Enrollment Trends at Salem State

The student population at Salem State University is 6,539 (5,078 undergraduate and 1,461 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 2,762 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Salem State is 77.66% which is decreased by 2,586 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 176 and it has been decreasing. The female to male ratio is 2.19 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.
851 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 319.21% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 8,244 where 6,539 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.
77.66% of total students is undergraduate students and 22.34% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 2,586 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 176 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 2.19 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in Salem State than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Salem State University since 2013.
YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-149,3017,6643,0134,6511,6374241,213
2014-159,267
-34
7,600
-64
3,007
-6
4,593
-58
1,667
30
407
-17
1,260
47
2015-169,215
-52
7,499
-101
2,949
-58
4,550
-43
1,716
49
424
17
1,292
32
2016-179,001
-214
7,346
-153
2,821
-128
4,525
-25
1,655
-61
406
-18
1,249
-43
2017-188,702
-299
7,110
-236
2,719
-102
4,391
-134
1,592
-63
372
-34
1,220
-29
2018-198,338
-364
6,811
-299
2,570
-149
4,241
-150
1,527
-65
354
-18
1,173
-47
2019-207,706
-632
6,273
-538
2,355
-215
3,918
-323
1,433
-94
292
-62
1,141
-32
2020-217,242
-464
5,716
-557
2,026
-329
3,690
-228
1,526
93
319
27
1,207
66
2021-227,131
-111
5,555
-161
1,919
-107
3,636
-54
1,576
50
343
24
1,233
26
2022-236,539
-592
5,078
-477
1,746
-173
3,332
-304
1,461
-115
304
-39
1,157
-76
Average8,2446,6652,5134,1531,5793651,215
Salem State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 6,665 where 5,078 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Salem State University since 2013.
YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-147,6645,8342,3143,5201,8306991,131
2014-157,6005,9052,3453,5601,6956621,033
2015-167,4995,9192,3313,5881,580618962
2016-177,3465,8642,2603,6041,482561921
2017-187,1105,7922,2093,5831,318510808
2018-196,8115,4342,0283,4061,377542835
2019-206,2734,9971,8633,1341,276492784
2020-215,7164,4441,5282,9161,272498774
2021-225,5554,2341,4212,8131,321498823
2022-235,0783,9241,3252,5991,154421733
Average6,6656,6651,9623,2726,665550880
Salem State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,579 where 1,461 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Salem State University since 2013.
YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-141,637360822781,277342935
2014-151,667382862961,285321964
2015-161,7164521013511,264323941
2016-171,6554891003891,166306860
2017-181,5925411254161,051247804
2018-191,527548112436979242737
2019-201,433582108474851184667
2020-211,526633106527893213680
2021-221,576644139505932204728
2022-231,46156189472900215685
Average1,5791,5791054141,579260800
Salem State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 58.62%. The percentage was 70.16% 10 years ago and Salem State still has a high percentage of white students. 3.24% of enrolled students is Asian and 8.18% is black students.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Salem State University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).
YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-1427271662889106,526167
2014-151527869797636,373176
2015-16202787101,03536,293210
2016-17172927841,16515,947216
2017-18112717741,24205,666221
2018-19122437391,33645,293222
2019-20102366361,34344,809220
2020-2192475881,32754,450213
2021-2292475901,35464,332218
2022-23202125351,33333,833209
Average152586721,20045,352207
Salem State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

851 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 13% of total students. The number of online students has increased 319.21% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Salem State University from 2014 to 2023.
YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-159,2672031,8677,197
2015-169,2151301,6587,427
2016-179,0012371,7926,972
2017-188,7022732,2296,200
2018-198,3383051,9246,109
2019-207,7062712,2085,227
2020-217,2424,9032,220119
2021-227,1311,2513,9791,901
2022-236,5398513,0062,682
Average8,1279362,3204,870
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