Salem College

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Winston-Salem, NCSee your chances →private nonprofitBaccalaureate Colleges

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Acceptance Rate

76.7%

Total Profiles

SAT Range

1066–1243

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$32,236

Undergrad Enrollment

390

Applicants

1,951

Yield Rate

9.2%

Student:Faculty

7:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$18,277/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $73,108 over four years.

What grads earn

$49,464/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion — $52,439 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 6% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.5 years of pay.

70% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

6.0%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

14%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

0.8%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Salem College’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$19,074

$30–48k$16,001

$48–75k$16,147

$75–110k$19,940

Over $110k$24,027

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

67%

Completion · all

63%

Completion · Pell

64%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

54%

Median debt

$26,649

Classification

Four-year, very small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied

1,951

Admitted

1,69887.0%

Enrolled

1569% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

87.5%▼ +7.5pp

Application Volume

1,159 applicants▲ 39%

Salem College has become less selective over the past 3 years.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024

Category	On-Campus	Residence Hall	Non-Campus	Public Property
Fondling	2	—	—	—

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

No athletics data available.

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Visual and Performing Arts, General10 grads

Education, General9 grads

Business Administration and Management, General9 grads

Interior Design8 grads

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other5 grads

Kinesiology and Exercise Science5 grads

Biology/Biological Sciences, General3 grads

Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other3 grads

Chemistry, General3 grads

Creative Writing3 grads

4yr Grad Rate

66%

6yr Grad Rate

67%

Retention Rate

68%

Median Earnings

$44,640