The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 23.30% where the last year rate was 19%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 46.80% for full-time students and 2.50% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 23.30% where the current academic year rate is 19%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Salem University over the past 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 13% | 13% | 14% |
| 2016-17 | 19% | 16% | 21% |
| 2017-18 | 22% | 24% | 20% |
| 2018-19 | 22% | 21% | 24% |
| 2019-20 | 21% | 15% | 26% |
| 2020-21 | 31% | 29% | 34% |
| 2021-22 | 31% | 31% | 30% |
| 2022-23 | 28% | 25% | 31% |
| 2023-24 | 27% | 30% | 24% |
| 2024-25 | 19% | 15% | 23% |
| Average | 23.30% | 21.90% | 24.70% |
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 11.10% where the current year rate is 58%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Salem University from 2016 to 2025.
| Year | Transfer-out Rate |
|---|---|
| 2016-17 | 22% |
| 2017-18 | 9% |
| 2018-19 | 0% |
| 2019-20 | 0% |
| 2020-21 | 22% |
| 2021-22 | 0% |
| 2022-23 | 0% |
| 2023-24 | 0% |
| 2024-25 | 58% |
| Average | 11.10% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 46.80% for full-time students and 2.50% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Salem from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 39% | - |
| 2016-17 | 46% | - |
| 2017-18 | 48% | - |
| 2018-19 | 46% | - |
| 2019-20 | 47% | - |
| 2020-21 | 32% | 2% |
| 2021-22 | 46% | 2% |
| 2022-23 | 57% | 4% |
| 2023-24 | 52% | 2% |
| 2024-25 | 55% | 15% |
| Average | 46.80% | 2.50% |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 19.70 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 19 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Salem University since 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 23:1 |
| 2016-17 | 24:1 |
| 2017-18 | 24:1 |
| 2018-19 | 22:1 |
| 2019-20 | 18:1 |
| 2020-21 | 20:1 |
| 2021-22 | 17:1 |
| 2022-23 | 14:1 |
| 2023-24 | 16:1 |
| 2024-25 | 19:1 |
| Average | 19.70:1 |
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