Salem State University
2024-25
The 2024-25 Common Data Set for Salem State University — admissions, cost, and aid, as the school published them. Download the original file. File date from the archived file's embedded modification date: Oct 20, 2025. Subscribe via RSS.
Applications
2,477
Enrolled
836
SAT Composite
1000-1170
SAT Math
470-550
SAT Reading
500-630
Federal outcomes
Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.
$56,662
10 yrs after enrollment
50%
6-year completion
$15,996
sticker minus grants
$25,000
federal loans only
The numbers, as published
241numbers from this report.
General Information
3 TABLESMailing Address:Institutional Research and Assessment
City/State/Zip/Country:Salem
Main Phone Number:Massachusetts
WWW Home Page Address:01970
Admissions Phone Number (Area Code):978
Admissions Phone Number:542-6200
Admissions Email Address:admissions@salemstate.edu
Enrollment And Persistence
3 TABLESFirst-Time, First-Year Admission
5 TABLESTotal academic units17.00
English4.00
Mathematics4.00
Science3.00
Of these, units that must be lab3.00
Foreign language2.00
Social studies1.00
History1.00
Academic electives2.00
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-8000
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-69943.2
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-59932.4
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-49918.9
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-3995.4
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-2990
SAT Math: 700-8002.7
SAT Math: 600-69910.8
SAT Math: 500-59951.4
SAT Math: 400-49927.0
SAT Math: 300-3998.1
SAT Math: 200-2990
SAT Composite: 1400-16000
SAT Composite: 1200-139913.5
SAT Composite: 1000-119962.2
SAT Composite: 800-99921.6
SAT Composite: 600-7992.7
SAT Composite: 400-5990
ACT Composite: Total100
Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:3.17
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes
Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Yes
If yes, maximum period of postponement:-
Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?Yes
Transfer Admission
1 TABLEHigh school transcriptRequired of All
College transcript(s)Required of All
Essay or personal statementRequired of All
InterviewRequired of All
Standardized test scoresRequired of All
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Required of All
Academic Offerings and Policies
1 TABLEHonors ProgramX
Student-designed majorX
Student Life
3 TABLESPercent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)11%
Percent who live off campus or commute45%
Percent of students age 25 and older1%
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)7%
Percent who live off campus or commute65%
Percent of students age 25 and older15%
Average age of full-time students18.4
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18.4
Average age of full-time students21.1
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)22.2
Campus MinistriesX
Choral groupsX
DanceX
Drama/theaterX
International Student OrganizationX
Jazz bandX
Literary magazineX
Music ensemblesX
Musical theaterX
Radio stationX
Student governmentX
Financial Aid
3 TABLESScholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$0
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$0
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$0
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$0
If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:&RPPRQ'DWD6HW I. INST RUCTIONAL FACULT Y AND CLASS SIZE I-1. Please report the number of instructional faculty members in each category for Fall 202 . Include faculty who are on your institution’s payroll on the census date your institution uses for IPEDS/AAUP. The following definition of full-time instructional faculty is used by the American Association of University Profes sors (AAUP) in its annual Fac ulty Compensation Survey (the part time definitions are not used by AAUP). Instructional Faculty is defined as those members of the instructional-research staff whose major regular assignment is instruction, including those with released time for research. Use the chart below to determine inclusions and exclus ions: Full-time Part- time Include only Instructional faculty in preclinical and clinical medicine, faculty w ho are not if they teach A paid (e. g., those who donat e their services or are in the military), or research- Excludeone or more only faculty, post-doctoral fellows, or pre-doctoral fellows no n-clin ica l credit courses Include if Administrative officers with titles such as dean of students, librar ian, registrar, they teach B coach, and the like, even though they may devote part of their time to Exclude one or more classroom instruction and may have faculty status no n-clin ica l credit courses C Other administrators/staff w ho teach one or more non-c linical credit courses Exclude Include even though they do not have faculty status D Undergraduate or graduate students w ho assist in the instruction of courses, ExcludeExclude but have titles such as teaching assistant, teaching fellow, and the like E Faculty on sabbat ical or leave with pay Include Exclude F Faculty on leave without pay Exclude Exclude G Replacement faculty for faculty on sabbatical leave or leave w ith payExclude Include Full-time instru ctional faculty: faculty employed on a full-t ime basis for instruction (inc luding t hose wit h released time for research) Part-tim e inst ruct ional faculty: Adjunc ts and other ins tructors being paid s olely for part-time classroom instr uction. Also includes full-time faculty teaching less than two s emesters, three quarters, two trimesters, or two four -month sessions. Employees who are not consider ed full-time instruction faculty but who teach one or mor e non-clinical credit courses may be counted as part-time faculty. Minority faculty: includes faculty who designate themselves as Black, non-Hispanic; American Indian or Alaska Native; Asian, N ative Haw aiian or other Pacific Islander, or Hispanic. Doctorate: includes such degrees as Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Education, Doctor of J uridical Science, and Doctor of Public Health in any field such as arts, sciences, education, engineering, business, and public administration. Also includes terminal degr ees former ly designated as “first professional,” including dentistry (DD S or DMD), medicine (MD), optometry (OD), osteopathic medic ine (DO), phar macy (DPharm or BPharm), podiatric medicine (DPM), veterinary medicine (DVM), chiropractic (DC or DCM), or law (JD). Terminal master’s degree: a master ’s degr ee that is considered the highest degree in a field: example, M. Arch (in architecture) and MFA ( master of fine arts in art or theater). &RPPRQ'DWD6HW Full-time Pa rt - time Total A Total number of instructional faculty 299 341 640 B Total number w ho are members of minority groups 69 27 96 C Total number w ho ar e women 165 233 398 D Total number w ho ar e men 134 108 242 E Total number who are nonresidentV (international) 0 00 F Total number with doctor ate, or other terminal degree 0 G Total number w hose highes t degree is a master’s but not a 0 terminal master’s H Total n umb er w hose h ig hes t degr ee is a bachelor’s 0 I Total number w hose highes t degree is unknow n or other (Note: 0 Items f, g, h, and i must sum up to item a.) J Total number in stand-alone graduate/professional programs in 0 which f aculty t each virtually only graduate-level students I-2. Student to Faculty Ratio Report the Fall 202 ratio of full-time equivalent students (full-time plus 1/3 part time) to full-time equivalent instructional faculty (full time plus 1/3 part time). In the ratio calculations, exclude both faculty and students in stand-alone graduate or pr ofessional programs such as medic ine, law, veterinary, dent istry, social work, business, or public health in which faculty teach virtually only graduate level students. x Do not count undergraduate or graduate student teaching assistants as faculty. Fall 202 Student to Faculty ratio: 12 to 1 (based on students and faculty) &RPPRQ'DWD6HW I-3. Underg raduate Class Size In the table below, please use the following definitions to report information about the size of classes and class sections offered in the Fall 202 term. Class Sections: A class section is an organized course offered for credit, identified by discipline and number, meeting at a stated time or times in a classroom or s imilar setting, and not a subsection such as a laboratory or discussion session. U ndergraduat e class sections are defined as any sections in w hich at least one degree-seeking under graduate student is enrolled for credit. Exclude distance learning classes and noncredit classes and indiv idual instruction such as dissertation or thesis research, music instruction, or one-to-one readings. Exclude students in independent study, co-oper ative programs, inter nships , foreign language taped tutor sessions, practicums, and all students in one-on-one c lasses. Each class section s hould be counted only onc e and should not be duplicated because of course catalog cross-listings. Class Subsections: A class subsection includes any subsection of a course, such as laboratory, recitation, and discussion subsections that are supplementary in nature and ar e scheduled to meet separately from th e lecture portion of the course. Undergraduate subsections are defined as any subsections of courses in which degree - seeking undergraduate students enr olled for credit. As above, exclude noncredit classes and individual instruction such as dissertation or thesis research, music instruction, or one-t o-one readings. Each class subsection should b e counted only once and should not be duplicated because of cross -listings. Using the above definitions, please report for each of the following class-size intervals the number of class sections and class subsections offered in )DOO . For example, a lecture class with 800 students who met at another time in 40 separate labs with 20 students should be counted once in the “100+” column in the class section column and 40 times under the “20-29” column of the class subsections table. Number of Class Sections with Underg raduates Enrolled Undergradu ate Class Size (provide numbers) 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 100+ Total CLASS 153 409 403 73 3 1 0 1042 SECTIO NS 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 100+ Total CLASS SUB- 0 SECTIO NS &RPPRQ'DWD6HW
Instructional Faculty And Class Size
2 TABLESFall 2024 Student to Faculty ratio12