Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$50
Undergraduate$50
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Salem State during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Salem State received a total of 6,287 applications. These applications included 1,930 male applicants and 4,357 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 6,287 applicants, Salem State admitted 5,659 students. Among the admitted students, there were 1,634 males and 4,025 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 939 students chose to enroll at Salem State. This means that 939 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 319 were male and 620 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Salem State had an overall acceptance rate of 90% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 85% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 92%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Salem State had an overall yield rate of 17% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 20%, and for female admitted students, it was 15%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Salem State over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Salem State University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
Salem State is a test-optional college where applicants are not required to submit standardized test (SAT or ACT) scores with their applications. Test scores are considered if submitted, but they are not mandatory. In the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school record
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Recommended
- Formal demonstration of competencies
Considered
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
Neither required nor recommended
- Secondary school rank
- Recommendation letters
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Salem State University.
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Credit for life experiences
Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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