Salem State University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Salem State University is a public master's university in Salem, MA (suburb setting), with 4,853 undergraduates (67% women). It admitted 96% of 4,852 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 990–1160 on the SAT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $38,323 a year for out-of-state students and $31,340 in-state; aided first-year students paid $19,324 on average after grants (top quarter for affordability in its division). 55% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, psychology. The campus reported 1.71 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Salem State University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division III schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 55%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $11,978 in-state · $18,961 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 23 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Salem State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Salem State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | — | 1 | $51k | $2,322 | — | |
| Baseball | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 32 | — | 1 | $58k | $1,805 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 13 | — | 1 | $47k | $3,650 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $52k | $3,234 | — | |
| Field Hockey | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 20 | — | 1 | $34k | $1,711 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 12 | — | 3 | $56k | $4,691 | — | |
| Men's Ice Hockey | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 33 | — | 1 | $61k | $1,855 | — | |
| Women's Ice Hockey | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 27 | — | 1 | $103k | $3,805 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 35 | — | 1 | $49k | $1,412 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | — | 1 | $48k | $2,197 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 27 | — | 1 | $52k | $1,922 | — | |
| Softball | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | — | 1 | $61k | $2,769 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Little East Conference | 7 | — | 1 | $22k | $3,153 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Little East Conference | 8 | — | 1 | $17k | $2,163 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 19 | — | 1 | $40k | $2,107 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.