- The Inkwell
- Massachusetts
- Salem State University
Salem, MASuburb: largeZIP 01970Founded 1854
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1854
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.salemstate.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
MassachusettsPublic
Salem State University
Salem State University is a public university in Salem, Massachusetts, with 4,291 undergraduates. It admits 96% of applicants, graduates 49% within six years and costs $12,921 a year after aid.
49%graduate
Admission rate96%
Retention75%
4-year graduation34%
Pell Grant share41%
Federal loans45%
$12,921net price / year
96%admission rate
—average SAT
49%graduate in 6 years
$62,762median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,250median debt
#651 of 1,704 for earnings#358 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,088 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,382 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
- $26,037tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $12,708
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $20,117
- Average net price
- $12,921national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$8,474
$30,001–48,000$10,094
$48,001–75,000$10,214
$75,001–110,000$12,912
$110,001+$22,319
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 96%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college96%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college75%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college49%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college41%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 49%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 34%
- First-year retention
- 75%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 61%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $54,506
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $62,762middle 50%: $43,396–$87,671
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$87,671
Median, Salem State University$62,762
Lower quarter$43,396
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
- 4,291
- Part-time
- 13%
- Women / men
- 64% / 36%
- Average age at entry
- 22.4
- First-generation students
- 40%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 41%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,694 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,571
- Endowment, end of year
- $69,619,582
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White52%
Hispanic25%
Black8.8%
Asian3.0%
Two or more races3.8%
U.S. nonresident3.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown3.7%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions18%
Business & management17%
Psychology10%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting8.4%
Education7.6%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.6%
Visual & performing arts4.5%
English language & literature4.3%
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|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LA | $12,468 | 46% | $49,502 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 167729. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3695750.