Saint Anselm offers a holistic $20,000-$34,000 merit range (per-award GPA criteria live behind the Anselmian Aid Portal, no public grid), capped so scholarship+grant can't exceed tuition, plus a free-tuition Anselmian Community Commitment for qualifying NH residents.
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Rules that bite at Saint Anselm
The trip wires we'd flag in a custom playbook. Each is derived from Saint Anselm's own published policy, not generic advice.
capHard $72,702 cost-of-attendance ceiling
Institutional aid at Saint Anselm cannot push the package past $72,702. Big outside wins can mathematically reduce institutional grant once the ceiling is reached.
Common merit-aid mistakes at Saint Anselm
Saint Anselm states your scholarship/grant is incorporated INTO your total need-based package, not offered in addition to it. Families who file for need may not see merit increase their total aid.
College policy caps scholarship + grant at the cost of TUITION; food, housing, fees, books and personal costs (~$23,700/yr residential) are not covered by merit.
It requires NH residency for both student and parent (1+ year), a 3.25 HS GPA, family income of $100,000 or less, residential enrollment, and a FAFSA by Feb 15, 2026; transfer students are excluded and it covers tuition only.
Merit and non-need awards are offered for a maximum of four years (8 semesters) and require maintaining the program's CGPA; the Anselmian Community Commitment needs a 2.5 GPA and continued income under $100k plus a FAFSA by April 15 each year.
A legacyweb.anselm.edu host serves outdated aid pages that still rank in search; current figures live under www.anselm.edu/admission/tuition-aid/*.
Who this school is for
A strong-academic applicant (especially a NH resident under $100k family income who can hit a 3.25 GPA) who wants predictable merit and is comfortable that exact per-award GPA thresholds only appear in their Anselmian Aid Portal offer.
Tuition / cost of attendance: Approximately $72,702 for 2025-2026. Source
Institutional merit aid tiers
Every tier below is sourced to the school’s own published financial aid pages. Renewal terms apply only if the student maintains the stated GPA.
$20,000-$34,000
Merit Scholarships & Grants
ApplicationRenewable
GPA
Minimum GPA requirements vary by award and are shown in the student's Anselmian Aid Portal (not published publicly)
Requirements & details+
Eligibility
Based on exemplary academic credentials; awarded via the admission application (no separate scholarship application for most)
Renewal terms
Renewable annually provided you maintain the Cumulative GPA at Saint Anselm and/or other criteria designated by each program; offered for a maximum of four years (8 semesters).
Notes
Public page shows only the $20,000-$34,000 range; the per-award criteria and minimum GPA sit behind the Anselmian Aid Portal login, so there is NO public stat grid. Subject to the tuition cap below.
Anselmian Community Commitment (NH free-tuition program)
ApplicationRenewable
GPA
3.25 or higher high school GPA
Requirements & details+
Eligibility
NH resident (student AND parent contributor[s], legal residents of NH for at least one year prior to enrollment); plan to be a residential student; family income of $100,000 or less; file FAFSA by the Feb 15, 2026 priority deadline. Transfer students are NOT eligible.
Renewal terms
Renewable for four years as long as family income remains under $100,000 and the student maintains a 2.5 GPA; file the FAFSA no later than the April 15 financial aid renewal deadline. If tuition increases, eligible students continue to be tuition-free as long as maintenance requirements are met.
Notes
Residency- and income-gated free tuition, not a universal merit award. Requires an application/process plus FAFSA; covers TUITION ONLY (food, housing, fees, etc. are still owed).
Scholarship/grant offers may not exceed the cost of tuition. Non-need-based aid is folded into the need-based package if a student applies for need (not added on top). The four named non-need institutional grants may stack with each other up to $6,000 total.
Per the College Policy Concerning Merit or Non-Need-Based Awards: offers may not exceed the cost of tuition; a student's scholarship/grant is incorporated into the total need-based package, not offered in addition to it. Non-need grants (Bradley, Abbot Dolan OSB, Legacy, Family) may be combined up to $6,000 total. For the Dollars for Scholars matching grant, the College eliminates unmet need, loan and work before adjusting grant aid. Anselmian Community Commitment FAQ states any outside scholarship may be applied to additional (non-tuition) costs.
Most scholarship applications are due by May 1 or earlier for the following fall semester. The Anselmian Community Commitment has a FAFSA priority deadline of February 15, 2026 (renewal FAFSA due by April 15).
Is the merit scholarship renewable?
Yes — renewable annually if you maintain the program's Cumulative GPA and other criteria, for a maximum of four years (8 semesters).
Can outside scholarships be used?
For the Anselmian Community Commitment, any outside scholarship may be applied to additional (non-tuition) costs like food and housing. For the Dollars for Scholars matching grant, the College eliminates unmet need, loan and work before adjusting grant aid.
How Saint Anselm compares across our verified dataset
62 of 272 verified schools in our dataset use cost-of-attendance cap displacement.
Saint Anselm is in a recognizable cluster (62 schools share this category). That framing matters when comparing peer schools that may publish the policy differently or not at all.
247 of 272 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Saint Anselm is one of them. The cohort minority (25 schools) only awards one-year scholarships, which means the four-year value families assume on a brochure quote isn't guaranteed at every school.
Sources used on this page
Every claim is checked against Saint Anselm’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.
