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Salisbury University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Salisbury, MD
Population 150,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,056
Men / Women 43% / 57%
White 62%
Black 16%
Hispanic 8%
Mixed 5%
Asian 2%
International 1%
Native American 0%
From State 82%
From Region 12%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 31%
Business & Economics 18%
Health Sciences 18%
Education 12%
Life & Natural Sciences 7%
Computer Science 6%
Arts 3%
Physical Sciences & Math 3%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,084
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $22,174
Est. In-State Cost $14,338
Est. Out-of-State Cost $28,684
10-Year ROI $193,000
ROI Percentile 79th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

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

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 48%
Yield (Unbound) 18%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $5M #306
Humanities & Social Sciences $1M #322
Engineering, Computing & Math $0M #420
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Humanities & Social Sciences 9 #481
Life & Natural Sciences 4 #525

Honors College

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

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 12%
SAT Range 1200 – 1290
SAT Math Range 580 – 650
SAT RW Range 600 – 670
ACT Range 20 – 29

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).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Salisbury University 1,468 44% / 56% 1% $63,455 96%
Computer Science 27 89% / 11% 0% $113,833 99 91%
Data Science 9 +1 89% / 11% 11% $76,942 89
Information Science/Studies 57 +2 88% / 12% 0% $85,326 94 99%
Chemistry 9 33% / 67% 0% $72,745 86 87%
Geosciences 14 57% / 43% 0% $60,601 72
Mathematics 14 +1 50% / 50% 0% $68,795 83 97%
Physics 5 80% / 20% 0% $86,468 95 90%
Biology 82 33% / 67% 1% $58,765 69 95%
Environmental Science 24 46% / 54% 0% $51,618 54 87%
Clinical Laboratory Science 9 22% / 78% 22% $73,236 87 100%
Exercise Science 93 48% / 52% 2% $62,669 75 96%
Health Sciences 15 20% / 80% 0% $58,716 69 96%
Nursing 85 16% / 84% 2% $79,207 91 98%
Outdoor Education 13 77% / 23% 0% $61,910 74
Public Health 29 10% / 90% 0% $57,965 68
Respiratory Care 20 15% / 85% 5% $76,348 89 98%
Accounting 35 71% / 29% 3% $83,442 93 98%
Business Administration 97 +5 71% / 29% 3% $74,902 88 97%
Business Economics 8 38% / 62% 12% $70,822 85 100%
Finance 48 83% / 17% 6% $82,449 93 93%
International Business 11 45% / 55% 9% $71,376 85
Managerial Economics 7 100% / 0% 0% $89,809 96 100%
Marketing 60 +2 62% / 38% 0% $67,383 81 92%
Communication 111 +1 61% / 39% 0% $54,349 60 97%
English 27 56% / 44% 0% $40,123 21 95%
French 3 0% / 100% 0% $58,009 68 100%
Geography 15 87% / 13% 0% $54,341 60 97%
History 23 +1 70% / 30% 0% $49,213 47 97%
International Studies 9 44% / 56% 0% $56,843 65
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 20 50% / 50% 0% $62,494 75 97%
Philosophy 12 +2 33% / 67% 0% $49,990 49
Political Science 25 40% / 60% 4% $57,204 66 97%
Psychology 106 +4 13% / 87% 0% $52,655 56 98%
Social Work 99 12% / 88% 1% $56,449 65 98%
Sociology 8 +2 25% / 75% 0% $48,423 45 96%
Spanish 4 +4 25% / 75% 0% $58,009 68 100%
Early Childhood Education 36 6% / 94% 0% $55,101 62 91%
Elementary Education 67 10% / 90% 0% $55,101 62 92%
General Education 45 38% / 62% 0% $50,005 49 98%
Physical Education 30 73% / 27% 0% $55,504 63 98%
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels 3 33% / 67% 0% $55,101 62 92%
Teaching English as a Second Language 2 0% / 100% 0% $56,617 65
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 2 100% / 0% 0% $60,980 73
Fine Arts 2 0% / 100% 0% $47,681 43 91%
Music 10 60% / 40% 0% $44,735 34
Studio Art 30 37% / 63% 7% $47,681 43 91%
Theater 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $35,331 11
Applied Science 6 17% / 83% 0% $72,390 86