Enrollment Trends at Salem

The average student population over the last 11 years is 957 where 1,083 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 1,126 students in 2018 and was lowest at 681 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 681 to 1,083 students, a net gain of 402 (59%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Salem University since 2015.

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 753 where 892 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Salem University since 2015.

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 203 where 191 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Salem University since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 59.46%. The percentage was 39.79% 10 years ago and Salem still has a high percentage of white students. 0.46% of enrolled students is Asian and 12.56% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 3.79% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 39.79% to 59.46%. Asian enrollment declined from 0.73% to 0.46%. Black student enrollment decreased from 23.20% to 12.56%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 7.20% to 3.79%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6292 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.7822 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Salem University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

450 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 42% of total students. The number of online students has increased 40.63% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Salem University from 2015 to 2025.