Enrollment Trends at SU

The student population at Salisbury University is 7,025 (6,288 undergraduate and 737 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,646 (18.98%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at SU is 89.51% which is decreased by 1,561 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 85 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 71 male students for every 100 female students, up from 70 in 2015.
535 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 230.25% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 8,019 where 7,025 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 2 year-over-year increases and 7 decreases. It peaked at 8,748 students in 2017 and was lowest at 7,025 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 8,671 to 7,025 students, a net loss of 1,646 (19%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	8,671	7,849	3,374	4,475	822	204	618
2016-17	8,748 77	7,861 12	3,404 30	4,457 -18	887 65	215 11	672 54
2017-18	8,714 -34	7,782 -79	3,430 26	4,352 -105	932 45	194 -21	738 66
2018-19	8,567 -147	7,650 -132	3,368 -62	4,282 -70	917 -15	195 1	722 -16
2019-20	8,617 50	7,686 36	3,417 49	4,269 -13	931 14	197 2	734 12
2020-21	8,124 -493	7,150 -536	3,221 -196	3,929 -340	974 43	193 -4	781 47
2021-22	7,570 -554	6,695 -455	2,974 -247	3,721 -208	875 -99	195 2	680 -101
2022-23	7,123 -447	6,378 -317	2,895 -79	3,483 -238	745 -130	176 -19	569 -111
2023-24	7,030 -93	6,281 -97	2,772 -123	3,509 26	749 4	161 -15	588 19
2024-25	7,025 -5	6,288 7	2,749 -23	3,539 30	737 -12	173 12	564 -24
Average	8,019	7,162	3,160	4,002	857	190	667

Salisbury University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 7,162 where 6,288 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 Salisbury University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	7,849	7,148	3,070	4,078	701	304	397
2016-17	7,861	7,250	3,096	4,154	611	308	303
2017-18	7,782	7,191	3,158	4,033	591	272	319
2018-19	7,650	7,081	3,088	3,993	569	280	289
2019-20	7,686	7,090	3,133	3,957	596	284	312
2020-21	7,150	6,621	2,949	3,672	529	272	257
2021-22	6,695	6,106	2,665	3,441	589	309	280
2022-23	6,378	5,853	2,626	3,227	525	269	256
2023-24	6,281	5,776	2,523	3,253	505	249	256
2024-25	6,288	5,830	2,532	3,298	458	217	241
Average	7,162	7,162	2,884	3,711	7,162	276	291

Salisbury University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 857 where 737 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 Salisbury University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	822	403	96	307	419	108	311
2016-17	887	489	106	383	398	109	289
2017-18	932	520	116	404	412	78	334
2018-19	917	516	104	412	401	91	310
2019-20	931	530	118	412	401	79	322
2020-21	974	533	98	435	441	95	346
2021-22	875	513	119	394	362	76	286
2022-23	745	433	99	334	312	77	235
2023-24	749	467	93	374	282	68	214
2024-25	737	465	97	368	272	76	196
Average	857	857	105	382	857	86	284

Salisbury University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 67.49%. The percentage was 70.64% 10 years ago and SU still has a high percentage of white students. 2.48% of enrolled students is Asian and 13.54% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 7.63% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 70.64% to 67.49%. Asian enrollment declined from 2.77% to 2.48%. Black student enrollment increased from 13.02% to 13.54%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.00% to 7.63%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5174 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4805 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	45	240	1,129	347	11	6,125	301
2016-17	51	264	1,170	329	18	6,172	284
2017-18	56	291	1,200	324	19	6,175	242
2018-19	54	296	1,195	344	17	6,074	233
2019-20	59	304	1,232	376	10	5,997	224
2020-21	53	302	1,116	388	10	5,756	173
2021-22	38	284	978	417	7	5,314	210
2022-23	32	228	965	461	8	4,922	254
2023-24	25	205	977	506	7	4,764	294
2024-25	19	174	951	536	3	4,741	343
Average	43	259	1,091	403	11	5,604	256

Salisbury University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

535 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 8% of total students. The number of online students has increased 230.25% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Salisbury University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	8,671	162	846	7,663
2016-17	8,748	192	898	7,658
2017-18	8,714	243	1,214	7,257
2018-19	8,567	256	1,259	7,052
2019-20	8,617	280	1,372	6,965
2020-21	8,124	2,341	5,436	347
2021-22	7,570	495	2,693	4,382
2022-23	7,123	444	2,080	4,599
2023-24	7,030	520	1,748	4,762
2024-25	7,025	535	1,645	4,845
Average	8,019	547	1,919	5,553

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Enrollment Trends at SU

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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