Distinctly Anselmian
At Saint Anselm, in our nursing, public health, and health sciences programs you will gain a humanistic approach to patient care and community challenges. You will develop strong critical-thinking skills, and ethical decision-making honed by your required courses and enhanced by a strong foundation in the liberal arts. With a Saint Anselm degree, you’ll graduate prepared for a successful career and life in the field of healthcare.
97.6097 .60%
NCLEX nursing licensure pass rate, significantly higher than the national average of 86.06%
97.0097%
of Saint Anselm nurses have been employed within the first six months of graduation since 2017
45,000.0045 ,000
square foot (estimated) new facility, including nursing simulation labs and high-fidelity patient simulators
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Breaking Ground on a New Facility
The new state-of-the-art facility at Grappone Hall will be the home of the Jean School of Nursing and Health Sciences. Estimated to be 45,000 square feet in size, the new facility will include nursing simulation labs, high-fidelity classrooms, student study spaces, and other features.
Saint Anselm enjoys an excellent reputation with the many hospitals and other clinical agencies where its graduates work. Graduates are valued because of their critical-thinking skills and well-rounded overall education.
Inaugural dean of the JEAN School of Nursing and Health Sciences
"I'm truly honored to have this unique opportunity to build upon the rich history and reputation of Saint Anselm nursing, and bring the public health and health sciences programs into the fold to create the college's first school. Together with the exceptional team of Saint Anselm's nursing and health sciences faculty and staff, I am looking forward to creating a dynamic environment at the new school, and advancing the college's strategic plan."
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DAISY Awards Partnership
The Jean School of Nursing and Health Sciences will award one exceptional nursing faculty member and nursing student with DAISY Awards this spring through the schools’ newest partnership with The DAISY Foundation. The DAISY Award continuously celebrates and honors compassionate and skilled nurses in over 6,000 schools of nursing and healthcare facilities internationally.
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Jean School of Nursing & Health Sciences Celebrates its First Graduating Class
On Saturday, May 18, 2024, 99 students graduated from Saint Anselm College…
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Retiring Nursing Professor Deborah McCarter Recognized with Faculty Award
Nursing Professor Deborah McCarter has received the 2024 American…
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Saint Anselm Nursing Students Attend AACN 2024 Student Policy Summit
Saint Anselm Nursing students Lillian Jones ’24 and Ashley Damon ’24 were…
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Carrie MacLeod ’83 Appointed Undergraduate Nursing Director
Carrie E. MacLeod ‘83 Ph.D., APRN-BC, has been appointed as the next…
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Professor Deborah McCarter Among Excellence in Nursing Award Recipients
Professor Deborah McCarter of Saint Anselm College receives The 2024 New…