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Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference

Salem State University · Campus

Salem, MA · Suburb · Public · Master's university · the NCAA Applications Administrators · Website ↗

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.

Large suburb
Setting
Salem, MA
4,853
Undergraduates
+ 1,386 graduate students
11:1
Student–faculty
Division III median 12:1
74%
Return for year two
Division III median 79%
8%
From out of state
+ 1% from abroad
$16k
Food & housing
on campus · median $14k

The place

  • SettingLarge suburb Salem, MA
  • TypePublic · Master's university
  • CalendarSemester
  • Admissions96% admitted · admissions
Salem State University

Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.

Who is on campus

Students

4,8531,386
Undergraduates 4,853Graduate students 1,386

Where first-years come from

90%
In state 90%Other states 8%Abroad 1%

Division III median: 66% in state.

Undergraduates by race and ethnicity

53%24%9%
White 53%Hispanic 24%Black 9%Asian 4%Two or more 3%International 3%Not reported 3%
  • Women67%
  • Full-time77% of undergraduates · median 94%
  • First-year class810 entered last fall
  • Transfers in349 7% of undergraduates, last fall
  • Online47% take some classes online 7% fully online
  • Registered with disability services14.61% of undergraduates

Living there

Where you liveFood & housingOther expensesA year
On campus$16,378$1,784$18,162
Off campus$10,588$3,660$14,248
With family—$6,758$6,758

The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division III median for on-campus food and housing is $13,820. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.

Services a recruit asks about

  • ROTCArmy · Air Force
  • Study abroadOffered
  • Veteran and military supportDedicated services
  • Campus safety1.71 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page lower half for safety in Division III
  • Degrees offeredBachelor's · Master's · majors

Division III campuses

39%30%23%
City 39%Suburb 30%Town 23%Rural 8%

21% of the 421 Division III schools are public; the median has 1,854 undergraduates and a 12:1 student-faculty ratio.

Where it ranks

Among Division III schools; every list Salem State University is on.

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