our campus. our traditions. our community.
LIFE ON THE HILLTOP
What’s it like to live at Saint Anselm? Here you can lead, sing, play, volunteer—do whatever it is that you love to do. There’s great food, nature to explore, the city of Manchester, unique people to get to know, and more than 80 clubs and organizations to join!
80.0080+
clubs and organizations
84.0084%
of students are involved in at least one club, organization, or committee
91.0091%
of undergraduate students live on campus
There is something here for everyone… You will meet many amazing people, including peers with similar interests and faculty members who will become your biggest cheerleaders and supporters.
Anselmian Events

The Theology Department celebrates its graduating seniors and induct new members in to the Theta Alpha Kappa Honor Society. Come and mingle over refreshments with Theology students and faculty.
• Location: Bradley House Lounge (1st Floor)

Each year we come together as a community to celebrate our students who have been engaged in service and in service leadership both locally and beyond. We acknowledge that these communities our students engage in, impact and enhance their Anselmian experience. Annually, we celebrate these engagements, and our students at the Coleman Awards.
Please consider joining us, all are welcome.

Join us for our weekly Wednesday Night Worship!
7:05 PM - Vespers - Abbey Church
7:45 PM - 8:45 PM - Adoration with Music - Abbey Church
7:45 PM - 8:45 PM - Confession - Lower Church
9:00 PM - Campus Mass - Lower Church

Every Wednesday in the Abbey Church:
• 7:05 PM – Vespers with the Monastic Community – Abbey Church Choir Stalls
• 7:45 PM – 8:45 PM – Adoration – Abbey Church
• 7:45 PM – 8:45 PM – Confession – Lower Church
• 9 PM – Wednesday Night Mass

Orthodox Paraklesis Service sponsored by our Orthodox Christian Fellowship group.
First Meeting: Thursday, January 30 at 7:00 p.m.
Then meet weekly on Thursday from February 6 to May 1
Time: 8:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Byzantine Chapel: Lower Church
Event details for Orthodox Christian Fellowship: Paraklesis Service

Registration for This Event is Closed
In cooperation with WMUR-TV, the New Hampshire Institute of Politics is pleased to announce a special opportunity for Granite Staters to participate as a member of an in-studio audience for WMUR's "Conversation with the Community" televised series.
- Congressman Chris Pappas (D-NH01)
Thursday, April 24, 2025
WMUR-TV Studio
100 South Commercial St, Manchester NH 03101
ARRIVAL 8:45 a.m. Taping 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
As part of an effort to keep Granite Staters aware of what is happening in their communities and Washington, DC, the series invites members of the NH Congressional Delegation and the Governor to participate in forums with Granite Staters at the WMUR-TV studios.
Registration is required. If you are selected, you will be confirmed by email. Thank you for considering this opportunity!
Event details for Conversation with the Community: Rep. Chris Pappas

Make yourself at home
More than 90% of the student body resides on the Hilltop, which makes sense because campus is where all the best stuff happens.
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Some of our favorite traditions
With over 130 years of history, time-honored traditions are a part of everyday life on the Hilltop.
• Your class banner will hang in Davison until commencement week
• Enter the annual Gingerbread House Competition
• Help raise over $100,000 annually by participating in Relay for Life
• Spread holiday cheer by dining with friends during the Christmas Feast
• Honor the bard with a day of sonnet reading on Shakespeare’s Birthday


Out and About in the Queen City
Less than 3 miles away, downtown Manchester offers students all kinds of fun from concerts and baseball games to taco tours and coffee shops.
Facing Mental Health
Moving out of a pandemic and into a post-pandemic world, where uncertainty is often the only constant, a group of dedicated students and their advisor help peers recognize, navigate, and discuss the many layers of mental health.
