Salem State University

352 Lafayette St
Salem, MA 1970
(978) 542-6000
www.salemstate.edu
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president:Patricia Maguire Meservey
4855 Applications Acceptance Rate 0.69 Graduation Rate 0.46
0.39 0.5

STUDENT RATIO

7664

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

8130 | 14270

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION

5834

CLASS SIZE

22

MEDIAN ACT SCORES

Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
495

SAT MATH

490

SAT READING

Not Available

SAT WRITING

22

ACT COMPOSITE

Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

0.39
0.5
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
450
495
540
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
440
490
540
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
0
Not Available
0
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
19
22
24
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$25428

Average Monthly Payment

$282

Median Earnings

$40400

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

68%
URL Applywww.salemstate.edu/admissions/1282.php
Application Fee40
Percent Admitted (Men)0.68
Percent Admitted (Women)0.71
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment1830
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.03
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American0.08
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino0.1
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White0.69
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races0.02
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown0.03
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid0.88
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates6850
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates8504
Applicants Men1614
Applicants Women3125
Admissions Total3364
Admissions Men1094
Admissions Women2217
ACT English 25th percentile score0
ACT English 75th percentile score0
ACT Math 25th percentile score0
ACT Math 75th percentile score0
ACT Writing 25th percentile score0
ACT Writing 75th percentile score0
Average SAT Score986
Median ACT English ScoreNot Available
Median ACT Math ScoreNot Available
ACT Median Writing ScoreNot Available
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)59%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)83%
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