Salisbury University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 150,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,700 (67%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (64%)

Honors College

Name Glenda Chatham & Robert G. Clarke Honors College
Students 400 (7%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,031
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 82%
From Region 12%
Athletes 596 (10.2%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 70%
Black 13%
Hispanic 8%
Mixed 5%
Asian 3%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Salisbury University 1,376 40% 74% 2% 10% 6% 1% $68,425 38 +0.07 77 97%
Engineering Physics 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $97,520 54 -0.08 96 — — — — —
Computer Science 32 — 88% 72% 6% 6% 6% 0% $104,416 28 -0.60 98 98% — — — —
Data Science 5 +1 100% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $94,771 19 -0.74 95 — — — — —
Information Systems 39 +1 54% 69% 8% 13% 0% 0% $83,885 22 -0.70 90 100% — — — —
Chemistry 10 — 50% 80% 0% 10% 10% 0% $72,364 62 +0.08 81 87% — — — —
Geosciences 15 — 60% 80% 7% 7% 0% 0% $69,218 73 +0.37 78 — — — — —
Mathematics 21 — 48% 62% 0% 14% 0% 0% $73,175 39 -0.46 82 96% — — — —
Physics 7 — 86% 86% 0% 14% 0% 0% $87,582 67 +0.29 92 100% — — — —
Biology 58 — 29% 79% 0% 9% 7% 2% $72,716 81 +0.73 81 94% — — — —
Environmental Science 20 — 45% 85% 0% 10% 0% 0% $53,206 22 -0.68 47 95% — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Science 10 — 20% 70% 0% 20% 10% 0% $72,991 30 -0.42 81 100% — — — —
Exercise Science 83 — 51% 69% 4% 12% 10% 1% $64,115 64 +0.27 70 96% — — — —
Health Sciences 35 — 11% 66% 6% 14% 6% 0% $58,519 19 -0.68 60 96% — — — —
Nursing 80 — 15% 80% 2% 5% 6% 0% $86,204 27 -0.60 91 99% — — — —
Outdoor Education 7 — 43% 71% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,897 57 +0.13 68 — — — — —
Public Health 6 — 0% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $65,784 56 +0.06 73 — — — — —
Respiratory Care 16 — 6% 56% 0% 12% 19% 0% $101,914 97 +1.98 97 100% — — — —
Accounting 38 — 68% 82% 3% 3% 8% 3% $95,201 70 +0.53 95 100% — — — —
Business Administration 73 +5 64% 78% 4% 3% 4% 0% $75,861 61 -0.09 84 98% — — — —
Business Economics — — — — — — — — $70,598 9 -1.03 79 100% — — — —
Economics 18 — 72% 83% 0% 6% 6% 0% $79,074 25 -0.71 87 — — — — —
Finance 44 — 84% 82% 5% 2% 2% 2% $95,403 51 -0.13 95 99% — — — —
International Business 11 — 64% 55% 0% 9% 27% 9% $83,902 65 +0.01 90 — — — — —
Managerial Economics — — — — — — — — $89,506 46 -0.32 93 100% — — — —
Marketing 64 +1 53% 86% 0% 0% 6% 3% $83,550 72 +0.46 89 96% — — — —
English 18 — 33% 94% 0% 6% 0% 0% $56,319 73 +0.48 55 95% — — — —
French 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,678 59 +0.15 62 85% — — — —
History 30 +1 63% 73% 0% 10% 10% 0% $59,499 73 +0.25 62 93% — — — —
Philosophy 4 +1 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 25% $58,800 48 -0.20 61 — — — — —
Spanish 8 — 25% 38% 0% 0% 62% 0% $59,678 59 +0.15 62 85% — — — —
Communication 122 — 55% 78% 2% 9% 6% 1% $58,960 42 -0.27 61 100% — — — —
Geography 11 — 73% 82% 0% 0% 0% 9% $59,142 38 -0.34 61 98% — — — —
International Studies 4 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,277 35 -0.34 74 — — — — —
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 15 — 40% 67% 0% 20% 13% 0% $69,407 44 -0.17 78 94% — — — —
Political Science 24 +2 29% 62% 4% 21% 8% 0% $62,786 24 -0.69 68 98% — — — —
Psychology 85 +3 14% 73% 6% 11% 2% 5% $57,811 69 +0.42 58 93% — — — —
Social Work 94 — 9% 56% 1% 26% 9% 1% $58,932 84 +0.67 61 97% — — — —
Sociology 7 +1 71% 71% 0% 14% 0% 0% $66,219 91 +0.85 74 91% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 53 — 4% 62% 2% 23% 9% 0% $57,720 87 +0.81 58 98% — — — —
Elementary Education 66 — 5% 88% 0% 2% 3% 0% $57,720 87 +0.81 58 98% — — — —
General Education 42 — 62% 48% 5% 31% 0% 0% $43,762 7 -1.33 22 92% — — — —
Physical Education 29 — 66% 93% 0% 0% 3% 0% $59,394 61 +0.21 62 100% — — — —
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels 11 — 9% 91% 0% 0% 9% 0% $57,720 68 +0.31 58 98% — — — —
Teaching English as a Second Language 4 — 0% 25% 25% 0% 25% 25% $61,017 80 +0.78 65 — — — — —
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,757 46 -0.04 76 — — — — —
Fine Arts 3 — 0% 33% 0% 67% 0% 0% $51,546 76 +0.51 42 94% — — — —
Music 7 — 14% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $32,238 4 -1.56 5 — — — — —
Studio Art 33 — 33% 76% 0% 6% 3% 3% $51,546 76 +0.51 42 94% — — — —
Theater 6 +1 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,376 44 -0.09 19 — — — — —
Applied Science 4 — 0% 50% 0% 25% 0% 0% $78,580 13 -0.84 86 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,466
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $23,590
Est. In-State Cost $14,832
Est. Out-of-State Cost $30,516
ROI Percentile 77th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 78%
4-Year Graduation Rate 51%
6-Year Graduation Rate 68%
Transfer-Out Rate 22%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 26.3% 362 32% 70% 2% 15% 6% 2% $59,596 54 +0.13 62 97% —
Business & Economics 18.0% 248 66% 81% 2% 2% 6% 2% $84,866 62 +0.10 90 98% —
Health Sciences 17.2% 237 27% 71% 4% 10% 8% 0% $73,677 35 -0.09 82 97% —
Education 14.9% 205 25% 73% 2% 13% 5% 0% $55,161 63 +0.26 52 97% —
Computer Science 5.5% 76 71% 71% 7% 9% 4% 0% $93,246 20 -0.66 94 99% —
Humanities 4.4% 61 46% 75% 0% 7% 13% 2% $58,541 70 +0.27 60 92% —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.2% 58 29% 79% 0% 9% 7% 2% $72,716 76 +0.73 81 94% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.9% 53 57% 74% 2% 11% 2% 0% $73,805 36 -0.02 82 94% —
Arts 3.6% 50 30% 78% 0% 8% 2% 2% $48,067 33 +0.13 33 94% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.5% 20 45% 85% 0% 10% 0% 0% $53,206 18 -0.68 47 95% —
Professional 0.3% 4 0% 50% 0% 25% 0% 0% $78,580 74 -0.84 86 — —
Engineering 0.1% 2 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $97,520 28 -0.08 96 — —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $3.1M #234 35% $0 — — — —
Education $2.9M #147 71% $0 9 #340 — —
Physical Sciences & Math $2.9M #261 7% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $2.3M #148 57% $0.0M — — — —
Health Sciences $1.4M #217 0% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.3M #320 68% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.3M #450 85% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.0M #273 100% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0.0M #443 0% $0 — — — —
Total $13.2M #285 39% $0.0M 9 #480 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 138 $668K $668K $0
Track & Field (combined) 112 $120K $120K $0
Lacrosse 52 $469K $469K $0
Soccer 35 $240K $240K $0
Baseball 31 $266K $266K $0
Swimming 30 $141K $141K $0
Tennis 14 $113K $113K $0
Basketball 13 $236K $236K $5
Golf 7 $90K $90K $0
Total 366 $2.3M $2.3M $5
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 66 $122K $122K $0
Lacrosse 38 $239K $239K $0
Soccer 38 $202K $202K $0
Swimming 32 $142K $142K $0
Field Hockey 24 $368K $368K $0
Softball 22 $221K $221K $0
Volleyball 22 $172K $172K $0
Basketball 13 $202K $202K $0
Tennis 9 $107K $107K $0
Golf 6 $85K $85K $0
Total 230 $1.9M $1.9M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 178 $242K $242K $0
Football 138 $668K $668K $0
Lacrosse 90 $708K $708K $0
Soccer 73 $442K $442K $0
Swimming 62 $284K $284K $0
Baseball 31 $266K $266K $0
Basketball 26 $439K $439K $5
Field Hockey 24 $368K $368K $0
Tennis 23 $220K $220K $0
Softball 22 $221K $221K $0
Volleyball 22 $172K $172K $0
Golf 13 $176K $176K $0
Total 596 $4.7M $4.7M $5

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 88%
Yield (non-ED) 18%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 88% 88% 88%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 12%
SAT Range 1180 – 1320
SAT Math Range 580 – 650
SAT RW Range 600 – 670