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Acceptance Rate 95.88%
Yield 11.25%
Applicants 7,953
Admitted 7,625
Enrolled 858

Salem State Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 95.88% at Salem State University. Total 7,953 students applied and 7,625 were accepted.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$50
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationwww.salemstate.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://www.salemstate.edu/apply-now
Acceptance Rate95.88%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 95.88%. A total of 7,953 students (2,477 men and 5,473 women) have applied to and 7,625 (2,342 men and 5,280 women) students admitted to Salem State University.
Among them, 317 male and 540 female students have enrolled into Salem State and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 11.25%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Salem State
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants7,9532,4775,47303
Admitted7,6252,3425,28000
Enrolled85831754000
Acceptance Rate 95.88% 94.55% 96.47% - 0.00%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 11.25% 13.54% 10.23% - -
[Chart] Salem State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to Salem State University, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 2 item(s) are considered for admission - Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Work experience.
Application Requirements for Salem State
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 State

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