How many students at SU? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 7,025 students have enrolled in Salisbury University with 6,288 undergraduate and 737 graduate students.
By gender, 2,922 male and 4,103 female students are attending the school.
It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (10,123 students on average - public Master's College and University (larger programs)).
535 students are enrolled exclusively, and 1,645 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Salisbury University has a total of 7,025 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 6,288 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 737 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 2,922 male and 4,103 female students (the male-female ratio is 42:58) are attending the school.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
| Total | 7,025 | 6,288 | 737 |
| Men | 2,922 | 2,749 | 173 |
| Women | 4,103 | 3,539 | 564 |
Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 4,741 White, 951 Black, and 174 Asian students out of a total of 7,025 are attending at Salisbury University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
Salisbury University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 51.7% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 19 | 5 | 14 |
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| Asian | 174 | 84 | 90 |
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| Black | 951 | 369 | 582 |
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| Hispanic | 536 | 240 | 296 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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| White | 4,741 | 1,949 | 2,792 |
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| Two or more races | 343 | 141 | 202 |
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| Race Unknown | 188 | 99 | 89 |
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 18 | 5 | 13 |
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| Asian | 165 | 82 | 83 |
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| Black | 814 | 340 | 474 |
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| Hispanic | 483 | 222 | 261 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| White | 4,269 | 1,845 | 2,424 |
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| Two or more races | 312 | 136 | 176 |
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| Race Unknown | 174 | 93 | 81 |
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| Asian | 9 | 2 | 7 |
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| Black | 137 | 29 | 108 |
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| Hispanic | 53 | 18 | 35 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| White | 472 | 104 | 368 |
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| Two or more races | 31 | 5 | 26 |
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| Race Unknown | 14 | 6 | 8 |
Student Age Distribution
By age, SU has 130 students under 18 years old and 9 students over 65 years old. There are 6,124 students under 25 years old, and 901 students over 25 years old out of 7,025 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 130 students are younger than 18 and 6 students are older than 65. SU has 5,888 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 400 students aged 25 and over.
It has 236 graduate students aged under 25 and 501 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 130 | 73 | 57 |
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| 18-19 | 2,542 | 1,448 | 1,094 |
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| 20-21 | 2,392 | 1,338 | 1,054 |
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| 22-24 | 1,060 | 570 | 490 |
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| 25-29 | 348 | 241 | 107 |
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| 30-34 | 191 | 144 | 47 |
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| 35-39 | 135 | 111 | 24 |
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| 40-49 | 152 | 118 | 34 |
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| 50-64 | 66 | 53 | 13 |
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| Over 65 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 130 | 73 | 57 |
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| 18-19 | 2,542 | 1,448 | 1,094 |
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| 20-21 | 2,381 | 1,329 | 1,052 |
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| 22-24 | 835 | 409 | 426 |
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| 25-29 | 183 | 116 | 67 |
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| 30-34 | 89 | 59 | 30 |
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| 35-39 | 47 | 40 | 7 |
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| 40-49 | 55 | 44 | 11 |
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| 50-64 | 20 | 16 | 4 |
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| Over 65 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
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| 22-24 | 225 | 161 | 64 |
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| 25-29 | 165 | 125 | 40 |
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| 30-34 | 102 | 85 | 17 |
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| 35-39 | 88 | 71 | 17 |
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| 40-49 | 97 | 74 | 23 |
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| 50-64 | 46 | 37 | 9 |
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| Over 65 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Salisbury University, 535 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,645 students are enrolled in some online courses.
418 students who live in Maryland or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 117 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
| All Students | 7,025 | 535 | 1,645 |
| Undergraduate | 6,288 | 130 | 1,510 |
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| Graduate | 737 | 405 | 135 |
Online Student Population by Locality
| Maryland Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
| All Students | 418 | 107 | 10 |
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| Undergraduate | 107 | 21 | 2 |
| Graduate | 311 | 86 | 8 |
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 6,288 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 491 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 7.81%.446 students have transferred in as full-time status and 45 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
| Regular Full-time | 5,384 |
| Transfer-in Full-time | 446 |
| Regular Part-time | 413 |
| Transfer-in Part-time | 45 |
SU Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions
For the academic year 2024-2025, 7,025 students are enrolled at SU.
6,288 undergraduate and 737 graduate students are enrolled at SU.
2,922 male (41.59%) and 4,103 female (58.41%) students are attending SU.
70 international students (1.00%) are enrolled at SU, including 51 undergraduate and 19 graduate students.
SU has a student population that is predominantly White: 4,741 White (67.49%), 951 Black (13.54%), and 174 Asian (2.48%) students are enrolled.
130 students are under 18 and 9 students are over 65 years old.
535 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 1,645 students take some online courses.