every 100 Goffstown residents are in college (NH: 6).

2,057students on campus · 18,513 residents

41.3median age · NH 43.3

17%of homes rented · NH 27%

$1,231median rent · 17% below the state

Goffstown, NH

Housing$497K typical home SafetySafety Grade A HealthHealth Grade A Climate14° January low · 82° July high HandbookTrash day, parking, who to call

Within reach

More colleges near Goffstown

Colleges within 30 miles of the center of Goffstown, beyond its own.

University or collegeCommunity college

Manchester Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Manchester

3.6 mi1,613 students

University of New Hampshire at ManchesterUniversity or college · Public · Manchester

4.9 mi662 students

Southern New Hampshire UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Manchester

5.4 mi6,292 students

University of New Hampshire-Franklin Pierce School of LawUniversity or college · Public · Concord

13 mi644 students

NHTI-Concord's Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Concord

14.2 mi1,854 students

Thomas More College of Liberal ArtsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Merrimack

15.1 mi95 students

Nashua Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Nashua

15.6 mi1,071 students

New England CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Henniker

17.3 mi2,293 students

St Joseph School of NursingCommunity college · Private nonprofit · Nashua

19 mi96 students

Rivier UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Nashua

20 mi2,230 students

4 more within 30 miles.

Straight-line distance. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Dashed rows are too small, or report too little to the Department of Education, for a page of their own.

Every college

The college in Goffstown

Tap a college for who gets in, what families pay, majors and outcomes.

Saint Anselm College campus · Directions

Saint Anselm CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,057 on campus 78%admitted$35knet price80%graduate$73kearnings

What it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants and scholarships, for families on federal aid. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at Over $110k, where Goffstown’s median household income ($114K) falls.

University of New Hampshire at Manchester4.9 mi · Manchester · sticker $20,020 $16,386a year

Manchester Community College3.6 mi · Manchester · sticker $20,703 $20,703a year

NHTI-Concord's Community College14.2 mi · Concord · sticker $23,726 $23,726a year

University of Massachusetts-Lowell27.8 mi · Lowell · sticker $30,786 $26,139a year

New England College17.3 mi · Henniker · sticker $59,350 $28,249a year

Nashua Community College15.6 mi · Nashua · sticker $29,014 $28,492a year

Rivier University20 mi · Nashua · sticker $53,499 $31,359a year

Saint Anselm CollegeIn Goffstown · sticker $67,213 $37,268a year

Southern New Hampshire University5.4 mi · Manchester · sticker $40,918 $38,025a year

Federal figures: your own price depends on your aid package. Every college has a net price calculator on its website. “—” = not reported for that income.

Majors

What students study in Goffstown

Share of degrees by field, then the biggest programs and what their graduates earn.

Business 26%Health professions 23%Social sciences 14%Biology 7%Communication 5%Psychology 4%Everything else 21%

Biggest programs

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing84 graduates a year

$91k4 yrs out

Business/Commerce, General52 graduates a year

$85k4 yrs out

Criminology49 graduates a year

$70k4 yrs out

Finance and Financial Management Services39 graduates a year

$90k4 yrs out

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods33 graduates a year

$56k4 yrs out

Psychology, General30 graduates a year

$55k4 yrs out

Marketing29 graduates a year

—not reported

Biology, General23 graduates a year

$43k1 yr out

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023). “On campus” counts fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Net price is the average a year after grants for families on federal aid; earnings are the median 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. Distances are straight-line from the center of Goffstown. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.