Salisbury 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.
Salisbury University is a public master's university in Salisbury, MD (suburb setting), with 6,281 undergraduates (58% women). It admitted 89% of 8,090 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1180–1310 on the SAT and 26–28 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $40,224 a year for out-of-state students and $29,530 in-state; aided first-year students paid $17,931 on average after grants (top quarter for affordability in its division). 67% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, education. The campus reported 1.76 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 Salisbury 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
- 67%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,638 in-state · $21,332 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 28 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Salisbury 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.
Salisbury University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 38 | — | 4 | $202k | $5,318 | — | |
| Baseball | Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 31 | — | 1 | $266k | $8,584 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 13 | — | 1 | $237k | $18,197 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 13 | — | 1 | $203k | $15,593 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Field Hockey | State University of New York Athletic Conference | 24 | — | 1 | $368k | $15,340 | — | |
| Football | New Jersey Athletic Conference | 138 | — | 1 | $668k | $4,841 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Independent | 7 | — | 2 | $91k | $12,942 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Colonial Women's Golf Conference | 6 | — | 2 | $86k | $14,330 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Coastal Lacrosse Conference | 52 | — | 1 | $469k | $9,028 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 38 | — | 3 | $239k | $6,302 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 35 | — | 1 | $241k | $6,878 | — | |
| Softball | Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 22 | — | 1 | $221k | $10,054 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | New Jersey Athletic Conference | 30 | — | 1 | $142k | $4,723 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | New Jersey Athletic Conference | 32 | — | 1 | $143k | $4,460 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 14 | — | 3 | $114k | $8,114 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 9 | — | 3 | $107k | $11,927 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 112 | — | 1 | $121k | $1,078 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 66 | — | 1 | $122k | $1,851 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 22 | — | 1 | $172k | $7,822 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.