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Salem University

Salem, WV · For-profit · Rural (distant)

For-profit institution in Salem, WV · 695 undergraduates · $34,642 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$14,469630th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$10,750657th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$13,750479th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$21,792485th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$24,6941,204th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$34,6421,797th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$31,6121,694th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
27.3%1,813th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
52.0%1,713th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
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Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
6951,568th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
16.0:11,454th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
51.4%351st highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 169 mi (IAD)

List appearances

This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 7 of 7 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$28,478$32,925
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$27,476$29,685
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors——
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors——
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors——
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 9 sports

NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,193,724 (M $1,175,378 · W $1,018,346)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Salem University’s 695 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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