Salus University
About
Salus University is a graduate institution located on an 11.5-acre campus in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. The university focuses on health sciences and rehabilitation programs, including Optometry and Audiology, and features modern facilities such as state-of-the-art labs and clinical training sites. While the founding year is not explicitly stated in the provided text, it is known that Salus University emerged from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry, which was established in 1919.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 16 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 16 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data16 · 100.0%
- 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.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Programmatic accreditations · 6
Action history · 8
- Jul 2024Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
- Jun 2024Grant Substantive Change: OwnershipMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Mar 2022Renewal of AccreditationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Mar 2020Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree
- Jul 2019Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2023–24, students received in Pell grants, alongside $23.0M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2023–24
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 322 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (0.3%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
Academic programs at Salus
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
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 campus1
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Salus vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Salus 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectSalus University | — | — | 1,106 | — | — |
| — | — | 1,631 | — | — | |
| 37% | 33.7% | 1,861 | $30,135 | — | |
| 57% | 52.7% | 908 | $29,882 | — | |
| 38% | 82.0% | 891 | $11,212 | — | |
| — | — | 539 | — | — | |
| 30% | 38.7% | 852 | $35,558 | — | |
| 36% | 78.2% | 1,121 | $19,241 | — | |
| 100% | 100.0% | 724 | $28,124 | — | |
| 44% | 98.7% | 1,191 | $18,552 | — | |
| — | — | 2,664 | — | — | |
| 70% | 92.0% | 526 | $23,066 | — | |
| 36% | 93.8% | 748 | $16,670 | — | |
| 63% | 76.5% | 757 | $21,650 | — | |
| 22% | 64.3% | 1,406 | $20,218 | — | |
| — | — | 653 | — | — | |
| 61% | 85.2% | 5,945 | $39,545 | — | |
| 67% | 99.7% | 869 | $26,924 | — | |
| — | — | 1,672 | — | — | |
| 54% | 84.3% | 670 | $10,420 | — | |
| 49% | 73.4% | 1,067 | $21,863 | — | |
| — | — | 1,101 | $35,887 | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 2,161 | $23,515 | — | |
| — | — | 1,065 | — | — | |
| — | — | 1,367 | — | — | |
| — | — | 1,926 | — | — | |
| — | — | 2,008 | $45,848 | — | |
| — | 34.5% | 1,100 | — | — | |
| 0% | 46.3% | 3,344 | $39,401 | — | |
| 50% | 58.9% | 717 | $18,378 | — | |
| — | — | 967 | — | — | |
| Peer group median | 49% | 78.2% | 1,100 | $23,291 |
Institutions like Salus
Explore the federal data for institutions in Salus's comparison group.
- Illinois
Adler University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,631Net price—View data - Florida
AdventHealth University
Grad rate37%Admit rate33.7%Enrollment1,861Net price$30,135View data - New York
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Grad rate57%Admit rate52.7%Enrollment908Net price$29,882View data - Tennessee
Baptist Health Sciences University
Grad rate38%Admit rate82.0%Enrollment891Net price$11,212View data - Missouri
Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment539Net price—View data - California
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science
Grad rate30%Admit rate38.7%Enrollment852Net price$35,558View data - Nebraska
Clarkson College
Grad rate36%Admit rate78.2%Enrollment1,121Net price$19,241View data - Missouri
Cox College
Grad rate100%Admit rate100.0%Enrollment724Net price$28,124View data - Louisiana
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University
Grad rate44%Admit rate98.7%Enrollment1,191Net price$18,552View data - Kentucky
Frontier Nursing University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,664Net price—View data - Wisconsin
Herzing University-Kenosha
Grad rate70%Admit rate92.0%Enrollment526Net price$23,066View data - Minnesota
Herzing University-Minneapolis
Grad rate36%Admit rate93.8%Enrollment748Net price$16,670View data - Ohio
Kettering College
Grad rate63%Admit rate76.5%Enrollment757Net price$21,650View data - Missouri
Logan University
Grad rate22%Admit rate64.3%Enrollment1,406Net price$20,218View data - California
Marshall B Ketchum University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment653Net price—View data - Massachusetts
MCPHS University
Grad rate61%Admit rate85.2%Enrollment5,945Net price$39,545View data - Iowa
Mercy College of Health Sciences
Grad rate67%Admit rate99.7%Enrollment869Net price$26,924View data - Massachusetts
MGH Institute of Health Professions
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,672Net price—View data - Ohio
Mount Carmel College of Nursing
Grad rate54%Admit rate84.3%Enrollment670Net price$10,420View data - Nebraska
Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health
Grad rate49%Admit rate73.4%Enrollment1,067Net price$21,863View data - Minnesota
Northwestern Health Sciences University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,101Net price$35,887View data - Iowa
Palmer College of Chiropractic
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment2,161Net price$23,515View data - California
Palo Alto University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,065Net price—View data - Nevada
Roseman University of Health Sciences
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,367Net price—View data - California
Samuel Merritt University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,926Net price—View data - California
Southern California University of Health Sciences
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,008Net price$45,848View data - Illinois
The Chicago School at Chicago
Grad rate—Admit rate34.5%Enrollment1,100Net price—View data - California
The Chicago School at Los Angeles
Grad rate0%Admit rate46.3%Enrollment3,344Net price$39,401View data - Ohio
The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Grad rate50%Admit rate58.9%Enrollment717Net price$18,378View data - Massachusetts
William James College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment967Net price—View data
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