How many students at Salem State? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 6,539 students have enrolled in Salem State University with 5,078 undergraduate and 1,461 graduate students.
By gender, 2,050 male and 4,489 female students are attending the school.
It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (9,858 students in average - public Master's College and University (larger programs)).
851 students are enrolled exclusively, and 3,006 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Salem State University has a total of 6,539 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 5,078 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 1,461 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 2,050 male and 4,489 female students (the male-female ratio is 31:69) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 6,539 | 5,078 | 1,461 |
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| Men | 2,050 | 1,746 | 304 |
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| Women | 4,489 | 3,332 | 1,157 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 3,833 White, 535 Black, and 212 Asian students out of a total of 6,539 are attending at Salem State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 20 | 3 | 17 |
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| Asian | 212 | 76 | 136 |
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| Black | 535 | 175 | 360 |
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| Hispanic | 1,333 | 370 | 963 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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| White | 3,833 | 1,219 | 2,614 |
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| Two or more races | 209 | 72 | 137 |
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| Race Unknown | 195 | 82 | 113 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 20 | 3 | 17 |
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| Asian | 178 | 69 | 109 |
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| Black | 488 | 156 | 332 |
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| Hispanic | 1,154 | 341 | 813 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| White | 2,767 | 1,002 | 1,765 |
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| Two or more races | 173 | 62 | 111 |
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| Race Unknown | 151 | 72 | 79 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | - | - | - |
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| Asian | 34 | 7 | 27 |
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| Black | 47 | 19 | 28 |
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| Hispanic | 179 | 29 | 150 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| White | 1,066 | 217 | 849 |
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| Two or more races | 36 | 10 | 26 |
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| Race Unknown | 44 | 10 | 34 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, Salem State has 260 students under 18 years old and 15 students over 65 years old. There are 4,478 students under 25 years old, and 2,054 students over 25 years old out of 6,539 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 260 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. Salem State has 4,253 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 821 students aged 25 and over.
It has 225 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,233 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 260 | 172 | 88 |
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| 18-19 | 1,174 | 777 | 397 |
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| 20-21 | 1,581 | 1,114 | 467 |
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| 22-24 | 1,463 | 937 | 526 |
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| 25-29 | 920 | 642 | 278 |
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| 30-34 | 454 | 336 | 118 |
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| 35-39 | 240 | 168 | 72 |
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| 40-49 | 283 | 226 | 57 |
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| 50-64 | 142 | 104 | 38 |
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| Over 65 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 260 | 172 | 88 |
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| 18-19 | 1,174 | 777 | 397 |
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| 20-21 | 1,578 | 1,111 | 467 |
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| 22-24 | 1,241 | 757 | 484 |
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| 25-29 | 430 | 253 | 177 |
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| 30-34 | 188 | 125 | 63 |
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| 35-39 | 75 | 48 | 27 |
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| 40-49 | 87 | 60 | 27 |
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| 50-64 | 40 | 25 | 15 |
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| Over 65 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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| 22-24 | 222 | 180 | 42 |
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| 25-29 | 490 | 389 | 101 |
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| 30-34 | 266 | 211 | 55 |
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| 35-39 | 165 | 120 | 45 |
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| 40-49 | 196 | 166 | 30 |
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| 50-64 | 102 | 79 | 23 |
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| Over 65 | 14 | 8 | 6 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Salem State University, 851 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,006 students are enrolled in some online courses.
810 students lived in Massachusetts or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 41 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 6,539 | 851 | 3,006 |
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| Undergraduate | 5,078 | 415 | 2,582 |
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| Graduate | 1,461 | 436 | 424 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Massachusetts Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 810 | 21 | 20 |
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| Undergraduate | 397 | 13 | 5 |
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| Graduate | 413 | 8 | 15 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 5,078 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 351 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 6.91%.275 students have transferred in as full-time status and 76 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 3,649 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 275 |
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| Regular Part-time | 1,078 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 76 |
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