- The Inkwell
- North Carolina
- Salem College
Winston-Salem, NCCity: largeZIP 27101Founded 1772
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1772
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.salem.edu
- Member of
- WCC
North CarolinaWomen's collegePrivate nonprofit
Salem College
Salem College is a private nonprofit college in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, with 423 undergraduates. It admits 77% of applicants, graduates 32% within six years and costs $18,975 a year after aid.
32%graduate
Admission rate77%
Retention68%
4-year graduation28%
Pell Grant share58%
Federal loans44%
$18,975net price / year
77%admission rate
1082average SAT
32%graduate in 6 years
$50,734median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,459median debt
#1,226 of 1,704 for earnings#795 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,522 of 1,738 for graduation rate#758 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $50,783tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $35,200
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $35,200
- Average net price
- $18,975national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$19,359
$30,001–48,000$16,789
$48,001–75,000$17,157
$75,001–110,000$18,753
$110,001+$22,850
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 77%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1082
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 553–643
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 513–600
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 16–22
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college77%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college68%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college32%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college58%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 32%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 28%
- First-year retention
- 68%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 55%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,237
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $50,734middle 50%: $33,479–$65,378
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,459
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$65,378
Median, Salem College$50,734
Lower quarter$33,479
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 423
- Part-time
- 6.2%
- Women / men
- 100% / 0.5%
- Average age at entry
- 23.3
- First-generation students
- 33%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 58%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 51%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,493 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $12,304
- Endowment, end of year
- $60,510,012
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White49%
Hispanic20%
Black19%
Asian2.4%
U.S. nonresident3.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native3.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown1.9%
16 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Visual & performing arts16%
Health professions14%
Business & management14%
Social sciences11%
English language & literature7.1%
Psychology7.1%
Foreign languages & linguistics5.7%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.7%
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Chowan University Murfreesboro, NC | $19,783 | 27% | $41,371 |
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randall University Moore, OK | $19,995 | 37% | $45,886 |
| Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology Brookline, MA | $19,821 | 38% | $62,251 |
| East-West University Chicago, IL | $18,499 | 18% | $34,926 |
| Virginia Wesleyan University Virginia Beach, VA | $20,237 | 45% | $54,390 |
| Claflin University Orangeburg, SC | $19,710 | 47% | $44,351 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Greensburg, PA | $17,075 | 45% | $73,113 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 199607. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7404072.