Salem University
Salem, WV · For-profit · Rural (distant)
For-profit institution in Salem, WV · 695 undergraduates · $34,642 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 17%Pell Grant share
- Top 24%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 24%Cost of attendance
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 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $10,750659th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $13,750482nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $21,792485th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $24,6941,211th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $34,6421,809th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $31,6121,705th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 27.3%1,828th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 52.0%1,724th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 6951,572nd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16.0:11,471st smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 51.4%354th highest of 2,140 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.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 7 of 7 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $28,478 | $32,925 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $27,476 | $29,685 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | — | — |
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.
Key links
- Official websitesalemu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 237783)
- Compare colleges in WVRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in West VirginiaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Salem University vs Davis & Elkins CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 9 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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