Salisbury University
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 13.1-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 66 Title IV programs, 36 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 30 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing36 · 54.5%
- No Data30 · 45.5%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Programmatic accreditations · 7
Action history · 6
- Sep 2025Renewal of AccreditationCouncil on Education for Public Health · Public Health Programs (PHPB) — Baccalaureate only level programs offered outside a school of public health
- Jun 2025Renewal of AccreditationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Oct 2018Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
- Oct 2018Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
- Oct 2018Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 1,916 students received $11.4M in Pell grants, alongside $36.5M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 1,836 borrowers who entered repayment, 26 (1.4%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Salisbury
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 12
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus22
- Non-campus1
Includes 13 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Sexual orientation1
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- Severn Hall1 fireElectricalDamage $100-$999
- Seagull Square1 fireOpen flamesDamage $0-$99
Data quality: 5 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Salisbury vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Salisbury selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectSalisbury University | 68% | — | 7,025 | $17,743 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
| 38% | 72.4% | 6,353 | $19,298 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 50% | 89.2% | 4,104 | $16,715 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 38% | 78.7% | 3,187 | $13,868 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 69% | 82.0% | 19,401 | $17,413 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 58% | 86.2% | 6,975 | $20,787 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| Peer group median | 54% | 82.0% | 6,664 | $17,578 |
Institutions like Salisbury
Explore the federal data for institutions in Salisbury's comparison group.
- Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsMaryland
Bowie State University
Grad rate38%Admit rate72.4%Enrollment6,353Net price$19,298View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsMaryland
Frostburg State University
Grad rate50%Admit rate89.2%Enrollment4,104Net price$16,715View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsMaryland
University of Baltimore
Grad rate38%Admit rate78.7%Enrollment3,187Net price$13,868View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsMaryland
Towson University
Grad rate69%Admit rate82.0%Enrollment19,401Net price$17,413View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPennsylvania
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Grad rate58%Admit rate86.2%Enrollment6,975Net price$20,787View data
Salisbury Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The page provides information about the Institutional Research division of Salisbury University, detailing aspects such as the Common Data Set initiative and offering contact information. It highlights Salisbury University's reputation for excellence and includes physical contact details for the University Analysis, Reporting and Assessment office.
Visit IR office pageCommon Data Set
Salisbury's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Selectivity & Admissions
Admissions funnel
C18,793 applied → 7,761 admitted (88.2%) → 1,441 enrolled.
Selectivity
C1Accessible — 88.2% acceptance rate.
Admit rate by gender
C1Admit rate varies by gender.
SAT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% SAT 1190–1300 (median 1230).
What matters in admission
C7Relative importance of each admission factor.
Affordability & Value
Cost of attendance
GTotal sticker cost of attendance is $27,096 (2026-2027).
Sticker vs. net price
G+HSticker $27,096 → about $14,334 net for aided students after the average need-based grant ($12,762); 61% of demonstrated need is met.
Where grant aid comes from
H131% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.
Graduate debt
H4/H552% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $29,070 on average.
Outcomes & Equity
Graduation & retention
B6-year graduation rate 61%; first-year retention 79%.
Equity: Pell graduation gap
B4Pell-grant recipients graduate 4 pts below the overall rate (58% vs 61%).
Academic Experience
Class-size distribution
I346% of classes have under 20 students; 3% have 50+.
Faculty profile
IKey faculty indicators.
Degrees by discipline
JSTEM-dominant: ~13% of bachelor's degrees are in computing, engineering, math & sciences.
Student Body & Diversity
Undergraduate race/ethnicity
B2Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.
International students
B21% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).
Undergrad vs graduate
B16,477 undergraduates and 766 graduate students.
Transfer Path
Transfer admissions
D11,218 transfer applicants → 880 admitted (72.2%) → 509 enrolled — more selective than first-year admission.
Source publications
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