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Salus University

Elkins Park, Pennsylvania·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·salus.edu
Total enrollment
1,106
peer median 896
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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.

Total programs
16
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

16programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data16 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
16

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.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1954Next review Jan 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 6

Action history · 8

  1. Jul 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
  2. Jun 2024Grant Substantive Change: Ownership
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  3. Mar 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  4. Mar 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree
  5. Jul 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, students received in Pell grants, alongside $40.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
null total
Direct Loans
$40.2M
1,334 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Unsubsidized · Grad$24.7M
805 loan awards
Grad PLUS$15.5M
529 loan awards

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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

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
0.3%
-2.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
322
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2015
0.4%
2016
0.8%
2017
0.0%
2018
0.3%
2019
0.3%
This institutionNational rate

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Salus

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs11
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

358 total completions
01Health Professions
35198.0%
02Education
41.1%
03Biological Sciences
30.8%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
1,106
12-mo unduplicated
1,265

Gender split

Men
21%262
Women
79%1,003

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 1,165 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Salus vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Salus selected for federal comparison reporting.

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    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
    Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster
    69%41.2%1,439$37,208
    Trocaire College
    97.5%1,069$21,236
    Maryland University of Integrative Health
    544
    Won Institute of Graduate Studies
    118
    Maria College of Albany
    29%44.5%722$16,055
    Peer group median49%44.5%896$21,236

    Frequently asked questions about Salus University

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Salus.

    How many students attend Salus University?

    Salus University reports a total enrollment of 1,106 students per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Salus University located?

    Salus University is located in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania 19027-6262.

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