How hard is Salem College to get into?
Salem College acceptance rate is 87.03% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 1,951 students applied and 1,698 were admitted to the school. Its acceptance rate is relatively high, making it somewhat easy to get into Salem.
Salem's acceptance rate places 26th out of 57 North Carolina colleges with competitive admission.
The median SAT score is 1235 and the ACT score is 22 at Salem. Salem's SAT score is 8th highest among 35 North Carolina colleges that consider SAT score for admission.
To apply to Salem, personal statement (or essay) is required to submit and recommendations is not required but considered. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).
Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of Salem College is 87.03% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 9.19%. 0 men and 1,951 women applied to Salem and 0 men and 1,698 women students were accepted.
Among them, 0 men and 156 women were enrolled in Salem (Fall 2023).
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
Median SAT and ACT Score
In 2024, 8 students (5% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 11 students (7%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees at Salem.
The median SAT score is 1,235 with 655 SAT EBRW and 580 SAT Math median scores. The 75th percentile SAT score of EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading / Writing) is 685 and the 25th percentile is 588. The SAT Math 75th percentile score is 630 and 25th percentile is 490 .
The median ACT composite score is 22 with 75th percentile score of 27 and 25th percentile score of 18 at Salem. The median ACT math score is 21 and the ACT English score is 20.
How competitive is Salem's score?
The SAT and ACT scores at Salem College are relatively low compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,283, ACT: 28 - private (not-for-profit) baccalaureate college - arts & sciences).
The institutional SAT code for Salem is 5607 and 4-digt code ACT code is 3156.
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type
For the academic year 2023-24, total 156 first-year students enrolled in Salem. The proportion of full-time students is 98.72% and part-time students is 1.28%.
By gender, the proportion of men students is - and women students is 100.00%.
The following table shows the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at Salem.
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
Application Requirements
It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.
The SAT and ACT test score is not reqired, but considered in admission process at Salem. The english proficiency test is reqired .
The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Salem College.
For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .
General Admissions Information
The following table provides general admission information for applying to Salem.