Salem State University-Massachusetts Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Large suburb
Inside an urbanized area but outside a principal city.
- City
- Suburb (this campus)
- Town
- Rural
4,291 students
Larger than 75% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 41.4%
- TypePublic
- ClassMaster's university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division III
Nearby college towns
- Beverly3.3 mi
- Wenham7 mi
- Danvers7.2 mi
- Boston12.6 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Salem State University-Massachusetts, the largest reported group is White (52%), followed by Hispanic (25%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.1% | 0% |
| Asian | 3% | 11.7% |
| Black | 8.8% | 6.4% |
| Hispanic | 25% | 5% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| White | 52% | 75.9% |
| Two or more races | 3.8% | 0% |
| Non-resident | 3.7% | 0% |
| Unknown | 3.7% | 1% |
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Did you know? Salem State University-Massachusetts
- 95.9%Salem State University-Massachusetts admitted 5,659 of 6,287 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 15.9%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 898 of 5,659.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $12,921average net price after grants for aided students, against $20,117 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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