Generally, Salem State University is known for being a non selective school. They receive about 7,950 applications each year from incoming students. The overall acceptance rate is around 96 percent which equals about 7,630 students who were successful in the admission process of the school. But, when the semester starts, only about 860 or 11% of the students who received the letter of acceptance from Salem State University choose to attend. The school tends to see 31 percent of the students who applied are men compared to 68 percent who are women. When the semester commences, about 62 percent of those accepted women decided to study at Salem State University and 36 percent were men. Students are requested to submit their ACT or SAT scores to Salem State University when filling out the application. In most cases, accepted students have test scores in the range of 19 - 24 for ACT or 990 - 1,160 for SAT. This school also accepts Advanced Placement (AP) credits and Credit for life experiences. Salem State University’s undergraduate application fee is $50.

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Student ACT Scores

25th %
75th %



Student SAT Scores

25th %
75th %



First-Year Admission Statistics

Application, Acceptance, Enrollment Statistics from the 2024 Admissions Cycle. Test scores last reported in 2023
Applications
7,953
Male 2,477
Female 5,473

 

Acceptance
7,625
Male 2,342
Female 5,280

 

Enrollment Total
858
Male 317
Female 540


Acceptance Rate
95.9%
Male
94.6%
Female
96.5%

 

Yield
11.3%
Male
13.5%
Female
10.2%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

$50


Graduate

$50



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits
  • Credit for life experiences


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