Saint Anselm College

With 8 social work graduates in the latest year, Saint Anselm College runs a small BSW cohort — #530 among 587 programs nationally by size. Worth asking the department how often required practice courses run, since smaller programs sometimes offer them only once a year.

83.3% of students here finish their degree, against a national median of 50.4% across the BSW colleges in this directory — a meaningful margin. Students who finish take a median of 5 years to do it. Transfer students actually outperform first-time entrants here (85.3% vs 75.7%), which is a good signal if you are coming from a community college.

The average student pays $35,551 a year after grants and scholarships — $9,304 above the $26,248 median across the 3 BSW colleges in New Hampshire. 14.0% of first-time students receive Pell Grants. Net price is the number that matters when comparing programs, not sticker tuition — and because most social work roles are with government or nonprofit employers, graduates are typically eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.