Salisbury University Overview

Salisbury University is a public institution located in Salisbury, Maryland. The suburban atmosphere of Salisbury makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

What Is Salisbury University Known For?

• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Salisbury.
• During a recent academic cycle, 70% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Salisbury with a bachelor's degree make about $61,515 a year. That's 51% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is Salisbury University?

Contact details for Salisbury are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1101 Camden Ave, Salisbury, MD 21801-6862
Phone:	410-543-6000
Website:	www.salisbury.edu

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How Do I Get Into Salisbury?

You can apply to Salisbury online at: www.salisbury.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for Salisbury

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into Salisbury?

Salisbury has the high acceptance rate of 91%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 89%, and the acceptance rate for women is 92%.

Average Test Scores

About 16% of students accepted to Salisbury submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 600 and 660. Math scores were between 580 and 660.

Salisbury received ACT scores from 2% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 27. Math scores were between 20 and 0. Composite scores were between 22 and 27.

Can I Afford Salisbury University?

The overall average net price of Salisbury is $29,916. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Salisbury, approximately 46% of students took out student loans averaging $7,707 a year. That adds up to $30,828 over four years for those students.

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Salisbury University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 7,150 undergraduate students at Salisbury, with 6,621 being full-time and 529 being part-time.

There are also 974 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,621 full-time undergraduates at Salisbury, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	266
Black or African American	898
Hispanic or Latino	349
White	4,685
International Students	57
Other Races/Ethnicities	366

Geographic Diversity

Maryland students aren't the only ones who study at Salisbury University. At this time, 22 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 41 countries are represented at Salisbury. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Nigeria.

Salisbury University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Social Work	0	102	0	171	0	273
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	140	0	6	0	146
General Psychology	0	131	0	0	0	131
Business Administration & Management	0	94	0	35	0	129
Communication & Media Studies	0	125	0	0	0	125
Health & Physical Education	0	114	0	0	0	114
Nursing	0	93	0	2	8	103
Marketing	0	89	0	0	0	89
General Biology	0	64	0	3	0	67
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	65	0	0	0	65
Information Science	0	58	0	0	0	58
General English Literature	0	44	0	7	0	51
Finance & Financial Management	0	44	0	0	0	44
Accounting	0	41	0	0	0	41
History	0	35	0	2	0	37
Natural Resources Conservation	0	34	0	0	0	34
Fine & Studio Arts	0	32	0	0	0	32
Computer Information Systems	0	31	0	0	0	31
Allied Health Professions	0	30	0	0	0	30
Political Science & Government	0	28	0	0	0	28
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	18	0	8	0	26
Geography & Cartography	0	15	0	11	0	26
Mathematics	0	23	0	0	0	23
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution	0	16	0	6	0	22
Public Health	0	21	0	0	0	21
General Education	0	0	0	18	0	18
Educational Administration	0	0	3	7	5	15
Sociology	0	15	0	0	0	15
Security Science and Technology	14	0	0	0	0	14
Economics	0	14	0	0	0	14
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	13	0	0	0	13
Chemistry	0	13	0	0	0	13
International Studies	0	12	0	0	0	12
Other Health Professions	0	0	0	11	0	11
Philosophy	0	11	0	0	0	11
International Business	0	9	0	0	0	9
Romance Languages	0	8	0	0	0	8
Physics	0	8	0	0	0	8
Other Science Technologies/Technicians	0	8	0	0	0	8
Outdoor Education	0	7	0	0	0	7
Drama & Theater Arts	0	7	0	0	0	7
Urban & Regional Planning	0	6	0	0	0	6
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	6	0	0	0	6
Data Science	0	5	0	0	0	5
Business/Managerial Economics	0	4	0	0	0	4
Music	0	4	0	0	0	4
Teaching English or French	0	1	0	0	0	1
Health/Medical Prep Programs	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	14	1,638	3	287	13	1,955

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
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