- The Inkwell
- West Virginia
- Salem University
Salem, WVRural: distantZIP 26426Founded 1888
- Sector
- Private for-profit
- Founded
- 1888
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.salemu.edu
West VirginiaPrivate for-profit
Salem University
Salem University is a private for-profit university in Salem, West Virginia, with 892 undergraduates. It graduates 24% within six years and costs $12,107 a year after aid.
24%graduate
Retention55%
4-year graduation16%
Pell Grant share71%
Federal loans89%
$12,107net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
24%graduate in 6 years
$42,194median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,750median debt
#1,520 of 1,704 for earnings#297 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,619 of 1,738 for graduation rate
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
- $19,978tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $11,900
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $11,900
- Average net price
- $12,107national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$10,828
$30,001–48,000$11,863
$48,001–75,000$5,323
$75,001–110,000$14,525
$110,001+$16,079
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- open admissionsnational median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Retention · this college55%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college24%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college71%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 24%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 16%
- First-year retention
- 55%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 22%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $41,906
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $42,194middle 50%: $23,155–$64,223
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,750
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$64,223
Median, Salem University$42,194
Lower quarter$23,155
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
- 892
- Part-time
- 7.7%
- Women / men
- 66% / 34%
- Average age at entry
- 30.1
- First-generation students
- 54%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 71%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 19 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 17%
- Average faculty salary
- $4,189 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $2,609
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White60%
Hispanic4.3%
Black12%
Asian0.6%
Two or more races0.1%
U.S. nonresident10%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown12%
6 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management42%
Health professions26%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting12%
Biological & biomedical sciences10%
Computer & information sciences9.0%
Education0.7%
keep comparing
Similar colleges
Private for-profit colleges in West Virginia
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Public University System Charles Town, WV | $11,116 | 60% | $41,320 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Georgia State University Macon, GA | $11,448 | 26% | $48,459 |
| Southern University at New Orleans New Orleans, LA | $12,086 | 15% | $42,300 |
| Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico Hato Rey, PR | $13,797 | 28% | $50,437 |
| Norfolk State University Norfolk, VA | $12,180 | 35% | $49,237 |
| Albany State University Albany, GA | $14,511 | 30% | $44,975 |
| Georgia Southwestern State University Americus, GA | $10,170 | 33% | $55,890 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 237783. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7404130.