Apply to Salem State

The acceptance rate of Salem State University is 92.7%. Total 5,093 students have applied to and 4,719 have accepted to admit. Eventually, 863 students enrolled in Salem State University (Admission Yield: 18.3%). The average SAT score is 1,110. The application fee for undergraduate programs is $50 and graduate school application fee is $50 at Salem State University.
  • Acceptance Rate: 92.7%
  • Yield: 18.3%
  • SAT Score: 1,110

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Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For academic year 2022-2023, total 5,093 students have applied to Salem State University. By gender, 1,537 male and 3,556 female students have applied to the school. Among them, 4,719 (1,370 male and 3,349 female) students have accepted and 863(309 male and 554 female) have enrolled into Salem State University for academic year 2022-2023. The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield, also known as enrolment rate at Salem State University.
2022-2023 Admission Stats at Salem State University
TotalMenWomen
Applicants5,0931,5373,556
Admitted4,7191,3703,349
Enrolled863309554
Acceptance Rate 92.66% 89.13% 94.18%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 18.29% 22.55% 16.54%

SAT/ACT Scores

At Salem State University, 20 applicants (2% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 0 applicants (0%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75th percentile score is 1,210 and 25th percentile score is 986. For ACT scores, 75th percentile score is 0 and 25th percentile score is 0. The SAT and ACT scores are considered but not required to submit when applying to Salem State University. The next table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Salem State University.
2022-2023 Submitted SAT and ACT Scores at Salem State University
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing508630
SAT Math478580
ACT Composite00
ACT Math00
ACT English00

Offered Degrees at Salem State

Salem State University offers 4 degree/certificate programs - Bachelor's, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate. Below table summarizes the offered degrees at Salem State University.
Offered Degrees at Salem State University
DegreeOffered
1 Year Certificate
2 Year Certificate
Associate
2-4 Year Certificate
Bachelor's
Post-Bachelor Certificate
Master's
Post-Master Certificate
Doctorate (Research)
Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Doctorate (Other)

Accepted Credits at Salem State

Salem State University accepts Dual Credit, Credit for life experiences, Advanced placement (AP) credits, Credit for military training, . Below table summarizes the accepted credits at Salem State University.
Accepted Credits at Salem State University
Credit TypeAccepted
Dual Credit
Credit for life experiences
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Credit for military training

Application Checklist

For applying to Salem State University, 4 items are required to submit. High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program and TOEFL are rquired to submit to apply for Salem State. The next figure shows the application requirement to apply for Salem State.

High School GPA

Required

High School Record (or Transcript)

Required

Completion of College Preparatory Program

Required

Formal Demonstration of Competencies

Considered But Not Required

Admission Test Scores

Considered But Not Required

TOEFL

Required

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All data used in our site is from IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education, academic year 2022-2023