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Acceptance Rate 87.49%
Yield 8.97%
Applicants 1,159
Admitted 1,014
Enrolled 91

Salem Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 87.49% at Salem College. Total 1,159 students applied and 1,014 were accepted.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Salem.
Open Admission Policy✗
Graduate Application Fees$30
Admission Informationwww.salem.edu/admissions
Online Applicationhttps://www1.cfnc.org/applications/nc_independents_common_app/apply.html?application_id=1584
Acceptance Rate87.49%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 87.49%. A total of 1,159 students (5 men and 1,154 women) have applied to and 1,014 (3 men and 1,011 women) students admitted to Salem College.
Among them, 0 male and 91 female students have enrolled into Salem and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 8.97%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Salem
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants1,15951,15400
Admitted1,01431,01100
Enrolled9109100
Acceptance Rate 87.49% 60.00% 87.61% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 8.97% 0.00% 9.00% - -
[Chart] Salem College Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to Salem College, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 6 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Work experience, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for Salem
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✓
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Salem

The calendar system at Salem College is Semester. Salem College accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Salem College accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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