Salem State University Overview

Located in Salem, Massachusetts, Salem State University is a public institution. Salem is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

What Is Salem State University Known For?

• The post-master's certificate is the highest award offered at Salem State.
• During a recent academic cycle, 99% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Salem State with a bachelor's degree make about $56,662 a year. That's 39% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is Salem State University?

Contact details for Salem State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	352 Lafayette St, Salem, MA 01970
Phone:	978-542-6000
Website:	www.salemstate.edu

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How Do I Get Into Salem State?

You can apply to Salem State online at: https://www.salemstate.edu/apply-now

Admission Requirements for Salem State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Salem State?

With an acceptance rate of 93%, Salem State is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 29% of accepted students are men and 71% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 89%, and the acceptance rate for women is 94%.

Average Test Scores

About 2% of students accepted to Salem State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 508 and 630. Math scores were between 478 and 580.

Can I Afford Salem State University?

The overall average net price of Salem State is $30,135. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Salem State, approximately 71% of students took out student loans averaging $7,254 a year. That adds up to $29,016 over four years for those students.

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Salem State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,716 undergraduate students at Salem State, with 4,444 being full-time and 1,272 being part-time.

There are also 1,526 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,444 full-time undergraduates at Salem State, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Salem State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	141
Black or African American	402
Hispanic or Latino	894
White	2,652
International Students	112
Other Races/Ethnicities	243

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Salem State University. At this time, 15 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 64 countries are represented at Salem State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Albania, Brazil, and Nepal.

Salem State University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Nursing	163	0	18	181
Social Work	31	0	121	152
Teacher Education Grade Specific	74	0	72	146
General Psychology	138	0	0	138
General Education	25	59	0	84
Criminal Justice & Corrections	74	0	7	81
Business Administration & Management	50	4	19	73
Teacher Education Subject Specific	3	8	57	68
General Biology	67	0	0	67
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	14	0	48	62
Marketing	56	0	0	56
Accounting	35	0	20	55
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	31	0	19	50
Health & Medical Administrative Services	38	0	0	38
General English Literature	29	0	5	34
History	24	0	6	30
Computer Information Systems	29	0	0	29
Student Counseling	0	3	22	25
Geography & Cartography	17	1	6	24
Drama & Theater Arts	21	0	0	21
Educational Administration	0	1	19	20
Special Education	0	0	20	20
Teaching English or French	0	4	15	19
Finance & Financial Management	18	0	0	18
Communication & Media Studies	18	0	0	18
Entrepreneurial Studies	16	0	0	16
Health & Physical Education	16	0	0	16
Public Relations & Advertising	15	0	0	15
Hospitality Management	13	0	0	13
Management Information Systems	13	0	0	13
Allied Health Professions	7	0	6	13
Mathematics	10	0	3	13
Fire Protection	13	0	0	13
Writing Studies	12	0	0	12
Design & Applied Arts	12	0	0	12
Instructional Media Design	0	0	11	11
Geological & Earth Sciences	11	0	0	11
Political Science & Government	11	0	0	11
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	10	0	0	10
Human Resource Management	9	0	0	9
Romance Languages	9	0	0	9
Liberal Arts General Studies	9	0	0	9
Sociology	8	0	0	8
Economics	7	0	0	7
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	6	0	0	6
International Business	6	0	0	6
Chemistry	6	0	0	6
Fine & Studio Arts	6	0	0	6
Journalism	5	0	0	5
Philosophy	5	0	0	5
Music	5	0	0	5
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	4	0	0	4
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	3	0	0	3
Dance	3	0	0	3
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	2	0	0	2
Holocaust Studies	0	1	0	1
Biotechnology	0	0	0	0
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	0	0	0	0
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	0	0	0
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	0	0	0	0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution	0	0	0	0
Public Policy	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,207	81	494	1,782

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Fletcher6 under License

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